Miss Luhrs is BACK.

It has been a very busy day. But I have something very important to tell you before I go to bed. Wait for it...

I got a job!

Yesterday, the principal at Rachel's middle school called when we were driving back from South Carolina. I have stayed in contact with her since we met in March. Penny is fantastic, and when we met the first time she told me she would offer me a job on the spot if she had one. I emailed her late last week to see if there was a long term substitute opening at Key Middle School for this fall. She called to tell me that they had filled it. And to ask me to come in for a meeting to discuss other opportunities.

I didn't tell you about it because there wasn't much we could do. Your prayers have been powerful all along and your words of encouragement unending. But at this point, if it were going to happen, it would totally be God's doing. Out of our hands completely.

I think I had the job when I walked in the room this morning. Penny explained to me the position, the requirements, how the schedule works, and why she though I would be a good fit for the job. I shared my excitement about the position, and my principal from Northwest called during the meeting to say she should hire me. We shook hands, and that was it. Job.

I will be provisionally certified in special education. I will have three different 8th grade classes to teach:

• 2 sections of self-contained reading/English (about 8-10 students with a para)
  
• 1 section of team-teaching reading/English
• 2 sections of team-teaching Civics!!!

To secure my provisional license, I need to take one graduate class that is an introduction to special education. I was able to enroll in it this afternoon and start class at 4:30 today. I will go to class each Friday and Saturday for the next three weeks and be done with class before school starts. My case load of IEPs will be about 15, and I will be challenged. Hurray!

After meeting with Penny, I cut off all my hair and got bangs. Rachel assures me that the hair will grow before my students come September 8. I like the bangs. The rest is just short.

Rachel and I have dreamed about teaching at the same middle school since we were in Dr. Love's Block I class at K-State. We will get to carpool the 15 minutes to work, and Rachel thinks our rooms may be in the same part of the building. Watch out Key Middle School: we are a dynamic duo. We'll blog our way into your hearts.

I stole her Francis Scott Key sweatshirt this afternoon to take some pictures because I'm so stinking excited to be a "Patriot."


That's it. The "job search" label of this blog is now closed. I'm removing all the job search bookmarks from my computer and praising the Lord that He wrote this chapter. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11. Amen.