AuburnChick's Adventures

As y’all know, I recently started subbing as a way to try to get my face known at the schools so when a teaching position becomes available, hopefully I will have an advantage.

Well, I got my paycheck for my first subbing job, and oh boy…what a shock!

My district pays $55 per day for subs with bachelor’s degrees. At 7.5 hours of work, that breaks down to $7.33 per hour.

Very sad.

I do not mind that I will not make much money teaching, but this…for subs who are responsible for 30 kids each class period, is sad. I made more money when I was a paraprofessional at the schools a couple of years ago, and I wasn’t even allowed to be in a classroom on my own…without a teacher! That’s standard policy for all para’s.

I LOVE subbing, and I’m hoping that I can find a teaching position really soon. But it’s not economically feasible for me to sub more than one day a week (I have another part-time job that pays a lot more but is not in the education field).
So, I got my pay check yesterday and stressed a bit (ok…a lot) over it the rest of the evening and today.

Until this afternoon.

Today, I had an appointment with a gal to measure a few of my windows for blinds.  I am trying to reduce my electric bill, so I’ve decided to finally cover the rest of my windows.  I’m sure the neighbors will be happy.  I believe that putting up some money up front will save me $$ in the long-run.  After sucking in my breath at the final quote, I pulled out my credit card.  The gal and I started chit-chatting, and I mentioned that I am a computer tech/teacher-wanna-be.

“Oh really?” she said.

Yes, ma’am.

“Do you teach people how to use the computer?” she asked.

Yes, ma’am.

“Would you teach me if I pay you?” she continued?

Yes, ma’am (happy dance in my head).

My eyes began to fill with tears, although I did control myself.  She is an answer to prayer.  I’ve spent the last two days concerned about bringing home less money and not being able to pay my bills, and I might just be getting a bit of extra work, for good pay, which will bridge gap.

The kicker?

My devotion with the kids this morning was about taking your disappointments to God and turning to Him for help.

I am awed, once again, that God would hear me…small, insignificant AuburnChick.

For those who think that God doesn’t care about them or the small things in their lives, I can say with confidence that He does care…very much so.

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