EMPLOYED

Finally I can say that I am employed! I will be working for Kilgore ISD at Chandler Elementary as a third grade teacher. While I am thrilled to finally have a job, there has been SO much going on trying to get things sorted out this last minute that I have been stressed out like mad. We have to find a place to live and the means to come by it in the next week. We are also waiting for Tim to get a job. He applied for the ETBU admissions job and we are keeping our fingers crossed for it! He would do such a great job. If that doesn't work out, we will be living in Longview (sadly not as close to Jeff, Sarah, Colin, and Carley as we'd like) so he will have options.

Obviously, God has a sense of humor. If you have talked to me the past year, you will know that I said I would work anywhere BUT drumroll please...East Texas. God thought it'd be HILARIOUS to open a door ONLY there. So, I'm confident that God isn't through with us out East and I am having to eat my words as we will again move back and continue life on our odd journey.

Here are a few of my positive thoughts:
- Although we will be East we will live in a CITY! Longview has much more to offer than Marshall.
- I went on a small shopping spree for my classroom with the giftcard I had recieved from my lovelies at Spring Hill and I got some super cute stuff!
- I found all the wonderful things people gave me at SH to add to my shopping spree stuff.
- I will finally have benefits!
- I have the keys to my very own classroom!

Here are my concerns:
- Jeff and Sarah will be more than 5 minutes away.
- The guy that had the room before me left a lot of stuff...I have so much cleaning and organizing to do!
- I do not feel I have enough time for training, putting my room together, finding a place to live ,and moving.
- Needing money for all the fees and a truck for moving.

Here is what I am confident in:
- God's plan is the ultimate plan...beautiful and strategic in every way.

Though I am very sad to depart the metroplex once again, I know God is going to use us as He always does.