My Sister of the Heart, Lorna, Retires

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Honoring my dear friend, fellow educator, and and sister of the heart, Lorna.

This is my sister of the heart, Lorna. 

We taught together in Illinois, and twenty years later are still so close, we text each other almost daily. 

Because she and I shared so many of the same personal values and beliefs, we also shared not only our teaching philosophies but our life philosophies, too. 

We became very close friends and soon were calling each other sister.

Lorna met and married the man of her dreams several years ago and I went back to Illinois for the wedding.

She hit the jackpot with Michael - nine years later, he still brings her flowers several times a week! 

Lorna taught for many years and she excelled at helping the kids who needed not only a teacher, but sometimes some mothering, too.

Always one with insight into what the kids needed (and more than once, what her fellow teachers did, too),  Lorna made a huge impact on students and staff.

She is extremely loving and has the tenderest heart. That means that sentimental things can bring her to tears quickly. Or you might get a sweet picture like this from her at Christmas.

Lorna retired last week. She is leaving a HUGE hole in the hearts of her students, the teachers, and the staff at her school. 

Lorna and Liz (another retiring teacher) clowning around as they cut their retirement cake.

In my opinion (shared by others who also taught with her), Lorna is absolutely irreplaceable. Her gift for seeing the good in everyone, her ability to connect, influence, and touch lives for good, will be sorely missed. She is a beloved part of the Yankee Ridge Elementary School community and is leaving holes in the hearts of many.

Including her sister of the heart, me.

Well done, Lorna. Thank you for all that you taught me, the insights you shared, and the love that you gave. Proud to have taught with you, to call you friend, and so honored to have you as my sister of the heart.

Enjoy your well deserved retirement and this new chapter in your life.

I love you, Sis!

Lynn