graduation Archives - Kathryn Whitaker

Graduation Gift Ideas: College, Trade School, Gap Year, Military or Work

Several years ago, I made the shift away from asking graduates what they were majoring in to, “Where will life lead you after graduation?” The paths are as varied as the young adults taking them. The world is big and bright and in need of their leadership, skills and enthusiasm. To celebrate that next leap,…

Know a Graduate? 60+ Gift Ideas!

The older our kids get, the bigger the pile of graduation announcements that fill our mailbox. It’s just as much fun as receiving Christmas cards! For many of these kids, we’ve known them since birth or the early years, while some are new friends to the family. Either way, I love celebrating college and high…

Helloooo High School

Taking a break from the craziness of my last post. I’m still overwhelmed at the chord it struck among so many of you. Let’s chat pomp and circumstance, shall we? It seems as if there’s a graduation ceremony for every grade these days. Am I right? But, in our family, our children only attend two…

The Bittersweet Taste of Motherhood

Gee, God. If I’d known how emotional the last month was going to be, I would’ve bought stock in Kleenex. No lie. Clare celebrated First Communion a month ago, then baby Gianna had her first birthday. That’s been followed by Luke’s pre-school graduation and yesterday, Will’s last school Mass, with eighth grade graduation to follow…

The Graduate

I knew when we had John Paul and Anna-Laura just 16 months apart, that some milestones would fly by because, just as soon as we celebrate one with JP, we turn around and do it again in a flash with ALG. Last Thursday was Pre-K graduation. Now, before you get all ‘that’s ridiculous’ on me…