bittersweet.

Last week was a sad one. RIFs were delivered to 26 teachers in our corporation. Several who received them were dear friends and they will be missed greatly both professionally and personally. I wish them the best and know God is in control of all, even when hope is hard to find.

It's a tough time for all. When the economy began its initial struggle and it faced an inevitable plunge, I thought education would be the 'safe' job. How could it not be? There will always be kids. There will always be a desire for knowledge. You'd think there would always be a push for quality education. Yet now we lay off 26 teachers, say there won't be increased class sizes, and decrease our resources incredibly. Needless to say, I'm a bit skeptical.

I still don't know where I'll be going yet. Placement lists are supposed to come out this week. I remind myself of the same thing I did to my friend last week who recently had a baby, husband lost his job last year and now works thirds nearly an hour from home, and faces uncertainty as I cried with her after she received a RIF letter...God IS in control.

yikes.

Yikes is the only word I have for my lack of writing. I would like to be better. So I shall try.
Beginning...next week after the craziness of due dates, meetings, exams and dog classes subsides.
Check back for quite the overdue update!