My KeeKee is a college Graduate!
Written by Philessa Hooks Jenkins
Aka Lady PJ
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
I went to Morrow
Georgia last week to see my step-daughter (I call her KeeKee) graduate from
Clayton State University. It stormed on
the way there mind you; I had a very rough drive but I was determined to get
there. I remember thinking, “it would
rain… and I hope this isn’t a hurricane.” Just my thought process going “to the
left” again; but then again I live in the South and hurricanes are a
possibility.
Of course, I
wouldn’t have missed that day, her day, for anything in the world. I can’t tell you how amazing it felt to see
this child that I helped to raise walk across the stage. She was all smiles, dressed in her graduation
gear; blue with a bit of an artistic flare (black and white stripes) on the cap. I took plenty of pictures. The whole family did the graduation cheers,
screams, and waves. As I sat there in my
chair her whole life flashed before me; I remember seeing her as a baby, then
the first day of school, and the day I had to give her that last spanking. Yes, I remembered that! What can I say, “It was a sentimental moment.”
I shed a few
tears, of course I didn’t let anybody see it but it was a teary moment none-the-less. It was like seeing her go off to school (Elementary
School) for the first time. I felt so proud
of her. She did it! She graduated college and I got to see that
accomplishment; her accomplishment. My
mind is now thinking of the next big challenge; a new job, marriage, maybe
kids.
I took a deep
breath of relief, okay… maybe a few deep breaths! My child is an amazing woman with a good head
on her shoulder; which means that I can stop worrying about her… so much. She has a direction she’s going and she has
goals that she set for herself. She’s
already knocked down one wall so why not sledgehammer the next?
I can only hope that
I gave her a solid foundation to build her life from because that’s
important. I hope and pray that I taught
her to be wise and patient, loving and compassionate, strong and determined yet
yielding when the time comes. Most
importantly, I hope she knows how much I love and adore her. Enough
muss for a day already; love you all!
Lady PJ
