I got a job!

"God Provides!" For the past two weeks that has been my mantra. Being a first year teacher, this job hunt has proven to be quite the headache. I applied to sixteen districts in the surrounding Waco area, and every single one had different requirements. Due to budget cuts, the economy, and this being my first year to teach the odds seemed to be stacked against me. Sometimes God provides in ways we didn't expect, sometimes we are upset because we don't see how it is that He is providing, sometimes he makes us wait, and sometimes he just slaps a fat smile on our face. After my third interview yesterday, I was driving back to Waco and it was the first time that I felt deep in my soul that whether or not this teaching thing worked out, He would truly provide, even if it wasn't in the way I expected.
At 7:30 this morning God provided, and today has been one of the most exciting whirlwinds of my life. I am a proud 2nd grade teacher at Nolanville Elementary. I already have filled out my paperwork, gotten my ID, seen my classroom, picked up my keys, and I already have been invited to lunch tomorrow afternoon with all five of the 2nd grade teachers. It has all happened so fast that I am afraid I am going to wake up tomorrow morning and have a mild panic attack. Oh and did I mention I start on Monday? The next two weeks are filled with orientations, and then on the 24th I officially become Miss Davis.
I have decided to start this blog for many reasons. 1) I want to have an account of my first year of teaching, 2) I think it will be very beneficial to reflect on each day, 3) I am hoping to receive encouragement and advice from friends, family, and hopefully other teachers, 4) I think it will be therapeutic to write 5) I secretly hope that this blog turns into a book, 6) I want to have a written account of how awesome God truly is and how even when I am at my wits end remember that He always ALWAYS provides!
I have posted pictures of my room. I have two weeks to turn it into a land of wonder and excitement for the 22 eager eagles (that's our mascot) that will be entering my classroom on the 24th. I want my room to be a magical place where learning is exciting and a loving community is built. I want my room to be engaging, colorful, comforting, and a safety net for every student that walks through the red door. If anyone has any ideas, big or small, I would truly appreciate them.

Eagles: when they walk, they stumble. They are not what one would call graceful. They were not designed to walk. They fly. And when they fly,oh, how they fly, so free, so graceful. They see from the sky what we never see.
-anonymous-

God-
May you be with me every step of the way. Remind me every day that you are the ultimate Eagle and that you can see all of the things that I can't. Watch over me and my students. Give me patience, give me love, give me creativity, but most of all give me peace. I am so excited to begin this journey with you.
Miss Davis