My Miracle

 President Nelson has asked us to look for and document our daily miracles, so here is mine from today- for posterity's sake.

My position at Trailblazer has switched from a part-time position to a full-time position next year. Most people would be happy about this, but I don't want to be full-time. I love having afternoons and Fridays off. I love still being able to make dinner, attend all the things, and be there first and foremost for my family. This has always been something fun for me, not a career, and I want to keep it this was.

On the flip side, though, I am also getting the hang of what I am doing. I love it, and I'm good at it. I have a good rapport with my students. Being full-time and being able to really implement a thousand different things that I can't when I'm part-time does have some appeal.

So I have been torn- between wanting to be a mom first, and really enjoying the respect I get at my job and the satisfaction I get from making a difference with these students.

Claire said it simply, "You need to pray about it, Mom."

I decided to be specific about my prayer. Rather than just asking "which should I do" I decided to ask, "If there is a way for me to be part-time, please let that way be revealed because I don't see how it could happen and we need thy help with showing how this could be possible." I figured if a way wasn't revealed, that was my answer to go full-time.

Of course, the obvious solution is to hire a second person at .5. But the school board said absolutely not, and my principal (who loves me and is willing to do pretty much do anything to keep me) was told that either I go full-time or I can't be in that position anymore.

It didn't look good.

Today I met with her and she offered to open a new position for me to be the "Math Interventionist." This position does not appeal to me, if I'm being honest. Maybe in a year or two, but not right now. I really like what I'm doing with GT.

Then she said the district offered one possible way for us to split the position. I can't get into how, and it is very complicated and involves factors from a lot of different levels, but if Trailblazer agreed to do exactly what the district said in this matter, that would be the only way to have me stay a .5 and to hire a second person at .5- something we could only do if we did it this one exact way that fit this one exact situation.

I was sitting in that meeting thinking, "oh my goodness, this is my miracle. I asked for the path to be revealed, and here it is. We never could have seen this option- not in a million years- and yet here it is, literally falling into our lap at the perfect moment. Wow."

I have no doubt this was the Lord's work. My prayer was answered!

He sure does work in mysterious ways.