The News I've Been Waiting For!

Well, after a year and a half of looking for a permanent job in Texas and after 5 interviews at the same school, I FINALLY have a job!! Praise the Lord! I will be teaching first grade at Norton Elementary in Allen. I could not be happier :)! The team seems great and I just love the administration there. The principal had me interview with the third grade and first grade teams this week. I was really hoping I would get first grade and sure enough, that's what she offered me.

I got a call yesterday from a friend from church who is a teacher in another district. She was so excited because she found out that I would be at Norton next year and she had just found out that she got the third grade position. Little did we know that we were both interviewing there! I am so thrilled to have a friend at work already and it is so comforting to know that there are several Christians (I know of some others) in this building. It truly is a God thing and I know He put me in this school for a reason. This news will definitely help me get through the next 13 days of school! Thank you all SO very much for all of the prayers you have said for me!

Happy Mother's Day

Hope all of you moms and expectant moms had a wonderful day today! Did you all know that I currently have 15 pregnant friends?! I am trying my best to keep up with when everyone is due and whether my friends are having a boy or a girl, but I know I will get confused at some point! I am so very excited for my friends, but I also cannot wait to share in that celebration myself. I actually had several people wish me a Happy Mother's Day today and then say, "Oh, never mind!" I have a few friends who are having infertility issues and I just can't imagine hearing those words if I were going through that. Anyway, I know the women who said it (one was a family member) did not mean anything bad by it...I'm just a little sensitive since I have had so many friends struggle to get pregnant. Anyway, I obviously got off on a tangent there and didn't mean to!

As you may have noticed, I have not blogged in a while. I have been keeping busy with teaching and with decorating the house. I just love this place! I have also avoided blogging because I was hoping to wait until I had good news about a job. I have had several interviews and feel good about them, but don't know anything official yet. I have two more interviews tomorrow...one at my existing school and another in a different district. I hope to have news to share with you soon! Only 17 more days of school left, but who's counting right?!