Washington Post columnist William Raspberry wrote a loving tribute to his wife, seemingly unaware that he was reflecting his own role in her success: “The second Sunday in May was not just Mother’s Day for our family – it was Mother’s Graduation Day, one of the great moments in our household.
“My wife, Sondra, was one of those ‘responsible’ young women who decided after high school to spare her family the economic burden of college and go directly to work. Then she got married, and her family became her first priority.
“I don’t know precisely what made her decide to go back to school… It wasn’t easy, studying parttime while managing the lives of a husband and three children…
“On graduation day, it was announced that she had been inducted into both the adult honor society and Phi Beta Kappa. The kids shrieked as though she had won the Nobel Prize for Smart Moms. Some people may have trouble understanding how we could get excited about something as routine as a bachelor’s degree. But if you have ever taken up something difficult and made a howling success of it, you’ll understand why we are so proud.”
Reference: God’s Little Devotional Book for Couples. (2002). Manila, Philippines: Lighthouse Inspirational Books & Gifts.
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