Things have been crazy busy and so much change is happening! I can't even believe it all! Sometimes change is hard but it is good.
So for awhile now, I have had this tug on my heart that I needed to move on in my job. I ignored it for a long time because I know change is so hard. I didn't want to face it. I loved my job and I have so much there! I had an offer earlier this summer and I turned it down. It just didn't feel right. I prayed over it. I really, really wanted it. I just knew in my heart it wasn't right.
So I came home from camping a few weeks ago and I was just looking through all the websites I browse. I don't know why but I just clicked on my kids' school website and why, I still don't know but I clicked on the human resources and there it was...a job as a secretary at my son's school. Wow! I could do that! The job description and the qualifications sounded like me. Hmmmm...Dave and I talked about it. Well I decided to just try it out. If it worked out, great and if not, that was okay too! But the resume was due on Monday and here it was Friday night already. I worked over the weekend and upated my resume. I turned it in at the very last minute on Monday!! Oh well....here it goes!
Friday I got a call from the principal, "Could you come in for an interview on Tuesday? You're the first person I am calling so you have your choice of time!" Was that a good sign?
The interview went so well. I knew the teachers who sat in on the interview. I felt good about the answer I gave to their grilling questions! I left knowing I gave it my best and ultimately there was nothing else I could do. They told me there were 45 applicants and they had narrowed it down to 10. From there they would narrow it down to 3 and they would call me later in the week if I was one of those for a 2nd interview.
So on the golf course Tuesday night at 7:30 pm I got a call and instantly recognized the number! Yes, I had gotten a second interview; "Can you come in tomorrow morning at 9:30 am for a 2nd interview with the Assistant Superintendent!?"
Oh my gosh! I have a shot! Well, the 2nd interview went well. (I did have to take a 4th grade math test...I think I passed!) I left again knowing I had given it my best. I had been true to myself. I presented myself honestly and openly and knew that it was out of my hands! They told me she would call me later that day with the results either way.
12:30 pm, two hours after having left the interview, the phone rang again and I knew without looking at the number who it was going to be. I couldn't stop saying, "Oh my gosh...oh my gosh...oh my gosh!!" I was thrilled and excited and nervous and scared and happy and sad....I thought how can you feel so many differing emotions at once.
So....I'm excited to be called one of the secretaries at Ralya Elementary in Haslett! It's a new turn; a new path and a new "lease on life." It will be a good distraction and a good thing in my life!!
