Well I have been here for almost a month! It has gone by so fast and while I still don't have a permanent job I have been doing a lot of side jobs and subbing at Little Explorers which has been great!!
The home situation is going so well! Tori and Cam are great people and I feel like I have adjusted well to living with them. It's so great to have Tori around all the time.... she was pretty much my rock during my student teaching semester and was always there with an encouraging word. It's so nice to have someone that is a strong Christian woman and a great friend around. The boys I think are getting used to me being around all the time now too which is a little bit of a relief. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love them to pieces but for the first couple weeks I was being pulled in 15 directions all the time playing with them. They still get excited when I walk in the door and always give me 20 questions when I leave so it's all good! :) I actually went to Bedford for a couple days last week and missed them so much!
Like I said I haven't found a permanent job yet but I have been so busy working side jobs and such that I haven't had time to sit down and fill out applications and get them turned back in. That is my goal for Wednesday if I don't get called into Little Explorers. There is nothing better than walking in and all the kids screaming "MISS CORA!!!" and running up to hug me. It's causes some chaos in the class but its ok!! :) I have LOVED being back there (it's been 2-3 days a week since I moved back) and am hoping to be there again in the summer and maybe in the fall too if things work out! :) My aunt also heard of an opening at a preschool on the other side of town so I'm going to look into that as well.
Church is great as always I am planning on emailing the children's coordinator and the jr. high pastor to try and get involved in those ministries because I really feel God calling me there. The church is doing this new thing called Spiritual DNA and it's a class that is geared to help you get involved and I really want to do it but I missed the deadline for the Wednesday Night registration and they are having an all day one on Saturday but Tori's birthday is Friday night and my present to her requires that I be home Saturday so I think the next one isn't until May. Hopefully they will have such a great success that they will have another before then.
Through Tori and Little Explorers I have gotten to know Jen. She teaches in the yellow room and also goes to the same church as Tori but I have started to babysit for her Lifegroup every other weekend. This coming Saturday night will be the second time I do it but the kids are great and the parents seem very nice as well. Jen is amazing! She has such a fire for God and a huge heart as well. She and I have had some good talks in the last few weeks and between her and Tori I feel set in the mentor category which is good because I was very fearful that I would fall away from the church being that I go on my own and don't know anyone but they are around to keep me accountable for sure and I love that!!
Well I think that's life in a nutshell for now.
Praying for you always. It's hard to give that control over to God about "what's next" (or any control for that matter)... it's what I've been struggling with currently. My fingers are coming undone off that grip I have on it but slowly.. but it's a work in progress. It seems like you are where you need to be right now and I am SO glad that that part is at least showing, job or not. and I love that you have this now so I can keep up when those times we get to catch up are few. love you!!
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