AuburnChick's Adventures

I’m doing the happy dance, and it has something to do with this:

Can you guess what the shirt means?

Well, today I was doing my thing at school…answering the phones, writing passes…nothing out of the norm…when the principal’s secretary approached the Attendance desk.

She leaned over (we sit kind of low behind the counter) and waited for my co-worker to finish her phone call.

And then she said the magic words…

“We want you to stay for the rest of the year.”

I’m finding it difficult to find the words to describe the joy I felt in that moment.

Immediately, my co-worker, who I shall henceforth refer to as Ms. D, jumped out of her chair at the same moment I did.  We looked at each other and embraced, dancing around afterward.

I have no idea what the kids in the office thought.  Actually, I really don’t care.  It was a scene that spoke of celebration.  It was one that was repeated many times throughout the day as the word spread.

Those ladies really know how to make a person feel welcome. I mean, I’ve only been working in the office for a week and a half!  I’ve worked in offices for much longer than that and never had bonds develop so quickly.

The principal’s secretary (or is it PC to call her an assistant?) later brought me the shirt in the picture above…a gift for me.

I’m floating on air.

I am incredibly grateful for God’s provision.  While this job will continue to pay the same salary as that of a regular sub, I trust that God will fill in the gap so that my bills will get paid each month.

God is so good…so dependable…so amazing.  I know this in the tough times, and I know this in the easy times.  He never changes.  Thank goodness for that in a world where things are constantly in upheaval.

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