Wednesday, August 23, 2006

God is SO good

Sometimes I forget how amazing God is and that He is more powerful than anything we can begin to imagine. After a year and a half of applications, interviews and prayer, He has blessed me with my first teaching job!! Monday afternoon I sat down at the computer for my weekly job search and just happened upon the webpage for the district I sub in. I noticed a music teacher opening at an elementary school and noticed that the deadline was 4pm Monday. I then realized it was 4:45...but applied anyway. Tuesday morning at 7:45 I was called for the interview at 1pm that afternoon and at 3:00 the principal called to offer me the job. God is faithful! I will be teaching elementary general music for grades K-4 and 5th grade choir at Neill Elementary school. The school is about 10 minutes from our new apartment and right across from the middle school I subbed in all last year. I'm familiar with the district and with other music teachers in it. God is so good!! I'm excited, nervous, scared, happy... so many emotions all at once. I am totally blessed and in awe of God's faithfulness and His timing. It occurs to me that sometimes He brings us to a place where we think we are meant to be before He shows us His plan.... Each time this happens I have a feeling of surprise and shock, like i didn't think it possible. If only I constantly had that 'faith to move mountains'.... something my human-self will be working on all my life I'm afraid.
As far as my job goes, I start with orientation Friday, inservice all next week and the kiddos start up the Tuesday after Labor Day. So much to do between now and then! I have a million ideas spinning in my head about classroom set up, lesson plans, hello songs, program themes.. it's going to be a crazy, fun year!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

YAY!!!! I know what you mean...once I got my new job and started to think about it, I realized how much God not only answered my needs, but my wants as well. Wish I could see your new set up :-) I love you and I'm praying for you!