BABWPrincess
Disciple of Prayer
I'm SO close to getting a job now! I drove the 8 hour drive, alone, last Saturday to my new hometown & stayed through Sunday (just over a week), knowing the local school district (there are several surrounding districts is already applied at) was opening up ALL their openings for next year (that they know of) on Monday! Monday morning came around & I applied at every school! I ended up having 10 interviews while I was in town, plus a video interview with a private school the day after I got back! They went great! I got a variety of responses from, "We're interviewing a few people & we'll get back with you next week," to "We're interviewing about 45 or 50 people, so you probably won't get anything this time but once we finish hiring internal transfers from the county, you'll probably be one of the first ones hired to fill one of their positions in round 2. Don't be discouraged," to "Over 45 candidates applied & we only picked out 15 favorites to even interview, so no matter what, you're ahead of the game," to "We'll call you early next week either way," to "We'll call you in about 2 weeks." It sounds like either way, I should hear from all 10 public schools this week or next week. They all said more spots are guaranteed to open up over the summer, so not getting the first round only means they were hurrying up & hiring any internal transfers they were interested in before the deadline closes in early May. I had 4 schools I had particularly good feelings about! I actually did hear back from 2 schools so far. 1 was a school where I got a weird feeling from the principal. The other was one of my top 4, but one that had a ton of candidates. They told me to call back later & check about new openings. One of the schools I really liked, the principal acted like we were BFFs & she even introduced me to 1 of the male teachers there before we even met ourselves, as if she wanted to set us up. If that means she liked me enough from my resume that she felt confident I was going to be there, I'll take that as a good sign! Anyway, once I got back, the interview with the private Christian School went incredibly well too! I'm still waiting to hear from 9 schools! I've been praying hard for almost a year about this move & this job search, & for a few months for a teaching job in particular! On my trip, I went to church on my last day before I came back. My Sunday School teacher is a teacher & it was nice hearing where she worked & what her experience has been. It was also great just continuing to build my church community there in my new home! I also went to the amusement park that's in town 3 times while I was there. Honestly, it feels like another church family to me! I say this because a church is made of its people. The people who work there are incredible! I've made friends with many of the workers, mostly retirees, who always ask about my interviews, the apartments I'm getting, my church, my family, etc. They even tell me they're praying for me! I enjoy hearing about their families, churches, things like that! I feel so at home, so loved, & so respected there! There's also an incredible local restaurant where 3 of the workers, including the owner, spent my entire meal talking to me, asking questions, telling me everything they know about the different schools, & offering to help in any way they can! Same for the hotel staff! Every time I would come or go, they would stop what they were doing, invested in ME, wanting to know how the interviews were going, wishing me luck & offering prayers! I cried the entire drive back! I mean, I bawled! I've always considered that place home & where I'm at just where I live, but being there alone this time & getting so much genuine love & respect from the locals everywhere I went... I have never been treated that well by church family or other locals in my old hometown! The town itself just looked more beautiful as well, I guess just knowing how close it is to truly being mine! I've never understood before why someone would be homesick! Being away is more fun! I get it now! I'm in a 24/7 state of extreme homesickness now until I can move, which likely won't be until July. Please pray that I get one of these jobs. Pray, as I have been praying, that I won't even be offered one that's not the job God has planned for me. I'd rather be constantly rejected than be in a position that's not the one God has picked out specifically for me! Please pray I don't have to wait too too long to get moved. Please pray I can have some semblance of patience & peace while I wait for the move, as my heart is 100% there and being stuck here temporarily just feels wrong & like I'm stuck in a short prison sentence. Please pray that I don't hurt my parents' feelings with that as well. They will be living here until my dad retires late this year or next year. Then they're moving up there too! They are very supportive & want me to move, but I don't want them to think my heart isn't with them. It is! It just isn't in this town. Please pray for all my new friends & for all the other teachers who are starting in this amazing county. Also, some of you may remember I asked for prayer about the stuntman. Here's the update. Well, I caught the first show on its last day, intending to go to all 3 showings. He smiled & waved, then flirted (heavily) with me the whole time he was onstage. People were staring at me. After the show, I went to talk to him at the meet & greet. He acted like I was a random fan. I was flabbergasted! I said who I was & he said, "Oh, I know! You're ###!" I never got to tell him my name. He saw my social media (or at least his friends did & told him, but likely, he did) & purposely ignored it. He positioned me for a photo in between his 2 female coworkers that were doing the meet & greet with him. Then he started talking to me like I was his "bro." He started following me on social media after that, but I'm not amused. I would have been fine with him just wanting to be friends. My problem is the intense flirting he did during the show, which felt like he was just using me for my loud voice & enthusiasm to help his team win (how the show is set up). I will count this as a praise that God didn't allow me to waste my time with him!
