Still employed...

Thank you to all of you have been inquiring about my job. Education has been making quite a few cuts, particularly in California. Pink slips went out this week and I am happy to announce that I did NOT receive one! I was so relieved and am so grateful for my job but I am sad for my coworkers who didn't get so lucky! Some people who got pink slips have been working in my district for a few years longer than I have. For the most part the decision of who to cut was based on the seniority list. They started at the bottom and worked their way up until they had enough. My credential is what saved me. I have a Single Subject credential in math. This is an area where there is no room to cut. So they skipped over my name. WOW.
It makes me think back to college. I came in as an Accounting major because that is what I had always said I wanted to be. I loved my accounting classes and did well but realized I didn't want to be responsible for other people's finances for the rest of my life. Money is too touchy of an issue for people. A math teacher was my next option. I changed my major during my sophomore year. I was advised to change to Liiberal Studies and get a minor in math. Not knowing any different that it was decided to do. In my junior year I realized that the path I was on would only allow me to teach up to 9th grade. It is unlikely that a high school would hire a teacher who can only teach one grade. So my only option would be middle school. I didn't want to limit myself so I decided to change my major AGAIN. This time I changed to math. I was disappointed because I wouldn't graduate in 4 years (an expectation I had for myself) and walk with my friends in the ceremony. And I was nervous because math didn't necessarily come easy to me. I knew I was in for a lot of hard work. I did work really hard and I got A's in all of my math classes. The irony is I teach middle school now and love it (not to say I won't ever go to the High School level). But if I would have stuck with Liberal Studies... that would be a multiple subject credential. Which means I would have basically been guarenteed a pink slip this week.
The Lord has had His hand in all of this and He knew the plans He had for me.
This is part of my story of God's provision in my life. I am excited to hear the stories of the Lord's provision for each person who actually recieved a pink slip. He has a plan for them too!