A few yrs ago I posted about my daughter in law .......
She has been such an inspiration . She has studied hard and next week will be recieving her Associates of Science degree with Honors ! Next fall she will continue on her educational journey at University Of Colorado Boulder . Her plan is to become a biologist studying in the field of Cancer research .
I have seen an insecure ,frightened child bloom into a confident woman these past couple of years . It feels so good to watch someone follow their dream ,and not be hled back by guilt and fear .
My husband and I are flying out to surprise her at her first ever graduation ceremony .
This young woman has risen above many obstacles to follow her dream of getting an education . She was never given any formal education as a child . Her "home schooling' was a sham her JW Mother used to keep her children away from the world .There was no schooling at all for her or her siblings . By 8-9 my DIL had taught herself how to read using an alphabet tape . As a teen she convinced her Mom to allow her to enroll in a mail order Schooling program ,that she did all on her own . By the time she was 21 she had completed all the courses and considered a HS graduate . Her first day of College was the first time she had ever stepped into an actual classroom . She was so anxious she had made herself sick , I was fortunate enough to visit her at this time and accompany her to her first class as support . I am very proud of her diligence ,and accomplishment !