The first month of 2014, a brand new year brings us a brand new Spellbinder.  

Linda Lynch has just begun to discover the joy of telling stories in classrooms and has already seen that 'look.'  The 'look' when children's eyes glaze over and they slip into their images of the story that they are listening to.  She loves the 'look.'  Linda is telling to first graders at Dos Rios and considers herself a natural storyteller.

A little about Linda may reveal some of our possible surprise connections.  She was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes.  She attended college at the University of California Davis and studied Horticulture and Business. In the early years Linda had a landscape business and eventually, she and John, her husband, became grape farmers in Sonoma County for 25 years.

After raising three children they "retired" in 2010 and migrated to Grand Junction, Colorado.  The parenthesis around "retired" is because they currently run a Property Management company which keeps the two of them as busy as ever.

They have spent many summers vacationing in Baja, California/Mexico.  Travel has included most of the United States and recently a tour of Budapest, Slovakia and Germany.

Linda has a variety of fun very creative hobbies and interests which deepen and enrich her life.  She loves to garden, read, make cards via stamping and watercolor; embroidery, and her newest endeavor is learning Swedish Weaving.  One additional hobby which keeps her hopping has been serving as a 4H Leader in the Poultry division. Every chance she gets Linda likes to show her Silver Spangled Bantam chickens, "chickens with a real personality!"

Linda had been looking for just the right place to spend some of her 'volunteer' energy when she met Janice Koppang and listened to her tell a story for the Sons of Norway lodge meeting.  She visited a Spellbinder Workshop, took the training, and the rest is history.

One of Linda's favorite wisdom quotes from Pooh Bear:  "I was going to change my shirt, but I changed my mind instead."

We are ever so pleased that you "changed your mind" and decided to become part of our Spellbinders group.  We know you will discover many joys along the way as you deepen your skills as a storyteller.  Your interesting history and life experiences will serve you well as you master the art of storytelling and build your confidence.   

Welcome...Welcome Linda Lynch!!