Graduation Day

The end of May feels like the beginning of summer, first with our carefree outing with Jack and Benjamin to Levy Park, and then with our girls’ road trip to Baton Rouge. Elizabeth, Bonnie, Jennifer and I joined Amy’s family to see Claude Jr. graduate from LSU. It was a celebration of his accomplishment, but even more of the love we all have for him, and the encouragement we’ll continue to give him in times ahead. It brought back to me all the graduations in our family over the years and that mixture of pride and happiness with the pangs of letting go. That’s parenthood, and it takes a community of support.