I thought it would be easy.. this spring semester. Oh, I had a plan. I would take the Praxis II (check). I would student teach at Lawndale Elementary and decide whether I want to teach older grades or younger grades (about to begin). I would apply for jobs in and around Tupelo, create a beautiful portfolio, interview for jobs, get a job, find a place to live, AND.. at the end of July, begin getting my classroom ready. I would lean against the church family I've grown to love these past ten years, utilize the retired teachers who go to my church, and teach Sunday School & Awana for children throughout the week.
phew. That was the plan until my sweet Oxford friends forced me to think this past Saturday.
All of my Oxford friends, whom I ran away from last May when I made the decision to live in Tupelo and go to the Ole Miss Tupelo campus, are moving to Jackson this summer. They're going to pharmacy school, nursing school, medical school, or they're just getting jobs, like me. One is going to be an elementary school teacher also, and she's excited about applying in towns like Madison, Clinton, & Brandon, and well... they want me to join them on this "adventure:" being twenty-two, living away from "home," and getting jobs where you don't know everyone on the school board and all of the district's principals.
This now leaves me... uncertain of 2009.
which totally goes to show that you should never rely on your own plans.. they can completely change in one simple conversation over salads at Newk's. God has a plan for me, which I know He will reveal to me in His timing.. I think He really wants me to trust Him & this plan, and that's why I'm left uncertain now... which is BEST. I can take one day at a time this semester, doing what can be done now: student teaching & portfolio making.... and when the time comes to make a decision, I will be able to do so with confidence.
Pray for me. Please? I do love Tupelo so... I love the idea of staying on as my family moves, finding a fun apartment to live in, and teaching sweet students who come from all different backgrounds and cultures, but at the same time, I know that if I stay, I probably won't ever leave... I have to get over this trust issue I have with God and know that He will come through this semester.
2 comments:
Oh, Julie! I remember finishing college and for the first time not knowing the next step! It's scary. I will pray for you during all this transition and decision time! I can't wait to see how God uses you, wherever you end up going! By the way, I lived in Hattiesburg and Memphis before God brought me back to Tupelo. It was great to live away and it was GREAT to end up here.
Julie-
I have selfishly wanted you to teach in Tupelo! You are such a gifted teacher. I will pray for you. I know God has big plans for you! I taught at Madison Avenue my second year to teach. It was such an awesome school. I know one thing- one school will be very lucky to have Miss Julie!!
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