He is Faithful.

I don't post much on social media about what's going on in my life...but my blog has become a place over the years that I can just be honest with all of the people in my life and I can be honest with myself. That's what I am going to do in this post.


In May, I graduated with my Masters from JMU in Elementary Education. Not gonna lie, I was really happy to be done with school. The year of grad school was definitely a difficult one. I didn't sleep much and my entire life was consumed with school & student teaching. I pretty much stopped talking to everyone in my life unless I had direct contact with them or if they contacted me. It was really just not a healthy place for me to be in. I felt isolated and worn.


My relationship with the Lord really suffered too. I had NO idea where I was heading next in life. Part of me wanted to join the Peace Corps, another part of me wanted to move to Africa, and another part of me wanted to teach. Then there was the matter of figuring out WHERE I was going to teach. I had no clue. I would sit for hours in my room in complete silence trying to hear the Lord's voice for direction, but I never heard anything. I still don't really understand why God was silent in this struggle, but I do know that He proved faithful in it all.


I get a call from my mom at the end of March telling me that she ran into Angie deMik in the grocery store. Quick background...Mrs. deMik was my guidance counselor when I was in high school at Norfolk Christian, and she is now the principal at the lower school of Norfolk Christian. Mrs. deMik told my mom that she would have a job opening up for the fall so I should apply. I applied, interviewed with her, and accepted the job a little over a month later. I will be teaching 4th grade at Norfolk Christian in one of the classrooms I grew up in. Weird... I know.


Here's the deal, I don't know where this story of my life is heading. God opens doors quickly at times. If you had asked me in the middle of March if I would be teaching at Norfolk Christian, the answer would have been a confident "no." There are still doubts, but I am confident in the faithfulness of the Lord. He is a good God who will fulfill His promises. Life doesn't always happen the way we plan it. Like I said, I had no intention of returning to Norfolk Christian, but God has asked me to trust Him as I begin this new season in my life. I'm choosing today to trust in the faithfulness of a God who will never give up on me.