kindergarten or lattes

So, I finally have the opportunity to begin a new job and leave the job that I've been trying to get out of for almost two years... and I'm not sure that I'm going to take it. Ironic, huh? Last week I went in for an interview at Legacy Charter School in Elizabeth for the K-8 music teacher position. Two days later, they had already talked with all three of my references and offered me the job. Sounds perfect, right? That's what I keep trying to tell myself, but something about the fact that I can't see myself teaching five year-old kids for the rest of my life keeps me wondering if this is where God is leading me. Anyway, I have till Wednesday to decide if this is God's plan for me... meanwhile, I'm trying to find out how long it might take to find out some information on the application I turned in to Kiowa High School last week for their High School Band position. I will be coaching volleyball in the fall! But I pray every day that I'm not still at Starbucks as well. Oh, to be finished with this waiting and wondering period in my life. To know what my hearts desires truly are. To have a good job that I can be proud of and know that I am in the center of God's will. Someday!

moving forward... ready or not

Well, everything is definitely not happening in the order that I planned, but I guess that is why I'm not the one in charge! As long as the school board approves at their upcoming board meeting next Wednesday night, I will officially be the head volleyball coach for Kiowa High School. I was so nervous I had to force my fingers to punch in the numbers to make the call to the school office last week to agree to their request that I consider this. I told them I was ready to go for it (when really I was freaking out inside!), and now the only other step is getting the official approval from the board, which according to Mr. Kolm there is no reason they wouldn't accept his recommendation.

I had really hoped to have the rest of my life figured out (yeah, i know... pretty impossible) before accepting such a big responsibility, but the time had come to make this decision, whether the other decisions had been made or not. Again, God is asking me to trust him. When I had considered moving to Virginia to go back to school, the hardest thing was the thought of leaving a group of friends, who are the closest that I've ever had. I guess God is going to let me stay (which was definitely a "desire of my heart"), so I'm going to trust that he has a plan for me here. (gulp!)