Thankful Thursday

 

Happy Thursday, friends! I hope your week has been good so far. Mine started a little roughly thanks to sinus problems that kept me home for two days in a row, but I'm confident that by the time you read this, I'll be feeling better and will be back at work. Fingers crossed!

I'm thankful that I was able to stay home from work for two days. Both days that I was home, I slept on and off all day. That never hurts, when you're under the weather. It felt luxurious, but I know that it helped me feel better as well. It's nice to work for and with kind and understanding people!

I'm thankful that with the exception of makeup testing, state testing is done with at the school that I work at. That is some intense testing, and it'll be good to be back on a regular schedule when I go back to work today. 

I'm thankful that our sons are healthy and safe. I'm also thankful for the Life 360 app so that I can check on them occasionally to see when they make it back home. They're all such sweet young men, and they've all been super sweet and helpful since I've been sick all week. They're not used to seeing me down for the count like I have been.

I'm thankful for parents who call to check on me, and I'm thankful for their prayers. 

I'm thankful for my husband, who has been so great at picking up where I've been leaving off at home. I've come home to laundry that's been finished, a clean house, and his offer to help me with dinner. I appreciate that so very much! 

If I'm being completely truthful, I will say that I though I am thankful for and have loved my job, I'm not sure if I'm going to go back for the next school year. It's been wonderful in so many ways, and though I've gotten into somewhat of a groove, I miss being at home and doing all of the things that I so loved doing. The more time that goes on, the more I realize this. I have found out a few things recently about my job that are also helping me in this decision, and though I am praying through this, I've not come to a final decision. For anyone who didn't already know, I was hired for this position on a temporary basis. The teacher is out on medical leave, so one assistant slid into that position, and I am the fill in for the assistant who is now acting as head teacher. Originally I was hired through March, then that got pushed back until the end of the semester. There are two more positions opening up at my school for the next school year, but I'm not sure if I'm the person for either of them. There are a few other extenuating factors that are contributing to this thought process, which I won't get into now. There has just been a lot going on in my life and in my family, so know that it's not just that I don't "feel like" writing here, it's that other things have been taking up my time and thought life. 

If you pray for me in this, I assure you that it won't be time wasted! I am still thinking and praying about it all, and I don't have to have it all figured out right now. Thankfully, I have some time before making a final decision. I have so many other things to say and thoughts rolling around in my head, but I'll save all of that for a later post. I didn't really mean to lay all of that out here, but I started writing and couldn't seem to stop. Thanks for reading and being such an encouragement to me! Many of you are that and so much more and know that I am so thankful for you. Often times when I pray, you're some of the ones that I thank the Lord for. I'm glad we're friends! 

Love to all.