An Answered Prayer

I am happy to report that after months of looking for a job, I finally have been deemed employable! I am officially an employee of a local school district who has hired me to be a Site Director for their After-School Program. Almost my entire professional background is in after-school programming, so this is definitely my area of expertise. My interview went extremely well and they hired me right on the spot! There was definitely a Will Smith "Pursuit of Happyness" moment where I accepted the job while fighting back tears. I am so thankful for this opportunity and so excited to begin in just a couple of weeks. I will be working part-time in the afternoons, Monday through Friday. I will also be supervising 9 staff and 180 students... wow. This job is going to stretch me and I am really looking forward to this new challenge! When Ronnie and I were originally discussing job possibilities, we decided that I needed to be making a certain amount hourly and monthly for our debt repayment plan to be successful. This job not only meets our financial criteria, but it EXCEEDS it! I am overwhelmed by God's faithfulness and want to give him all of the Glory for this amazing blessing.

That is our only news for now. Now that I have secure employment, Ronnie and I are really feeling the call to open our home back up to Foster Children. Our time of rest has been great for our relationship and personal well-being, and we feel ready for the continued challenge that is Foster Care. We think that we are only going to foster one child at a time so that Ronnie is still able to focus on his Doctoral program, which has to be our first priority right now. We completely trust that God will bring the child that He wants into our home in His timing. For now it's still just us, but maybe our next post will be that of a different story...