Salmon and Souvlaki

The short version?
It’s all a big mess.

The long version?
I’ve been assigned to an elementary school that is 2.5 miles from our house.  Ideal, right?  But the two principals are debating how best to arrange my schedule, and basically coming up with one that is not workable for me.  Technically it’s workable, but not what Nik and I are willing to have me do.

So please pray.  Right now, ideally, I would either get to work every other day at each school as originally planned or I would be released from the middle school to just work elementary, maybe at two schools, maybe part-time.

You know how I like to be in control and have everything just right?  Well, I’m not right now, nothing seems right, and it’s not fun.  And so I’m learning that really, in the end, God’s in control.  Not me.

Thanks for your prayers everyone.  My interview on Monday at the middle school went really well and Tuesday morning, they offered me the job.   I only have to go there on B days so that means I’ll be there two days one week and three days the next.  Now we’re praying that the ESOL office will place me at a elementary office close by for the remaining half of my position.  I’ve specifically requested to be placed at my neighborhood school and walking to work would certainly be ideal!  But, in the meantime, we’re just praying that the Lord will put me in the right place.

And last night, to celebrate my new half-job, we went out to eat…at Subway.  Long story but basically the place we chose to go didn’t work out, we were already really hungry, didn’t know where to go and ended up with Subway.  Definitely not local and sustainable but at least not fried.  We’ll do better some other time!

P.S. Yoo hoo! Baby Judge!  We want to meet you!  Come out and play!!

Hello my dear family and friends.  I ask your prayers today and this week for two things.

1.  I have two interviews this week:  one, on Monday, at a middle school for a half-time position.  It’s a nice school (and middle school, which I love!) but is, very unfortunately, a long drive away.  I would then have to find a elementary position (half-time) to make a full time position.  The other one, on Wednesday, is at Nik’s high school (about 2 miles from us) for a full time position.  It may seem obvious that I should just take the high school position (Nik and I could even commute the whole five minutes together!) but it’s not so easy.  Just pray that the Lord will make his will very clear to us as to what position I should take.

2.  My friend has a good friend from Afghanistan who is studying in America but whose family is still back in her country.  Today, just before I left church, I found out that this friend’s sister was shot and killed last weekend and that her father was shot and severely wounded.  Please pray for their family, for the nation of Afghanistan, and for peace.