Job Update

The job opportunity that sounded so good was obviously not God's plan for me. And that's okay. The position has been filled, and I'm not sure of any of the details. I just know that God didn't want me to have that job. I'm really learning to trust that God is in control and that He will provide. Please join me in praying that He opens another door.

I told you the next update would come sooner than the last.

So, I just remembered this great story from kindergarten. And I'm afraid I will forget about it before I update again. So, here it is:

Each week, we learn about a new letter. Last week's letter was "f". We talk about and practice writing the letter every day, and on Friday we play the sound game, where the students stand in a line and take turns saying words that begin with the letter. The "f" sound game proved to be the funniest I have witnessed yet.

When it came time for this super cute little guy's turn, we asked him for an "f" word, and he said "frow up" (a common mistake). We told him that it is really "throw up" and he quickly said, "Well, I can't think of the Spanish word for it anyway." Huh? We had no idea what he was talking about, so we asked him to think of another "f" word. He did, and then went to the back of the line.

When his next turn rolled around, his "f" word was "fart". We told him that word was not very nice, and that he shouldn't say that at school. This little guy was so quick on his feet that he said without hesitation, and in all sincerity, "Well, it's just Spanish for frow up!"

I totally lost it. I couldn't do anything because I was laughing so hard. And this, my friends, is one of the many reasons that I love children!

P.S.---Sometimes you just need to cry

So, Justin and I just watched P.S. I Love You. And, I cried. A lot. It was a wonderful movie... quite the tear jerker. I can't stand to think about what I would do if I found myself in that situation...

That's enough of the sad stuff. An update on the job hunt: I will hopefully be interviewing in the next few weeks, so keep praying! I know that God is in control no matter what, and His plans are best. I have some great opportunities coming up, and I am so thankful to be in this place in my life. (Thanks for reminding me, Jenn!)

A short update is better than no update, right? Hopefully I will be able to update again very soon. And, I'll continue the countdowns then, too.

Just keep praying

I know that my friends and family have been praying about my job situation, and I am so thankful! I got some encouraging news this week, and I am pumped! God is so good to have blessed me with friends who are keeping an eye out on the job market for me (thanks Marie, Jenn, and Laura!) and superiors who are more than willing to do what they can to help me. I don't know why God chose to bless me in these ways, and it is overwhelming to see all that has happened in just a few short days. So, again, thanks for the prayers. And just keep praying! Just pray that God's will is done, and that I can accept that it is for the best. Hopefully I will have an update to share within the next several weeks.

Now for something much less serious: Macie is a hit with the kids at school! She came to school for Halloween yesterday in her bumblebee costume, and the kids absolutely loved it! I was nervous about how she would react to so many people, but she was fantastic. The kids asked me all day when she could come back. The fifth grade girls also asked when Justin would be back.... it was too funny! They thought he was SO cute, and it really embarrassed him! :) He was such a good sport, though. I am so thankful that he is my husband and that he loves me like he does. I don't deserve it.

Finally, I am going to start a few countdowns because my favorite time of the year is quickly approaching!

Thanksgiving: 26 days
Graduation (!): 49 days
Christmas: 54 days..... Wal-Mart was playing Christmas music this morning, and I LOVED it!

:)

Update

As promised, here is Macie in her adorable bumble bee costume that she HATES! It's just so precious:

Also, before I forget, please go watch Fireproof. Seriously, it is one of the best movies I have ever seen. If you don't have the money, let me know and I'll pay for it. It's really that important. Justin and I started The Love Dare this week (from the movie), and it is phenomenal. It focuses on having the marriage that God intended you to have, one day at a time. Lifeway has the book for $10... and it's worth every penny.

Switching gears now: I finished fifth grade. On my last day, I made 40+ muffins and took them in for my homeroom for breakfast. The kids were so grateful and loved getting to eat breakfast together! I even had one student who prayed silently before he ate. Without anyone telling or reminding him to do so. It was one of the sweetest and most innocent things I have ever seen. The kids made me cards and brought me small gifts, insisting that I not forget them. Like I could! I really, really miss them.

So, I started student teaching in kindergarten on Monday, and it is a huge adjustment! The kids are tiny, and they are so cute. The things they say are so sweet... I had one child who was coughing and holding her throat becuase her dad "just forgot to take her tonsils out." It was adorable! I am loving kindergarten, especially all the hugs and hand-holding. They are so dependant, and I love being loved and needed. So, I have decided that I just love children of all ages, and I want to teach them. Any age, any grade (in elementary, of course). I'm excited to see what the future holds!

Speaking of the future, please be in prayer for me and the job hunt. I'm not sure what to do or where to look... I don't know where God wants me, but He does. I'm just trying to be patient as I wait to see where He is leading. Pray that I have ample patience and confidence that God will provide... Jehovah Jireh is one of His many names, after all.

ch-ch-ch-changes

I finished my fifth grade student teaching placement, and I hated to say goodbye to those fantastic kids. Now, I'm in kindergarten with the little kids, and it's going well. I'll have some updates later, as well as a few pictures of Macie in her new Halloween costume. Just letting you know that I haven't dropped off the face of the planet just yet....

"Simul justi, simul peccatores"

"At the same time righteous and sinner."

This was the focus of our Sunday School material this morning. My husband did a wonderful job teaching this tough subject. Here lately, I can really relate to Paul when he writes in Romans 7:

"For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin."

My soul is waging war against my flesh, and I am not too fond of the battle. But, as Paul says, praise God for setting me free from the body of this death!