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Darlene
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania USA |
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| First Name: | Darlene | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Christian, trusting His love and forgiveness |
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Posted: Mon Nov 6th, 2006 06:34 pm |
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Hello again everyone,
I would like all of those who read this to pray for me regarding a job interview that I am going on tomorrow. It is for a Primary Case Manager. It is about 40 miles from my home, but the job description given to me over the phone interested me quite a bit. The job entails working with mentally/physically disabled adults to connect them with available resources in the community, as well as making sure various other needs are being met.
Actually, I am a teacher and have been substituting for the last year. Prior to that I had a position in a high school teaching English and Social Studies However, I was so stressed out due to the lack of support from administration, the mistrust among co-workers (some did things behind my back that were unethical), and the disrespectful attitude on the part of many of the students. I cannot tell you how many times I went home thinking I was going to have a nervous break-down. I woke up in the middle of the night crying and often had nightmares or didn't sleep much at all. Needless to say, I left that job for my physical and spiritual sanity.
Now, I'm somewhat in a quandary. On one hand, I like people of all ages and have worked with adults in the social work field in the past. But I must say that teaching is still my love and is something I want to do deep within my heart. I have asked that if it is not God's will for me to teach, that He take this desire away from me. So far He hasn't. But I have no idea if I will ever get hired permanently as a teacher again. It is VERY competitive in Pennsylvania. I have applied for many teaching positions and can't even get an interview. But I don't want to substitute teach after June of 2007. The stress level can be very high and the pay very low. So my first desire is to obtain a permanent teaching position.
Please pray for me that the Lord gives me wisdom to know if the job I am being interviewed for tomorrow is the one He wants for me. I want to make the right decision and not be conflicted within. It took awhile to get over condeming myself for taking that stressful teaching position, and allowing myself to become so overcome by worry and anxiety. I have made, what I think, to be wrong job decisions in the past and so I am insecure in this area.
Suffice it to say, I appreciate any prayers on my behalf. God Bless each of you as always.
In Christ,
Darlene
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. II Corinthians 13:14
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susiedear
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| Joined: | Thu Oct 12th, 2006 |
| Location: | Twin Cities, Minnesota USA |
| Posts: | 186 |
| First Name: | Elizabeth | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Pentecostal / Evangelical / Catholic! |
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Posted: Tue Nov 7th, 2006 12:15 am |
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Darlene, I'll remember you in my rosary tonight.
You and I share some similarities. I am also a teacher, making a career change after working in the newspaper business over 20 years. This is my second year of substitute teaching. Right now I'm in my third long-term subbing position. Like you said, the stress is high, and the pay is a sliver of what I used to make. Yet I wouldn't go back to my old job for twice the pay. There's something about teaching that gets under the skin and doesn't let go.
I know what it feels to seek direction and wait for God to open just the right door. I'll pray for you, that by this time tomorrow you will know where you are to be. God bless you as you continue to seek Him. Please let us know how it goes. 
Elizabeth
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But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. St. Augustine
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Darlene
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania USA |
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| First Name: | Darlene | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Christian, trusting His love and forgiveness |
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Posted: Wed Nov 8th, 2006 04:33 pm |
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Hello All,
I did go on the interview yesterday morning. I will inform you about it in the near future. It was a lengthy process. I prayed the Holy Rosary today and asked for wisdom regarding this matter.
Love in Christ,
Darlene
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. II Corinthians 13:14
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