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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Superhero of Her Own Life

The main reason for our recent camping trip was to see our daughter Katrina graduate from UW Eau Claire.  She majored in Women's Studies and minored in Sociology.  She's been applying to various non-profit organizations but her dream job would be to work in some capacity for Planned Parenthood and she's been applying all over the country.  This week she even had a preliminary interview for a job with them out of Appleton....her Daddy is hoping she gets that one!




I'll admit that my attention wandered during the commencement speech, but the one thing I remember is the speaker encouraging the graduates to "show up" .

 "While this commencement is a celebration of results you've attained, to me and to the world, it is not a finish line, but a starting block. A starting block for you, the class of 2013, to explode out of and race into the world with gusto. Constantly be superheroes of your own life and never, ever forget to show up."

Good advice for all of us, no matter what stage of life we're currently experiencing. 


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  1. Linda W.May 25, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Congrats on raising a college graduate! My daughter graduates from Oregon State University on June 15th. I'll have a post similar to yours in a few weeks!

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  2. Barbara and RonMay 26, 2013 at 12:39 AM

    Congratulations to you and your very together daughter. It sounds like she really knows what she wants out of life and has worked to get it. Hope she gets the Appleton job.

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  3. biebkriebelsMay 26, 2013 at 4:50 AM

    Congratulations with the graduate, a day to remember.

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  4. BillMay 26, 2013 at 5:43 AM

    Congrats to your daughter and her choice of professions to help others.

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  5. Carole May 26, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    Congratulations to you and your daughter who sounds like an amazing woman.

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  6. Pam May 26, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks to everyone for their support, we're so proud of her determination to help other women whether by working for Planned Parenthood or somewhere else. All because we had the option to customize her curriculum by homeschooling and she fell in love with the history of women's rights issues! I hope everyone else's graduates find something they love and are able to dedicate their lives to it.

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  7. ErinJune 9, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Congrats on a milestone achieved.

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