Substitute Teaching

This week has been incredible! Monday, I began what will be my "job" this year, although it feels nothing like that. I am now a substitute teacher for Williamson County Schools. Jordan and I have felt since last December that the Lord was calling me to be a teacher, and the next 6-7 months were spent really praying, checking things out and determining exactly what that looked like. I determined that high school English is the route I need to go, and will be starting classes at MTSU in less than two weeks to get my licensing to do just that. Class will be two days per week, and I was able to get hired by WCS to substitute; this was the first week I was available to do so. As the year progresses, I would love to be able to work solely in middle and high schools, but I am enjoying the days I am in elementary as well. Gives me a good idea of what to expect if in a few years Jordan and I send our kids that route.

So this week, I have subbed as a Special Education teacher in an elementary, a P.E. teacher in an elementary and a P.E. teacher in a middle school. I have 7th and 8th grade on the horizon, as well as high school choir, but most of the time I will know the day of or maybe the day before. It's very exciting and I am loving every moment of it. It took me all of about an hour of being in the school on Monday to know that this is EXACTLY what I am supposed to be doing. It was an incredible feeling. It makes me so anxious to get out there and teach right NOW, but I know that, too, is a process the Lord is taking me on.

And then in other news, for those of you that I may not have emailed directly, Jordan had surgery on Wednesday this week, which jumpstarted our In Vitro Fertilization process. I will technically be getting into my cycle probably next week. HERE is a sample calendar of what a "cycle" means, although mine will include 12-21 days of birth control pills prior to starting what this calendar shows. I will be posting a little bit on here about it, but may not share everything so feel free to ask me if you have specific questions.

Jordan and I are elated. In fact, as I glance down at the date on my computer, today is the 1 year anniversary exactly of when we had been told we could not have children. It was one of the worst things we have experienced and yet, at the same time, it was a glorious day because God held us and carried us and gave us strength in a way that I had not yet experienced in my life. This past year, since that phone call, has been a journey, and there's no way we would have made it through but for the grace of God. So, we're ready for whatever this year brings, provided it is by His hand!!