A Queen for Such a Time as This

Lately I’ve been feeling like a King.  Let me explain.  Several weeks ago, we received a phone call for my wife from the Alumni Office at our alma mater, Howard Payne University.  Not sure how many other universities do this, but we elect two Queens at every fall Homecoming – one is the student Homecoming Queen, elected by the student body and the other is an Alum, “Coming Home Queen” selected by the Alumni Board of Directors.  When Joanne hung up the phone, she said it was a prank call – someone telling her she had been “nominated” for this year’s “Coming Home Queen.”  When I assured her that  it was not a prank call, her reply was, “I was just nominated, not selected.”  I promptly called the Alumni Office to affirm the fact that my wife had been “selected” rather than just “nominated.”  Long story short, she is it – “Coming Home Queen 2025.”  That makes me the Coming Home King.  Right? Well, there are no such awards, but at least I am married to the Queen, even if she is still in partial denial, and I’ve been married to her for sixty-one years.  Furthermore, I will be the proudest almost King at this year’s Homecoming. She will be honored at the Friday evening Alumni Banquet, ride in the Saturday morning Homecoming parade, and be honored at halftime of the Saturday afternoon football game.  The idea is that this “older” Queen is held up as a role model for younger women. I don’t want to stretch the point but, similar to another Queen, Joanne may have “come to the kingdom for such a time as this. (Esther 4:14)” Hail to the Queen!