Post by beckyminor on Jul 29, 2011 21:01:02 GMT -5
Hey folks,
I was wondering if you'd be willing to pray about a job situation I've got coming up next week.
Last school year, I taught part-time at my kids' school, and while the students/administration seemed to appreciate my contribution to the school, I am not by nature a teacher of children. I can do it...I just don't get any personal satisfaction from doing it. I know life isn't all about what we get from it, but couple my general dislike of teaching with the fact that the school could only pay me a few thousand dollars for the entire school year, and I began to question whether continuing this year was the best option.
The trouble is, my husband teaches at the same school, and he completely belongs there. Teaching is what God has gifted him to do and he brings a lot of value, potential, and initiative to the school. But we cannot live on the salary the school can offer him. We have always gone on less than people think is reasonable, but last year we actually went into some debt as well as had to cash out some investments to stay afloat.
So now, a company where a relative is a VP may have an opening for me. It's entry level, but would still be no less than triple what the school could offer me in a best-case scenario. But it would be full time, and I am very squeamish about working full time as a mom who has elementary aged kids.
Anyway, the opportunity at the new job would be a great career opportunity, no doubt, but I want to use the Lord's discernment, not my own on this. If I had my 'druthers, I'd be home full time, and probably homeschooling my kids still. But that option is off the table. To do so does not look like it would be faith, but foolishness--a lack of counting the cost.
So anyway, I will likely have an interview in the coming week. Could you please pray I will do the right thing with regard to everyone involved...my husband, kids, the school, etc.? Thanks a million!
I was wondering if you'd be willing to pray about a job situation I've got coming up next week.
Last school year, I taught part-time at my kids' school, and while the students/administration seemed to appreciate my contribution to the school, I am not by nature a teacher of children. I can do it...I just don't get any personal satisfaction from doing it. I know life isn't all about what we get from it, but couple my general dislike of teaching with the fact that the school could only pay me a few thousand dollars for the entire school year, and I began to question whether continuing this year was the best option.
The trouble is, my husband teaches at the same school, and he completely belongs there. Teaching is what God has gifted him to do and he brings a lot of value, potential, and initiative to the school. But we cannot live on the salary the school can offer him. We have always gone on less than people think is reasonable, but last year we actually went into some debt as well as had to cash out some investments to stay afloat.
So now, a company where a relative is a VP may have an opening for me. It's entry level, but would still be no less than triple what the school could offer me in a best-case scenario. But it would be full time, and I am very squeamish about working full time as a mom who has elementary aged kids.
Anyway, the opportunity at the new job would be a great career opportunity, no doubt, but I want to use the Lord's discernment, not my own on this. If I had my 'druthers, I'd be home full time, and probably homeschooling my kids still. But that option is off the table. To do so does not look like it would be faith, but foolishness--a lack of counting the cost.
So anyway, I will likely have an interview in the coming week. Could you please pray I will do the right thing with regard to everyone involved...my husband, kids, the school, etc.? Thanks a million!
