2 days left at the elementary school
3 days left at the high school
1 week and 6 days until I graduate. Wow.
I still have my exit interview which I don't think will be a huge deal, and have to fill out quite a bit of paperwork, but I'm almost done. It's hard to believe. Then I'm on my way to becoming a real, live adult. Creepy. I'm only a year behind my friends. :)
I found another school hiring in Brown County, Indiana, which is one of the prettiest parts (by far) of Indiana. It's where the big hills are. It's nicknamed the "little smokys" for a good reason. It's a little closer than the other job and is only high school instead of high school and middle school. It's teaching 4 choirs and 2 classes of piano. I'm a little worried about the piano since I'm not amazing, but I do think I know enough to even help people who may technically play better than I do. But I haven't heard from either job, and we haven't heard a yes or no from the apartment people, either. It's kind of stressful since we're so close to the end.
I am really getting very sad to leave both places. I'm lucky. Just very lucky... I've gone to a fantastic school with the awesomest friends ever. I love my major (even if it does frustrate me and I spend a lot of time questioning everything) and I love my life. I'm just incredibly thankful to have had such great opportunities so far and I hope I'll find a few new equally great opportunities along the way.
It's scary. I don't know where I'll end up. I don't know if I will manage to stay in contact with the people I've loved for the past 5 years. I don't know if I'll end up teaching for the rest of my life, or if something else will come along. But I do know that it'll be OK. Really. Every single ounce of my life (because we all know life is measured in ounces).
You know me well, and know that at any given moment, I'm probably worrying about something. But why? I'll leave you with this. :)
Matthew 6:25-34(The Message)
25-26"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it
follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether
the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than
the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes
you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to
a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.
27-29"Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever
gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on
fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the
fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp
or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten
best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.
30-33"If God gives such attention to the appearance of
wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to
you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to
get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to
God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these
things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality,
God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all
your everyday human concerns will be met.
34"Give your entire
attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things
come up when the time comes.
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