I AM A TEACHER!!!!!!

I am blown away.

I’m sure if you are reading this you know by now that I am going to be teaching Kindergarten in the fall. I am in shock still. I thought for sure when I found out that I would break down out of relief and pure joy…but I was just shocked and numb and couldn’t believe this was reality. Typical me, always made of stone (hate that). I never thought the impossible would happen. But God is bigger than I CAN COMPREHEND, and planned this 50 years ago when my grandparents started to attend that church and enrolled my mom in that school. Then my cousins went there as well…and now a 3rd generation is going to teach there when no other doors were opening. This confirms to me so many things…that God wants me to teach and He will make the impossible happen (out of 40 applicants!) to do so. This also shows how God’s blessings never end because my grandparents gave so much to that church and their family is STILL reaping the benefits, this time in their granddaughter getting a job. Not just ANY job, but a REAL teaching job, at a school that has so much meaning to us.

It’s hilarious too, how this is the only job I just sent out my information too…there were no postings, no use of a website…nothing. This principal also had more than enough applicants and at the last minute, he STILL had me come in and put me through to the next round. It’s also hilarious that I got 5 other job interview offers yesterday and was freaking out about telling them I was waiting to hear on this. I felt so dumb because realistically, I wasn’t going to get it…BUT I DID.

I have been applying for jobs since January…over 65 total. It was a full time job in itself and there were ALWAYS jobs to apply to…whether it was googling all the schools/places of employment around here and sending them my info, or responding to every post on edjoin, acsi, monster, Biola classifieds, OC/LA classifieds, and indeed.com. I always felt like I wasn’t doing ENOUGH to apply, but I was spending entire days applying. It was 5 months of torture, but I am sooo glad I didn’t give up now and apply to Target. There were so many times I got sick of it and just wanted to work SOMEWHERE. But God had this for me.

I keep thinking about all the girls I graduated with and how no one I know of landed a teaching job...why me? Why does my God love me SO MUCH? Why did I ever doubt ANY of this?

So now..it is time to freak the HECK OUT. Hello, welcome to parent teacher conferences with the teacher who is younger than all the parents. HIFAEJDAKLJDAWOJEOA

Remember…when you are tired/sick/discouraged/giving up…God has something you…whether it’s now or a long time down the road…He has a plan. I cannot believe this was known 50 years ago.

Thank you EVERYONE who prayed. I am truly blessed.