Summertime!

The school year is officially over!! I am no longer a first year teacher. My dear students are passed on into the next teacher's hands. Feels good. Saying goodbye to my kids was painful, especially when they told me they missed me and their parents said "You can go visit her next year, you will see her!" or when parents told me they hoped the younger sibling got me next year. Oh- tearful! However, knowing that parents thought I did a good job helping their precious kids made me feel proud of myself. Now it is time to move on to new things.

New things:
Working at the Discovery Center! Yay! Looking forward to getting lots of great hands-on teaching ideas.
Going to the pool! Last summer we had no time, but this year I will relax by the pool with a good book and work on my tan.
Working out with Nikki! My sweet sis is moving to Kansas for her doctorate (get it!) in August. So we are going to treasure our last months together and work out a lot! Yay!

Hurrah for summertime!

Circle of Life versus Time Line

Well, my birthday came and went. With it came beautiful flowers, great meals, and lots of love! However, no job. My time line that I had in my brain passed by without any hope for a new job.

But, I have peace, praise God! Thanks a lot to Dean letting the Spirit work through him on Sunday talking about surrender. I am surrendering (because I have to do it everyday... stupid human nature) my job search to God. He is the one with the plan. I do not need to have a deadline in mind. I do not need to have a certain place in mind. I need only to trust and say "I'm here! Where are you sending me??" Feels good to know I am not in charge :)




Ok, totally unrelated, but LOST ended and I was perfectly happy with the finale. It was funny, sweet, and focused totally on the characters it started with. For the record, the characters, not the crazy-hare-brained-philosophical-time-travelling-insane plot were what drew me into the show. Love was the strongest bond between them in the end! Yay for love winning! I also liked how they did not explain everything, but still left the end clear. Time, which the fans (and writers) have been obsessed with from season 3 (I think), played little role. It was nice to see the relationships be reunited! I almost shed a tear when Charlie saw Aaron and Claire... Oh man. So good! Kudos to the little jokes they threw in for the fans, like calling Flocke Smokey and telling Jack he was the obvious choice. It was a nice tribute to the fans of the show.


In summation: the circle of life wins.

Test

This is a test. This is only a test. If this had been a real emergency, you would have been given instructions.


So, I still do not have a job. My interviews are over, and I got rejected. I am still looking every day, applying for everything I can, and looking into getting certified for more grade levels. But right now I have nothing. It hurts. I know God has a plan. I know I will get a job. I know we will be ok. I know I am not a bad teacher. But it was easy to believe that when I had interviews lined up that looked hopeful. Now, when I can see nothing on the horizon, I am feeling the pain.

He can do more than I can imagine. He does not give us more than we can handle. Waiting is hard.

For my birthday, I would like a job. Amen.

Pomp and Circumstance

My husband graduated from college this weekend! YAY! I am so proud of all of his hard work and perseverance. He stuck with it and is now a graduate. Hooray for David! Also hooray for our future children, who have two parents with degrees and will probably also get degrees, as well! Or so say the statistics.

I feel like I will get a job this week, by the way. If I don't it will be fine, because I know there is a plan in place. I might get a little disappointed, but we have faith that God is providing. This could be the week, though! Two interviews that should have been last week but were canceled due to flooding. I would be thrilled with either! The anticipation is making me a little crazy!!

Sunshine Today

This morning when I woke up around 9:30 (school got cancelled due to flooding), the sun was shining so bright! Praise! It put me in such a good mood, I am cleaning the house while David is gone, finishing his paintings. We are in the last week of his degree program, I can see the light at the end, and it is beautiful!!

On the other hand of things, my joints have been killing me since the rain started. My fingers hurt first, then a shoulder. Now my knees are both sore. Gaah. I was tested for arthritis a few years ago when my joints started bothering me one random New Year's Eve night... But all the tests were negative. I need to go to a specialist. Oh dear...

So, looking forward to the following things: two interviews this week with two schools I think I would be very happy at, figuring out my schedule at the Discovery Center for the summer, buying some sweet Mother's Day present for my MIL, congratulating David on finishing school!, and Field Day with my kids at school. Good times!

Blustery Day

I have lived in Tennessee all my life, and have grown accustomed to dealing with the completely absurd weather patterns we tend to experience. We frequently have tornados in the spring, and this weekend we are experiencing quite a bit of flooding. Now, I am not afraid of storms. I think they are cool and I know the precautions to take, so I see no reason to be scared. However, with this flooding going on... I think I am terrified of a flood! There are pictures all over the news of water half covering stores and homes, roads completely closed off, and rivers more swollen than they have been in decades. I can't imagine water coming up and covering my windows! What in the world would you do?? Get on the roof?

I know some people are experiencing that right now. Praying that God will stop the rain, send them rescue, and bring peace to anyone effected by the storms.

Again, I am moving to the desert.