Another New Beginning

Today is the day before I "officially" begin graduate school. That's kind of funny to say being as I am already 1/3 of the way done with the program, but it's true and somehow it feels different. Starting tomorrow I will be in classes only with other students pursuing their Masters in TESOL, and I am both excited and scared at the same time. I am excited to be in a learning environment where everyone truly wants to learn because they are seeking to be a better teacher and not just a degree. I am scared that I am not ready for it, that I will realize just how young and naive I am, that my lack of teaching experience will be a barrier, that I will not have friends in the program, or (perhaps worst of all) that I will somehow manage to complete this program and realize that I do not in fact want to teach English! But all fears aside, I really am excited. I know I am going to learn so much, and no matter where God takes me in this world what I learn in these classes will be useful. I can't wait to see where God continues to lead me because sitting where I am today I know each and every moment leading up to this prepared me for today, and the future will not be any different. Every class I take, every paper I write, every person I encounter, everything prepares me to be the person God needs me to be each day. In the middle of everything else that is definitely a comfort!

Today is also a day of new beginnings because I have begun my new job. Starting this week I am working 9 hours a week in my church office as the receptionist. This will be a chance to get to know members of Village Covenant Church better, serve my community here, get some homework done, and anything else Pastor Matt assigns for me to do. I'm excited about this opportunity as it was a complete answer to prayer. For a couple of years now I have said I would like to do a job like this and, without ever saying anything to Pastor Matt, he out of the blue offered me this job. On top of working at church I am also continuing in the Cafeteria and with Christians in the Workplace. Overall it should be a busy but rewarding semester!!

Sometimes I am not sure where this road I'm on is taking me, but I'm excited to find out! I hope you can see the hand of God in your life just as I can in mine!