My granddaughter Kirstyn right before walking into her Senior year at Charles Page High School. I wish her moments of inspiration and challenge…and memories to cherish!

Never doubt there's magic to be found: on my morning walk, accompanied only by the audiobook of Niall Williams' beautiful History of the Rain, I was overjoyed to see a Mimosa tree in full bloom. I spottIed one stunning swallowtail. And then looked up to a sight I'd never seen before. Just. Look. Up.

My LFL, the first in the Sand Springs/Tulsa area, was originally chartered 2013. My son Jeff decided to take on the challenge of building me a new one. As a retired high school English teacher and an avid reader since childhood, I'm overjoyed to again share books with my community. #LFLweek

And rolling my eyes for an added calorie burner…

Keeping my sanity one puzzle piece, one novel page, and one coloring book picture at a time. Therapy.

I needed to reread this email today. Many teachers will see themselves reflected in Gwydion's words, so I thought I'd share. Teaching matters.