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My guest today is a sweet friend Author Shelley Shepard Gray who is writing heart-touching Amish stories for Avon Inspire. She has a story to share! Here’s Shelley:<\/p>\n

<\/span>“I\u2019ve been so lucky to have met many women of character. Some have inspired me spiritually. Others have life stories which leave me breathless. Others have achieved so much, I know they\u2019re an inspiration to many. However, some probably have no idea they made such an impression. <\/span>Such as Miss Ritchie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Miss Ritchie had a first name. It was Mary Ann, but it\u2019s almost impossible for me to think about her that way. See, Miss Ritchie was my principal at Christa McAuliffe Elementary-the school in Texas where I taught for five years in the 1990\u2019s. During the eleven years I worked in education I taught at six different schools in three states. Many administrators were gifted, all had much to share. But, for me, Miss Ritchie was special.<\/div>\n
Maybe it\u2019s because she was just so tough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She was a nice lady, but demanding. Her standards were high-really high<\/i>. She encouraged all of us to be the best we could, too. See, she thought of teaching as a wonderful profession<\/u>-and assumed we felt the same way. She liked our diplomas hanging on our classroom walls. Men were required to wear ties. Women had to wear hose-even in ninety degree weather. She encouraged us to wear suits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In short, Miss Ritchie was the type of woman you said ‘yes, ma’am’ to. Or, ‘yes, Miss Ritchie.’ Always<\/u>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I remember my first week at McAuliffe. I think I cried almost every night. Previously, I\u2019d taught children who faced innumerable challenges. Children who hadn\u2019t eaten breakfast. Who read below grade level and had never learned to add and subtract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Suddenly, however, I discovered my fifth graders were a hundred and eighty degrees opposite of that. They were suburban kids with well-educated parents. They were sharp as tacks! Suddenly, everything I said was analyzed. Every paper I sent home was read and discussed. These kids were smart. They read at high school level. They spelled better than I did. They not only knew how to add and subtract, but were ready to tackle decimals and percentages. They were smart and inquisitive and college-bound-even in fifth grade. Oh, they were great kids-and boy, did they keep me on my toes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But they also scared me half to death. I was so worried that I was going to make mistakes. Or that I wouldn\u2019t be able to do enough for them. The other teachers in my wing assured me I was going to be just fine. They helped me and answered questions and gave me hugs. <\/div>\n
But it was Miss Ritchie who gave me courage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
See, we had to turn in our lessons plans on Friday before we could leave for the weekend. Being a first year teacher there, those lesson plans took me hours. Objectives and homework assignments had to be notated, as well as a whole host of other items. Anyway, one Friday afternoon, when I was turning in my plans in the office, Miss Ritchie walked out of her office and took them from my hands herself. For a moment, there was complete silence at she looked them over. Looked me<\/u> over. I still remember standing in front of her, feeling kind of ill. What had I done wrong?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then she nodded. \u201cYou\u2019re doing fine, Shelley,\u201d she said. <\/div>\n
For most, that would be faint praise. Sometimes, I think we all look for superlatives from others. That we\u2019re great.<\/i> Awesome. Terrific. <\/span> <\/span>But that \u2018Fine\u2019 from Miss Ritchie meant everything to me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
During the five years I taught at Christa McAuliffe, I went on two maternity leaves. We bought a house. And I grew up. I started becoming more confident. I started asking more of myself-and of the students I taught. Oh, it was never easy. And I didn\u2019t always agree with everything my principal said or did. But I respected her like no other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Eventually, my husband had got a promotion, and it was time to move to Denver. And, just like my first day with Miss Ritchie, I vividly remember my last. <\/span>That last day, I could hardly function, it was so tough. Leaving the school was going to be so hard. But eventually, it was time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I knocked on my principal\u2019s door, waited to be invited in, and then awkwardly stood in front of her desk and made a little speech. I thanked her for giving me the job. And for my years there. Actually, I don\u2019t really remember all I said. I\u2019m sure it was flustered and silly. But when I was done, she stood up, walked around her desk, and gave me a hug.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I hugged her back and walked out with my head high. Trying to be as cool and as professional as she\u2019d taught me to be. It wasn\u2019t until I got to the privacy of my car that I cried.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Over the years, I heard Miss Ritchie retired. And then that she was sick. A few years ago, she passed away. Cancer, I think she had. She wasn\u2019t the type of woman you wrote to, just to say hi. I didn\u2019t call her up to see how she was doing. I didn\u2019t send her Christmas or birthday cards. See, she had been my boss<\/u>, I was a little afraid of her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But ever since my days with her, I\u2019ve measured myself and others to her memory. Rarely do any of us come close. But that\u2019s okay. I think all of us need someone in our life at one time or another who instills a little bit of awe~w<\/i>ho makes you want to be better than you ever imagined you could.<\/i><\/div>\n
I\u2019m very grateful I\u2019ve had that pleasure. I\u2019m very grateful for Miss Ritchie. Just as I imagine God is grateful for her now.”–Shelley<\/p>\n

What a wonderful story. As a former teacher too, I know how much a good administrator can add or detract from teachers. Thanks for sharing that story, Shelley. I’ve also added the GORGEOUS cover of her latest release, Winter’s Awakening<\/span><\/a>.–Lyn
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