amen amen amen!

"And we know that in all things God works to the good of those who love Him according to His purpose."

That unfortunately does not say "...works to the good of those who love Him according to her five year plan..." or "...works to the good of those who love Him according to what she thinks is the best idea..." or "...works to the good of those who love Him according to her purpose."  He works to our good according to HIS purpose.  His purpose, to reconcile the world back to Him.  It doesn't matter what I do or where I go, all that matters is that my purpose is His purpose.  

All that being said, my prayers for employment are being answered and I am excited to begin my first teaching position [I GOT A JOB!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!] and a new ministry as a seventh grade language arts teacher at a middle school outside of Manhattan.  I cannot express the plethora of confusing feelings rushing through me, as I am far beyond excited, scared out of my mind, and ready to begin this adventure. 

I am so blessed to have found a job now instead of in July or August, as we all know I am not the fastest lesson planner, and will have ample time to plan creative and innovative lessons and units for my students to learn all about English!  Oh my gosh I am so excited!  I cannot believe I have a "real" grown-up job and am going to have a classroom and students and a hallway and teacher ID and a desk and the list could go on and on!  I definitely did not even expect myself to be so excited when this happened!  For so many months I worried I would never get back my passion and drive that I started out with, especially this winter as I doubted whether I could even do it at all... but I am confident that my God, my friends, my family, my amazing husband, the teachers at my new school, and my passion and commitment for changing lives I WILL  succeed and survive the craziness of my first year of teaching!  

Soooo if anyone has a bookshelf or file cabinet that they need to get rid of...or adolescent novels... I'll gladly take them off your hands!  I am SO EXCITED to start finding things to decorate my classroom with!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yay yay yay!!!!

 Oh and craft fairs this summer are a MUST!  MBF and Sari pleeeeease can you come home in July for the Affair of the Heart????? 

Equally as exciting is the phone call I received last night from a friend telling me she has an interview next week!  God is faithful to provide for our every need!  Amen amen amen! 


"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!  All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation."  

 ^"...and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."

"And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.  To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen."