It’s Amazing Grace

After this week, I will have five more weeks of student-teaching internship at Moreno Valley High School to get my credential. Then I will be working diligently to get a special education teaching job. It will be a sigh of relief to finally get a job. Even if it’s not the best job, or, the job I really want (which I’m still not sure of), it will be awesome to have income coming in to help pay our living expenses and other bills. It burdens me to have to ask people for help, especially money. I appreciate it; but no matter what, I still feel like I’m being a burden on others.

I’m excited because I’ve already received calls for special education teaching positions–even though I can’t take any until I finish my student-teaching and get my credential. It gives me hope that in five weeks I will have a lot of job offers to choose from. That makes me feel good. Even so, I realize that even if I am financially ok–I still need to be aware that there are people who are not. Some of us are effected by the recession more than others. And, when I’m not affected by the recession I won’t be so complacent as to forget that there are people who are not well off as I am. I don’t want to be in my own little bubble and think all is well and forget those who need help the most.

Wow, it’s been a while! I feel like my life has been doing a wave for the past couple months. Just when I think things are going to get better, my smile is turned into a frown. I thought I was going to be able to get a full-time special education teaching job and be able to us it as my student-teaching for my credential program at National University. But the school that wanted to hire me does not have a contract with the university, so I can’t do an internship there. As much of a downer as that may seem, I am confident that God has a plan for my life and my career–whatever that may be. Anyway, I went to Moreno Valley H.S. today for my first day of student-teaching for my special education credential. The teacher I’ll be working with has over 30 yrs experience. He looks like and talks like an old coach of mine when I was training for the Olympic trials. I is a short stalky man with–what seems to me–to be a Nigerian accent. But this old chap said he was from New English…I never would have guessed that. He has SIX aide’s in his classroom of 18 students…wow! And, not to mention a senior who is his teacher’s assistant. The class literally runs on it’s own with its very rigid routine–which the students seem to like. I have 9 weeks to complete at MVHS and I hope it fly’s bye faster than I can say, “that was easy”.

My relationship with Curtis is at its best and is continuing to grow stronger. You can trust that statement but you know I’d tell you the truth if it weren’t so. I am so proud of him and praise God for the miracle of our relationship as it is now. And, I thank anyone who has prayed for us over the past 6 years. He makes sure we pray together every night before we go to bed. And, he wants us to make an effort to get into the habit of praying together every morning. It’s amazing what God can do when you let go and let Him take control of your circumstances. He can totally flip flop situtations in your life that you never thought possible. I remember when I use to try to lead and get Curtis to pray with me on a regular basis and he was resistant. Now, he encourages ME to read God’s word and pray. He keeps me accountable…how amazing is that?! Well, I’m still trying to find a night job that I can do for the next 9 weeks. I do have an interview this Saturday at UPS in Ontario.

Thanks,

Grace