Nearly 22 years ago, I welcomed an amazing human being into our family. Wyatt is the second of my three children, and I’ve had the honor of watching him grow from a sweet-natured boy with irresistible dimples into a godly young man poised to make an impact on the world.
In two days, Wyatt will graduate summa cum laude from Abilene Christian University with a 4.0 GPA while double-majoring in Math and Computer Science. He was selected by the faculty of his department to be a University Scholar as well. I couldn’t be more proud of him! He has always worked hard and given his best effort in every endeavor he undertakes.
Not only has he excelled in the classroom, but he has also exhibited great spiritual leadership for one so young. He has served as our congregation’s college minister for the last two years, often leads singing, and even preaches on occasion. Not only that, but he and his fiancé McKenna started up a VeggieTales chapel on campus that quickly grew into one of the largest small group chapels on campus.
He already has a job lined up following graduation, which is a good thing, because one week after he walks across that stage, he’ll be standing before the altar with the love of his life to recite wedding vows. (I’m sure there will be a post coming soon about that!)
Big changes are upon us, but I have every confidence that Wyatt will handle it all with grace, hard work, and humor. I will miss having my pun-loving son around the house to laugh at all my goofy one-liners, though. My husband’s eye rolls aren’t quite as satisfying.
Thanks for putting up with my proud mama gushing. I’d love to return the favor. Share a gush of your own in the comments about one of your kids, grandkids, siblings, etc. Anyone you’re dying to brag about.
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Congratulations on his outstanding achievements. He sounds like a wonderful young man. Congratulations and best wishes for his upcoming nuptials, and for his family to gain another special member. Enjoy all the beautiful times ahead!
Thank you, Stacy. We couldn’t be happier with his choice of bride.
Congratulations Karen. (and Wyatt)! You have every right to be proud!
Thanks, Lynn. I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for him! 🙂
Warmest congratulations to Wyatt! Wow — he’s so impressive and I loved hearing about his accomplishments.
I have a graduating son, also, but my guy is graduating from high school this month. Emotional milestones!
Congrats to you, too, Becky! These boys growing into men. Exciting, but it tugs on a mama’s heartstrings.
Congratulations, Wyatt! These are such wonderful achievements in so many areas. You deserve to be proud, Karen, and there’s more to come. I enjoy seeing these happy events.
My granddaughter will finish her first year of high school in June, and we are proud of her making the Honor Roll all year. My grandson is about to finish 7th grade in his virtual school and has achieved all A’s. I feel so blessed that they have continued to succeed in these challenging times.
Sounds like you have smart grandkiddos, Betty! They’re going to have a bright future. 🙂
I just wanted to say congratulations to Wyatt and McKenna on their upcoming wedding and graduation. Sounds like those two are going to make quite the time for bringing the Good News of God to the world. And I do plenty of bragging on my monthly newsletters about my 3 sons. So I will restrain myself here;)
Ha! Thanks for the well wishes, Rebecca. We moms can’t really help ourselves, can we? 🙂
Congratulations to Wyatt and to you for raising a fine Christian young man. It’s the season for graduations. We’ll be flying from Alabama to Fort Worth tomorrow to see our grandson graduate from TCU as a computer engineer. Exciting times ahead for our young men.
It is very heartwarming to read this post about your son. As a Christian mother, you have great reason to be proud of him & his great potential for good in this troubled world. Thank you for the uplifting post!
Time does go fast! Congratulations all around!