God Provides!

God's ways are not our ways, and His plans are not our plans...

Around Christmas, I found out that my position at the school that I am teaching at would be eliminated due to decreasing enrollment. I began putting my resume together and looking for a new teaching job for next year. However, there have been very few jobs to apply for. In fact, I only applied for two.

Last week Friday the principal from our middle school called me and asked if he could come over and talk to me during my prep. The eighth grade English teacher had just asked to be released from her 2009-2010 contract. It would be a 75-80% time, but would I be interested? I said I would consider it.

He called me back on Monday. They could make the position full-time. Could I come over and meet the rest of the eighth grade team tomorrow? Sure!

In the mean-time, I was still really wondering about one of the positions I applied for. I had heard through a few different people that I was being highly considered for the position, but I hadn't heard anything from the school itself. I emailed that principal to find out where they were in their hiring process. This was the position that Jeff and I really wanted. I knew the school, was comfortable with the grade level, it was close to our church and family.

On Tuesday, before I drove over to the middle school, I checked my email. No news. I went over and met everyone. We clicked well. I just kept praying, "God, make this clear to me. Where am I supposed to be next year?" They said they needed to post the position internally, but that they had no plans to go outside of the school to fill this position. It was basically mine. But middle school? Eighth grade? I still wasn't completely sold.

I had a few minutes after returning to the elementary school and I checked my email. Within the 45 minutes that I was gone, both principals from both of the other schools I had applied to had emailed back saying that they had filled their positions. How is that for God making it clear?

By Friday. I had my signed contract. I'll be teaching 3 sections of eighth grade language arts, one of eighth grade math, Bible to my homeroom, AND do the eighth grade play. Talk about being stretched as a teacher! God made it so clear that I was supposed to be there, that I know he'll give me (and Jeff) the strength to do it.

AMEN!