Moving Right Along

I'm happy to report that I'm moving!

 

Moving Out of the Puddle

My last post was about living in a puddle, both literally and figuratively.  I was sitting in a puddle waiting for God to do something big with my life.  I had tried long enough to do things on my own (without God's help) and I had resigned myself to become as "puddle-like" as possible until God was ready to pour me into something better.

Well, good news is God didn't have me waiting too long.  Yes, I was humbled (being turned down by 20+ jobs will do that to you).  Yes, I had learned my lesson - I cannot just tell God my plans, I need to wait for His will to be done in my life.  Yes, I was more than ready to pack my bags and start a new journey.

Moving Into the Sunlight

It's finally happening!  Not long after my post about my proverbial puddle, I received a call from a school in Green Bay offering me a full time teaching position with benefits!  I signed my contract, passed my drug test (with flying colors), and have an id badge with my picture and a key to my very own classroom!

This is truly my dream job.  I am working with middle school students which is an age group that I really enjoy and really feel a burden for (seriously, middle school is such a rough age).  It is in a school that has many high-risk and high-need students, and word on the street is that it has a fantastic faculty!  I could not have hand-picked a better job for myself.

I visited the school the other day to meet the principals and get a formal tour.  I was greeted with hugs from both the principal and the assistant principal.  I know this is not normal and sounds a little weird, but I LOVE hugs so I instantly felt like a part of the school.

And if landing a new job wasn't enough, I've also found a new place to live with a great new roommate.

Approximately 3 days after the phone call about the job, I was invited to a friend's bible study.  The topic of where I would live was brought up and another girl in the study asked if I was going to be looking for a roommate and if I would be interested in living with her because she too was looking for a roommate. 

Amanda is great.  She is a fellow teacher and reminds me so much of one of my college friends.  Within a week we had met, decided to live together, hung out like four times, looked at apartments, decided on an apartment, met with the management, and gotten approved.  We sign the lease on Friday.  I cannot believe how fast that process went but it's been a huge blessing.


Yes indeed, I am moving into the sunlight of God's plan for me.

Packing Those Boxes

This week is packing week.  Not only am I moving boxes of teaching materials out of my parents house and into my classroom, I am also moving basically my whole room to a new location.  I don't know what my parents are going to do with all the new storage space in my room, closet and the basement. 

What an adventure these past two weeks have been.  I asked God to help me get out of the puddle.  I thought it would be a process of slowly inching my way out with God's help, but He has basically plucked me out and set me down in the sun. 

 

Many blogs have yet to be written about 8 months of trying to be patient and wait on the Lord.  Those will come but for now I praise God for a new job, a new home, a new roommate and many new adventures to come!