This little blog has become so neglected, but it is time to begin writing again. Gabe and I are fully moved into our home here in North Webster at Camp Adventure. Yay! It's a sunny Sunday afternoon and I'm sitting out on my front porch listening to Pandora, drinking lemonade, and watching my dog sniff around in our yard. It's beginning to feel like my home. For the past two months I was only here on weekends and it didn't quite feel like my true home. I was torn between being here with Gabe, best friends in Anderson, and my school life at Daleville. Yesterday, we packed up everything from my classroom and at Phil and Kylee's and drove it all up here for the last time. What a good feeling to be finally home with my husband and in the place where God called us to go last August!
And.......on Friday night, I was offered a teaching job with Warsaw Community Schools. YES! I'll be teaching fourth grade at Leesburg Elementary next year and couldn't be more excited about it! I interviewed on Friday morning at 8 a.m., drove back to Daleville that morning, packed and said goodbye to all my teacher friends, and then I got the call from my new principal that same night! I'm still a little overwhelmed with everything and feel like I'm in a dream. On the same day I leave little Daleville, I get an offer from the school corporation I wanted. God's grace is amazing. We moved to this place and left everything familiar so that Gabe could pursue his dream job and follow God's call in his life. And now, I KNOW God called ME here to teach in this new school. All along, He had a spot for me and I'm excited to be used by Him in my new job.
The college staff moves in tomorrow and Gabe has been working for weeks to be ready to train them. I know he will be an incredible leader for these young people. He has a heart for helping people grow to be more like Jesus and is determined to see Camp Adventure be a place centered on kids experiencing God's love. I can't wait to see what the summer holds...... I will be updating you as often as I can. I really want to tell the stories of what happens here so that friends from Anderson, Daleville, and all over can stay connected with us.
For now, I will just enjoy my porch, lemonade, and puppy dog. :)
