Hi friends! I am so excited to let you know that today the Lord answered a major prayer- I got a job!!!! I am officially (as of Monday when the board votes) a 2nd grade teacher at a school about 10 minutes from my house. The principal called me yesterday to be sure I had not accepeted another job offer, then asked if she could call my references. She did that first thing this morning and then called me at about 11:00 to let me know my references were great and that she wanted me to join the team! This is the same school I interviewed for the 6th grade reading position- they said they had me in mind for the 2nd grade position the whole time! I am so grateful for the job and this opportunity. God has taught me so much over the past 3 months about trusting Him and looking to glorify Him in everything, whether it be with me as a teacher or not. He has just proved one more time that He is faithful, no matter the state of my heart or my mind. He is SO good!
Here are a random selection of pictures from my classroom. I obviously haven't brought any of my classroom materials there yet, but I plan to start that tomorrow. If you have any suggestions for the very tall window, leave a comment- I am kind of puzzled on that one :)
To celebrate, Brian, Mom, Daddy and I went to La Fiesta. La Fiesta is very important to my history- I eat there most birthdays, including other people's, and that is where I found out I made 8th grade dance team. You can tell it has a lot of significance to me. When I heard I got the job, I was torn on where to have my celebration dinner, but in the end La Fiesta won out, because I hate to tarnish it's name in my big event list!
Here are some pictures of us from the evening!
Finally, I went to Hobby Lobby's clearance rack today and found some AWESOME deals!
Lamp- $10
Don't love the shade, so I bought this adhesive lamp shade for $2.50. I am going to adhere cute fabric the match the room the lamp is going in. Bodie obviously wanted you to notice her, too :)
Wire baskets- $1 (I bought 3) I am going to spray paint these black and put them.... somewhere. Who can pass up a $1 deal?
Once again, thank you for your prayers on the job search. Have a blessed evening!!!
Congratulations! That is so exciting! And to find a job at a school so close to you is a double blessing!
ReplyDeleteYEAH! SOOO happy for you! God is good!
ReplyDeleteBTW-that is a really good picture of your parents, you should frame it for them!
Can't wait to see you soon!
PS-check out FB about lunch on Friday.
Congratulations! I know many people searching for jobs and I know how stressful that can be. I've been reading all about you, and they are going to be blessed to have you on their team. I will be praying for a smooth start for you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking me on your blog....it means the world to me :)
Praise God! We've been praying that He would find the right job for you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Your classroom looks great and it looks like it has a lot of storage areas! Thanks for commenting on my blog. Actually my husband has about a 3 minute drive from our house to his classroom! So jealous! At least we're only paying for lots of gas in one car! Have fun preparing for next year!
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