A Time to Celebrate

 

As Christmas nears, families gather to celebrate the Nativity, new family members, and successes. My daughter graduated from a university with a Health Care Administration degree. We're super proud of her because while doing this, she worked almost thirty hours a week and held a challenging scholarship that required a massive amount of biannual paperwork and essays on top of her regular school work. Only a small percentage of students nationwide keep this scholarship from freshman year to graduation, due to the rigorous requirements. She did. She also held an A/B GPA in a degree that covers both a business major and a pre-med major. I'm incredibly proud of her hard work and character, so we celebrate. But we also have mixed feelings. My husband's father passed away before Thanksgiving, so this is the first grandkid graduation and Christmas without him. While at my daughter's graduation, we looked over a couple of rows, and there was an elderly gentleman who looked just like her grandpa. His face, clothes, and even his stance looked almost the same. We smiled because it was like having him at one more family celebration. So as we enter Christmas time and begin our celebrations,pray for those who have lost their loved ones. Even though they have success and family to celebrate, there's still a gap that hurts. 

Have a great week high-heeled warriors!

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