Monday, June 10, 2013
Wait for the LORD; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.
Psalm 37:9
It seems since my last post all of my readings, devotions and Jesus Calling readings have been exactly what I mentioned in my last post. It is amazing to me that God knows me so well and He is constantly giving me reminders of His Faithfulness. Despite all the trusting I have been trying to do (SIGH) I had a moment I was not too proud of today. I will not go into all the details, but there has been something at school that has been irking me. I had this moment today where I had myself a pity party and was upset because things did not turn out the way I thought they would. I was given some options but did not like either one of them. But then I go back to my past post. It is not about what I want, what does God want. Where can I be used the best for Him? That is the question.
We have been struggling the past few weeks about where to send the kids to school next year. It has been wonderful to all go to the same school this year and to have the peace of mind that my kids were with me in the building, but our school in not in our neighborhood and we have been convicted about sending our kids to our neighborhood school. It only makes sense to get to know the people we are trying to reach. We went for a visit this afternoon and we were really impressed. The school has a high Asian population (which made Samuel really happy) and offer some great classes and programs. The tour was given by the Assistant Principal who was a super nice Korean lady. During the tour she mentioned that they would be adding a PreK program next year and a light bulb went off in my head. I will not be certified to teach PreK, but maybe they had an assistant teacher position. I felt really awkward bringing up job openings right then, but I did email her this evening about the possibility. It would be great if you would pray with me about this possibility. Who knows, maybe they will have a classroom position open for next year :) . The school is having a Fun Fair on Saturday and I think we will attend and maybe connect some more with faculty and parents from the neighborhood. When we were about to leave the Assistant Principal's son was outside playing. His name happens to be Sam and she said something about her husband being Korean so he was full Korean. Jeremy turned to me and said, "I think she thinks your Korean." :) The kids were excited when we left but then my poor Emma says, "But I will have to say goodbye to my best friend Emmy." :( Broke this momma's heart. Please just pray as we make important decisions over the next few months. We feel like this past almost year (yes, almost a year!) has been our time to adjust to the city and get acquainted with our neighborhood. I truly believe we will be getting in the trenches of ministry for our neighborhood and we will need as many prayer warriors as we can get!
We had a good weekend. I had my long walk (6 miles) Saturday morning. I got home and then we decided to take the kids down to the beach. When you think of Chicago you hardly ever think of it having a beach, but sure enough along the beautiful Lake Michigan is a wonderful beach. It took us about 5 minutes to drive and then about 10 minutes to walk the remainder of the way. The Lake is so cold and it was a little breezy Saturday, so I did not let the kids get in the water but they had a blast playing in the sand. Sunday we visited a local church and was pleased at how nice the people were. Sunday afternoon was spent relaxing and today was back to work. I have 6 days left of school, the girls have 9 days left of school, and Jeremy and Sam have 10 days left of school. I think we can make it :)
Psalm 37:9
It seems since my last post all of my readings, devotions and Jesus Calling readings have been exactly what I mentioned in my last post. It is amazing to me that God knows me so well and He is constantly giving me reminders of His Faithfulness. Despite all the trusting I have been trying to do (SIGH) I had a moment I was not too proud of today. I will not go into all the details, but there has been something at school that has been irking me. I had this moment today where I had myself a pity party and was upset because things did not turn out the way I thought they would. I was given some options but did not like either one of them. But then I go back to my past post. It is not about what I want, what does God want. Where can I be used the best for Him? That is the question.
We have been struggling the past few weeks about where to send the kids to school next year. It has been wonderful to all go to the same school this year and to have the peace of mind that my kids were with me in the building, but our school in not in our neighborhood and we have been convicted about sending our kids to our neighborhood school. It only makes sense to get to know the people we are trying to reach. We went for a visit this afternoon and we were really impressed. The school has a high Asian population (which made Samuel really happy) and offer some great classes and programs. The tour was given by the Assistant Principal who was a super nice Korean lady. During the tour she mentioned that they would be adding a PreK program next year and a light bulb went off in my head. I will not be certified to teach PreK, but maybe they had an assistant teacher position. I felt really awkward bringing up job openings right then, but I did email her this evening about the possibility. It would be great if you would pray with me about this possibility. Who knows, maybe they will have a classroom position open for next year :) . The school is having a Fun Fair on Saturday and I think we will attend and maybe connect some more with faculty and parents from the neighborhood. When we were about to leave the Assistant Principal's son was outside playing. His name happens to be Sam and she said something about her husband being Korean so he was full Korean. Jeremy turned to me and said, "I think she thinks your Korean." :) The kids were excited when we left but then my poor Emma says, "But I will have to say goodbye to my best friend Emmy." :( Broke this momma's heart. Please just pray as we make important decisions over the next few months. We feel like this past almost year (yes, almost a year!) has been our time to adjust to the city and get acquainted with our neighborhood. I truly believe we will be getting in the trenches of ministry for our neighborhood and we will need as many prayer warriors as we can get!
We had a good weekend. I had my long walk (6 miles) Saturday morning. I got home and then we decided to take the kids down to the beach. When you think of Chicago you hardly ever think of it having a beach, but sure enough along the beautiful Lake Michigan is a wonderful beach. It took us about 5 minutes to drive and then about 10 minutes to walk the remainder of the way. The Lake is so cold and it was a little breezy Saturday, so I did not let the kids get in the water but they had a blast playing in the sand. Sunday we visited a local church and was pleased at how nice the people were. Sunday afternoon was spent relaxing and today was back to work. I have 6 days left of school, the girls have 9 days left of school, and Jeremy and Sam have 10 days left of school. I think we can make it :)
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