This past week my father and I had a discussion about my letter of resignation. He was worried about his one and only daughter. (with good reason.. as any WONDERFUL father would!) He didn't want me to turn in my letter of resignation until I was secure in my new position, had a contract, and had time to see what would happen to my house. In other words, my safety net would be gone, and I wouldn't have a backup plan. I didn't see how it would be fair to either school system to not turn in my letter of resignation and communicated this with my father. I also thought, how am I putting my faith in God, if I have a back up plan or safety net. Then it dawned on me... I wasn't putting my COMPLETE faith in God until I turned in that official letter of resignation. Perhaps.. God wouldn't move further or move mountains (my house) until I showed Him that I trusted Him COMPLETELY! On Friday I turned in my official letter of resignation to both the principal and the superintendent. WOW.. huge step! However, after turning in my letter, I remained at complete peace. A peace that is not of this world, but only from the one and only Heavenly Father!
My house didn't have any action this week, but I do have a showing today. I also have an open house tomorrow! I am no longer worried about selling my home, and I have put it in God's hands. After talking with my brother he reminded me of God's timing. He said, "If God allowed my house to not sell in the time that I think it should, it does not mean that He didn't come through." What a great reminder for all of us. God does have a perfect will and perfect timing. Our plans and time may not line up with His! BUT, His plans and timing are always better even when we don't agree!!!
I must say it has been such a blessing to hear my boys' prayers this week. They have been taking turns praying each night for the house to sell and mommy's new job! What sweet little hearts they have and faith in God! We all need to have childlike faith! I thank God for my two loving, but WILD boys!! On a side note... they were so cute this week when I cut my finger. We were reading our bedtime story when I got a little paper cut. The boys saw a little blood and quickly got up to get me toilet paper and a bandaide. The oldest one even put it on! I didn't need it, or ask for it, but their eagerness to take care of their precious mommy was sweet.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Today was a bittersweet day
As I went into school today, I knew it was going to be a bittersweet day. I told my superintendent that I was offered the job, and that I had accepted the position. I did ask him if I could have at least a week before I put my official letter of resignation in, which he agreed to! I work for a wonderful superintendent who is a man of God! He has been praying with me throughout this decision making process, and he even prayed with me in his office the day I told him!! I also informed my principal, my third grade team, and the entire staff of the elementary today! I shocked quite a few people with my news, but they all wished me well! It will be sad to leave my family at school, but it will be exciting to begin this new adventure that will stretch my faith.
Speaking of stretching my faith.... My realtor told me last Thursday that a couple had a lot of interest in my house, and were planning on writing up an offer on Monday. However, I do not believe that offer is going to come! I have to believe and have faith that God has the perfect family in mind to buy this house. I must have faith that my house will sell! I have to admit it is really scary to know that I am resigning my job, and knowing that I have accepted a job that CAN'T pay for my current house! Talk about having faith!!
If your reading this and following my journey of faith, please pray that my house will sell quickly!
On a final note... I want to share a paragraph my dad had me read today from a book called Radical by David Platt.
In similar words Jesus said to his followers, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Jesus clearly acknowledged that following him involves risking the safety, security, and satisfaction we have found in this world. But in the end, Jesus said, following Him leads to a radical reward that this world can never offer!!
Speaking of stretching my faith.... My realtor told me last Thursday that a couple had a lot of interest in my house, and were planning on writing up an offer on Monday. However, I do not believe that offer is going to come! I have to believe and have faith that God has the perfect family in mind to buy this house. I must have faith that my house will sell! I have to admit it is really scary to know that I am resigning my job, and knowing that I have accepted a job that CAN'T pay for my current house! Talk about having faith!!
If your reading this and following my journey of faith, please pray that my house will sell quickly!
On a final note... I want to share a paragraph my dad had me read today from a book called Radical by David Platt.
In similar words Jesus said to his followers, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Jesus clearly acknowledged that following him involves risking the safety, security, and satisfaction we have found in this world. But in the end, Jesus said, following Him leads to a radical reward that this world can never offer!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Job offered... Job accepted! The new journey begins...
I have recently decided it was time to take a plunge of faith! Perhaps... a plunge off a diving board on a nice warm summer day would have been a bit easier, or a plunge off the plank of a pirate ship into a sea full of feisty, hungry sharks! : )
This adventure started a little over a month ago, and it caught me completely by surprise! I always told God there were two things I would NEVER do.... 1. go to another county on a mission trip (me and spiders don't exactly get along- any creature/insect for that matter) 2. to use my talents of teaching to teach at a private Christian school with little pay. (It was always a nice dream with a secondary income from a significant other...which I don't have.)
I am now going to do both of those things! This summer I will be traveling to Haiti with a group of students and staff members from the public school I teach at. Since committing to this trip, I have learned that this lovely country has tarantulas, and playful lizards! Oh joy! While in Haiti we will be installing water purification systems to provide the people of Chambrun clean drinkable water. We will also be loving on the children at the orphanage, and helping out with various tasks throughout the week! I will be blogging on this during the trip!!
About a month ago I was discussing how nice it would be to teach at a private Christian school with my brother. I began to tell him how frustrated I had become with the government's involvement in public education. In my opinion it is becoming very stressful to be a teacher in a public school right now. I continued to tell him how fulfilling it would be to be surrounded by God and furthering His Kingdom every single day at a Christian school. I also mentioned that there was an opening for a 3/4 split at my sons' school. He prompted me to apply for it and look into it. I simply told him he was CRAZY! I proceeded to let him know there was NO WAY I could survive as a single mother on that income. I simply listened to him with no intention of acting on the opening!
A few weeks later... I decided to at least call the school and ask about the position. (that way I could tell my brother I at least looked into it) That phone call lead to an interview three days later!!! I was beside myself and didn't know what to think. I immediately called my father thinking he would knock some sense into me and tell me I was indeed CRAZY! That didn't happen! My father encouraged me to follow God's lead and see where it goes. The days leading up to the interview, I asked God for confirmation. He gave me plenty!! I knew I was being obedient to the path He wanted me to take. The day after the interview I was called for a 2nd interview the following week. I put my house on the market, and I let God lead the way! The 2nd interview went just as well as the first, and I continued to have peace about the whole idea! I had no anxiety about the journey I was taking. Believe me there was plenty to worry about! Let me just list a few things I could have worried about: no insurance, 50 % pay cut, have to move to a smaller home, no retirement plan, no guarantee for a stable job.... You have to understand my persona to know that this was not normal for me. I am normally a high anxiety person and tend to worry a lot! At the 2nd interview I was offered a third interview in front of the entire board! That interview was a week ago, and yesterday I was offered the job! I had been praying for God's will throughout the entire process. I didn't pray for one specific result... just His will. My house has officially been on the market for a week, and it has had a lot of action. I do not know where this journey of faith will take me, but I do know it will draw me closer to God as I will have to rely on Him!
One thing I forgot to mention.. Throughout the interviewing process, God lead me to a couple of loan forgiveness progroams for my college loans!! I have made $5,000 disappear from my loan, and I have lowered my monthly payments over 50%!! I also discovered a program that will completely dismiss my loan to a $0 balance after 120 payments!!! I will end up getting rid of $20,000 of debt!!
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future
This adventure started a little over a month ago, and it caught me completely by surprise! I always told God there were two things I would NEVER do.... 1. go to another county on a mission trip (me and spiders don't exactly get along- any creature/insect for that matter) 2. to use my talents of teaching to teach at a private Christian school with little pay. (It was always a nice dream with a secondary income from a significant other...which I don't have.)
I am now going to do both of those things! This summer I will be traveling to Haiti with a group of students and staff members from the public school I teach at. Since committing to this trip, I have learned that this lovely country has tarantulas, and playful lizards! Oh joy! While in Haiti we will be installing water purification systems to provide the people of Chambrun clean drinkable water. We will also be loving on the children at the orphanage, and helping out with various tasks throughout the week! I will be blogging on this during the trip!!
About a month ago I was discussing how nice it would be to teach at a private Christian school with my brother. I began to tell him how frustrated I had become with the government's involvement in public education. In my opinion it is becoming very stressful to be a teacher in a public school right now. I continued to tell him how fulfilling it would be to be surrounded by God and furthering His Kingdom every single day at a Christian school. I also mentioned that there was an opening for a 3/4 split at my sons' school. He prompted me to apply for it and look into it. I simply told him he was CRAZY! I proceeded to let him know there was NO WAY I could survive as a single mother on that income. I simply listened to him with no intention of acting on the opening!
A few weeks later... I decided to at least call the school and ask about the position. (that way I could tell my brother I at least looked into it) That phone call lead to an interview three days later!!! I was beside myself and didn't know what to think. I immediately called my father thinking he would knock some sense into me and tell me I was indeed CRAZY! That didn't happen! My father encouraged me to follow God's lead and see where it goes. The days leading up to the interview, I asked God for confirmation. He gave me plenty!! I knew I was being obedient to the path He wanted me to take. The day after the interview I was called for a 2nd interview the following week. I put my house on the market, and I let God lead the way! The 2nd interview went just as well as the first, and I continued to have peace about the whole idea! I had no anxiety about the journey I was taking. Believe me there was plenty to worry about! Let me just list a few things I could have worried about: no insurance, 50 % pay cut, have to move to a smaller home, no retirement plan, no guarantee for a stable job.... You have to understand my persona to know that this was not normal for me. I am normally a high anxiety person and tend to worry a lot! At the 2nd interview I was offered a third interview in front of the entire board! That interview was a week ago, and yesterday I was offered the job! I had been praying for God's will throughout the entire process. I didn't pray for one specific result... just His will. My house has officially been on the market for a week, and it has had a lot of action. I do not know where this journey of faith will take me, but I do know it will draw me closer to God as I will have to rely on Him!
One thing I forgot to mention.. Throughout the interviewing process, God lead me to a couple of loan forgiveness progroams for my college loans!! I have made $5,000 disappear from my loan, and I have lowered my monthly payments over 50%!! I also discovered a program that will completely dismiss my loan to a $0 balance after 120 payments!!! I will end up getting rid of $20,000 of debt!!
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future
Who am I....
Hello Followers!!
I am a vibrant young woman who just turned 30! I am looking forward to my thirties!! I am positive these years will be much more full of life and joy than my twenties!! I love to laugh, and try to find something positive to smile about each day. My life is filled with laughable moments thanks to my two jovial little boys. I have a seven year old who loves to soak up nonfiction books! (These are not my favorite books to read with him, but I am glad he loves to learn. They take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to read!) My three year old is FULL of energy and a temper to boot! He keeps me young and on top of my game every single day!
Just to give you a small sample of these two lovely little boys and the laughter they provide, I will share a story with you. One day while I was finishing up laundry upstairs, my boys were playing quietly in the basement. That should have been my first sign of TROUBLE! When I went down to check on them, they were COVERED in red and green marker! My boys looked at me and said, "We turned ourselves into super heroes mommy!" Indeed they did... their legs and arms were colored red and green. I am not talking about a little bit of color. Nope! These two boys colored from their toes to their knees, and from their fingers to their elbows!!! They assured me that they were Hulk and Ironman! There are sure to be more laughs with my little boys, so continue to follow my blog for a laugh or two!
Kristi
I am a vibrant young woman who just turned 30! I am looking forward to my thirties!! I am positive these years will be much more full of life and joy than my twenties!! I love to laugh, and try to find something positive to smile about each day. My life is filled with laughable moments thanks to my two jovial little boys. I have a seven year old who loves to soak up nonfiction books! (These are not my favorite books to read with him, but I am glad he loves to learn. They take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to read!) My three year old is FULL of energy and a temper to boot! He keeps me young and on top of my game every single day!
Just to give you a small sample of these two lovely little boys and the laughter they provide, I will share a story with you. One day while I was finishing up laundry upstairs, my boys were playing quietly in the basement. That should have been my first sign of TROUBLE! When I went down to check on them, they were COVERED in red and green marker! My boys looked at me and said, "We turned ourselves into super heroes mommy!" Indeed they did... their legs and arms were colored red and green. I am not talking about a little bit of color. Nope! These two boys colored from their toes to their knees, and from their fingers to their elbows!!! They assured me that they were Hulk and Ironman! There are sure to be more laughs with my little boys, so continue to follow my blog for a laugh or two!
Other than a mother, I am third grade teacher. I truly enjoy teaching, and investing my time into the lives' of children every day. I am also assured a laugh in the classroom as students tend to say funny things too! God has given me a great gift, and I want to use it to further His Kingdom! Which leads me to why I started this blog! Recently God has asked me to step down from my comfy salary of a public school teacher (haha.. not that teachers make all that much anyway!), to a little bit more challenging salary of a private Christian school educator! If you would like to follow my leap of faith and find out more.... follow along!! It is sure to be a ride!!
Kristi
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