2014

2014 has taught me so much about who I am and who I am becoming. This year has been a year of personal and spiritual growth.

I have learned...

What it means to be a true friend. 

How to be content in the present season God has placed me in. 

The beauty of speaking life into people rather than poison.

To listen to the voice of God and have faith despite what "logic" says.

I have switched jobs.

Finished my degree. 

I have learned to have peace above all, despite the circumstance. 

God has seen me through it all, has carried me when I thought I couldn't anymore, and has spoken inspiration and vision when I couldn't see anything.  

2015 I am looking forward to what you are wanting to teach me. I am wanting to move forward, intentionally building relationships, and taking hold of life. 2015 I don't want you to slip through my fingers but instead let every season, every moment point toward the one who created me for such a time as this. 

Work

My life has made a complete 180 in the last 3 weeks...I had an entire different plan for where I was going with my life. For the last two years I have taught virtually from the comfort of my home and it has been AMAZING. The company I worked with was wonderful, the people I worked with were brilliant, and the flexibility to die for. But my heart was not there... I long to be around people and students. I long to impact generations to come, to connect, inspire, and motivate young minds. I wanted to see a child's face light up when they grasp a concept, and push them beyond their limits when they think they can't go any further. I wanted more... and I felt God was leading me to more.

I had been struggling with going back to the classroom after the first year of teaching virtually, but I kept putting it aside, I kept doubting that God would want me to give up my comfort. I sought the opinions of others who would validated me staying home and ignored anyone who thought differently. But God kept tugging so I tugged harder, I looked for projects at work that would keep me busy, I varied instruction and had kids meet me on Skype, I did everything I could to make myself feel like I belonged at home. Still I felt my heart beating to be with living breathing students, so I applied for a position at a school 5 minutes from where I live, the only one school I applied for and the same day I went in for an interview they hired me.

I have now been in the classroom for 3 weeks, yes I have to wake up at 5am every morning, yes I don't usually finish working until 7pm, and yes I jumped in mid year however I have never felt more alive and in the presence of God then the day I walked into the classroom.