Great is Thy Faithfulness

Since December I have been looking for a job out here in St. Louis. I have sent more than 50 emails (unfortunately I have a MO job file to prove it). I have applied for everything and anything that fits under the title of Early Childhood Education. We got out here early just so I could find a job. We arrived Sunday and Tuesday I was out visiting all the places I had applied, putting a face with my name. All I heard that day was have you applied online or thank you we will keep you in mind if any positions open up. I knew they had budget cuts here too. I also found out that there are many wives out here with degrees in education that are working in other fields because they couldn't find jobs in education.

It was June 24th we had been here two weeks and I had not gotten one email or call for an interview. That day my passage in my devotional book was on Isaiah 45:11 Concerning the work of my hands command ye me and John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name. "Knowing that God invites us to command Him to act reveals a surprising change in our relationship!" That night I prayed that God would give me some sign that he is working on providing me a job. I told him that I trusted that he would eventually give me one, I just needed him not to be so silent in doing so. The next morning God answered my prayer, I had an email for an interview as a Children's Director/Preschool teacher at a Lutheran Church. For those of you that don't know this would be one of my dream jobs. So, a week later I traveled 35 minutes into Illinois for the interview. On my way there I called Patrick almost in tears. I told him I was ready to turn around I could not travel this far in such heavy traffic every morning. Thankfully he encouraged me to go. The interview went great! I walked out of there wanting the job. The next day they offered me the job. However, I had to turn it down because we could not survive off the pay. They could not afford to pay me more but offered to give my name to other churches in the area that could.

God answered my prayer that's all I asked for. However, later that same day I got an email back from Bright Horizons (wustl.edu/childcare/). They are a company that opens childcare centers for large companies, for their employees children, and they are opening one here at Washington University in the town I live. They were voted one of the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine because all the staff is ECED certified, they pay well, have great benefits, and many other perks. They invited me to an information session and group interview based off my application and resume. After learning more about that company I realized this opportunity was another one of my dream jobs, to be able to work with babies and get a decent paycheck. The next day I got called back for a one-on-one interview with the director. I went for that Tuesday. Felt it went great but she told me she had interviews all week and I wouldn't hear anything till Friday or maybe Monday.

This was the longest week of my life. I told Patrick he would have to keep me busy. I kept getting this feeling like I wasn't going to get the job (60 people and they were only hiring 6) and I couldn't figure out if it was God preparing me or Satan making me doubt. Once again I was trusting that God would eventually provide me a job. I just told him that I didn't want to wait anymore. I didn't want to go through anymore searching, applying, and interviews, even if he had a better job out there. God used my dear friend Holly to reassure me. She called a few days after my interview to tell me they had called her as a reference, so I knew they were still interested.

Well today I got the final call. I GOT THE JOB! One of my dream jobs. Great is Thy Faithfulness even when ours isn't. I love my Lord!