Thanks to Ruth Ayres for reminding us to celebrate each week. Check out her blog to link up or read other celebrations.
There is so
much to celebrate, more than I can fit in one small blog post. Honestly, I
convinced myself that I would not be blogging from NCTE. There is too much to
do, one thing needed to be off of my plate. But it is Saturday morning. I woke
up and thought of all I needed to celebrate.
I could
celebrate the fact that I got here, on a plane, which was wonderfully smooth. I
only said the Serenity prayer forty times or so.
I could celebrate
friends – old and new. How this conference feels like a family reunion. How I
dread the passing hours because I know we’ll say goodbye all too soon.
I could
celebrate authors, the passion they share with us. The genuine excitement when
I pass on compliments from my students.
I could
celebrate inspiration. Found in the words from heroes: Atwell, Kittle, Newkirk,
Calkins. A breakfast I will never forget.
But truly I
celebrate the quiet words, from people I knew before, and some I just met.
Words of encouragement. Words to let me know that what I do matters. What I
write matters. Powerful stuff there. A concept to remember with my students
And, who
can forget to celebrate a Starbucks in the lobby. Bliss.
NCTE. A
full weekend of celebration.
