On another topic, I recently have learned the difference between settling and trusting.
I am currently working at a delightful little cafe' and bakery near my home while I am looking for a job in education. Though I enjoy the simplicity of having an easy-going job as a cashier and "pie-cutter" (as I like to call myself) - I am not so much a fan of the stigma that goes along with it. I often find myself having to explain what I - a college graduate - am doing slicing cake and bagging cookies. This is where it gets lost in translation: I am not nearly as worried about finding a job as some people expect me to be, and this comes across as settling. Settling on being a pie-cutter who isn't making the effort to find a job in her major. In reality, I am content with what I am doing right now because I know the Lord is in control. Would it be amazing if I got a phone call to set up an interview, then nailed it and snagged a great job as a 2nd grade teacher? Absolutely. That would be my DREAM. But I am not going to lose sleep over it if that doesn't happen for me this year. As long as I have done my part, I can rest easy knowing that it's in His hands. And I know that even if I don't have my own classroom some great things will happen this year. I am taking the GRE, applying to grad school and plan on subbing in the districts I am interested in to get my name out there. I'm still hoping I'll get a phone call this month, but if I don't it's certainly not the end of the world.
In the meantime, may I interest you in a slice of coconut cream?
With much love,
Lauren
