A long anticipated (haha) update
So I decided to update since I haven't in a long time. I may be getting a job as a head preschool teacher in the 3's classroom. The only problem with it is that it is only 20 hours a week. I need a full time job. I am now a college graduate (for those of you who didn't know I now have a bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Science) and I am not going to be in school until Fall term when i start my masters program. I really do want this job. It's at Zion Lutheran child care center/school and I would get to teach children about God. I love being able to do that and not many places will give me that opportunity. But I would have to continue working at McDonalds part time as well so I could be working 40 hours a week. I'm kinda bummed that this position turned out not to be full time, but at the same time it is a position that will be more than minimum wage and I will be the head teacher. It requires a bachelors degree in Early Childhood education (which is mine, as that was my option) or a related field, so it is definately a good job...it just doesn't offer many hours. I tried searching on the corvallis school district website, a job listing website, and the gazette times website for jobs, and there are no full time openings for preschool or daycare teachers, educational assistants in schools, or any other teaching related position that I am qualified for without a masters degree. So this is basically my best bet as I would be the head teacher in one classroom. Lori, the child care coordinator said she feels good about my qualifications for the job, and basically briefed me for the job today when I turned in my application. She said I would definately be hearing from her and that she feels that God has sent me to her as she is in dire need for a teacher and nobody responded to her add in the paper (I actually didn't see it either but I was job hunting at child care centers around town so I went in there and found out about the position). I talked to my mom about it tonight and she really thinks I should get a full time position with benefits. I would love to have that, and not have to work nights or weekends, but I don't see that as an option right now...maybe in a month or two, but not now, and I need to start making money now. I have expenses and I have to save up as much money as possible for grad school, which opens up another whole stressful subject that I will not enter at this time...maybe later upon request.
On a completely positive note, I found a way to afford piano lessons this term through the university as usual. Since I am not in school anymore I am not recieving financial aid, and I was almost not able to take from sharon, my piano teacher through OSU, which would have suqed....but God decided I should keep playing piano, which pleases me greatly because it is the one thing that is not school or work related in any way, that I love to do just for me. So yay for piano. I would hate to give it up.
Well I should probably be getting to bed soon, but I have one more thing to touch on before I go. I was talking to Manda tonight about my job dilemma and she said that I should pray about it. I fully planned on it, and still do because I know it is the right thing to do, and God HAS to stay first in my life at all times if I want to live a life that honors and serves Him. I just don't understand how I am supposed to know what He wants me to do after I pray. I will pray about it and talk to Him about it but tomorow will still come, Lori will probably call and offer me the job, and I will have to call upon the same thoughts and feelings that I have today about it and make a decision based on those things. I do not understand how God's wishes for me fit in....let me rephrase that...I do not know how to know what his wishes are for me because I cannot hear his voice as some people can. I feel like I can pray until I am blue in the face (not in vain, mind you, I will always feel better, and have less of a burden to carry) but I do not know how that will specifically influence my decision tomorow. Unless I actually hear his voice, I will still be guessing and making the best decision I know how to make tomorow based on the exact same things I know and have thought about today. I just don't understand. I have never understood that. I always pray about things and sometimes see results, but I have never understood how to pray about something that I need to make a decision on and actually have Him answer me and tell me the correct decision, or at least what He wants me to know in order to make the decision. I am just confused. If anybody has any thoughts about this I would love to hear them. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Well I really should go to bed now so I can wake up at a halfway decent hour and get some stuff done. I hope to hear from everybody soon!
love,
Rach
On a completely positive note, I found a way to afford piano lessons this term through the university as usual. Since I am not in school anymore I am not recieving financial aid, and I was almost not able to take from sharon, my piano teacher through OSU, which would have suqed....but God decided I should keep playing piano, which pleases me greatly because it is the one thing that is not school or work related in any way, that I love to do just for me. So yay for piano. I would hate to give it up.
Well I should probably be getting to bed soon, but I have one more thing to touch on before I go. I was talking to Manda tonight about my job dilemma and she said that I should pray about it. I fully planned on it, and still do because I know it is the right thing to do, and God HAS to stay first in my life at all times if I want to live a life that honors and serves Him. I just don't understand how I am supposed to know what He wants me to do after I pray. I will pray about it and talk to Him about it but tomorow will still come, Lori will probably call and offer me the job, and I will have to call upon the same thoughts and feelings that I have today about it and make a decision based on those things. I do not understand how God's wishes for me fit in....let me rephrase that...I do not know how to know what his wishes are for me because I cannot hear his voice as some people can. I feel like I can pray until I am blue in the face (not in vain, mind you, I will always feel better, and have less of a burden to carry) but I do not know how that will specifically influence my decision tomorow. Unless I actually hear his voice, I will still be guessing and making the best decision I know how to make tomorow based on the exact same things I know and have thought about today. I just don't understand. I have never understood that. I always pray about things and sometimes see results, but I have never understood how to pray about something that I need to make a decision on and actually have Him answer me and tell me the correct decision, or at least what He wants me to know in order to make the decision. I am just confused. If anybody has any thoughts about this I would love to hear them. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Well I really should go to bed now so I can wake up at a halfway decent hour and get some stuff done. I hope to hear from everybody soon!
love,
Rach