It seems there is still time for me to go back to school if I should ever decide to upgrade my eduacation.
A 90 year old great grandmother who returned to high school seven decades after taking her last class, has graduated.
She received a rousing standing ovation, a bouquet of red roses and a congratulatory letter from Florida’s governor, Jeb Bush.
“I studied and studied, and then I learned I actually passed,” Uceba Babson said. “A lot of it was memorising. You had to remember the rules and at 90, it’s hard.”
This article gives the bigger picture.
Of course it makes you wonder if Uceba took part in the usual extra curricular activities of high school students. Did she get caught behind the bike shed making out with another class member? Did she try out for the cheer leading squad?
At almost 41 I sometimes feel as if my decisions up to this point in life have already mapped out my future. Not that that’s a gloomy thing. I have a wonderful wife and two incredible kids. However, it’s good to remind ourselves that it’s never to late to change our circumstances for the better. To some extent our decisions today will determine what happens tomorrow. Add to that the fact that we serve a God who can turn things around in miraculous ways and life takes on an exciting new dimension.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Good reminder for me today, Rodney. Reminds me of that gentleman I saw on t.v. a couple years ago who learned to read in his 90s so he could read his bible.
Wow.