“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth,before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say,“I have no pleasure in them”’ Ecclesiastes 12:1
I jumped back into the car, panic nipping at my heels. There was barely enough time to change out of my recital dress and into the required white grad dress before the 33 seniors in my class began the slow march down the aisle. In my haste, I had forgotten my graduation gown.
Peeling out of the parking lot, my anxiety mounted. Fingers clenched the steering wheel and eyes glued to the road. I calculated the time it would take to get home, run in the house, get the gown, return, park, throw it on and put on my cap.
It was an impossible task.
I was going to be late for my own high school graduation. Granted, it had been a busy day—actually, it had been a busy nine months. One year earlier, I had realized that, with a little finagling, I could actually graduate a year ahead of schedule. Which sounded great to me. After
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