Opening Doors

What's the opposite of the saying "When it rains, it pours?" We all know that for the last 5 years I have been working my butt off trying to find my place. Not just in my career, but also in life. I've been trying to stay positive as door after door shuts. I've felt like I've been walking down a never-ending corridor of closed doors. Then a door opens... and suddenly those other closed doors aren't as big of a deal. They're still closed, and it still weighs heavily, but not as much as before. Behind that door was the most caring, understanding, and supportive guy I think I've ever met. A guy who gets me like no one has before. A guy who would do just about anything just to see a smile on my face. Because of him, I no longer hear the darkness screaming. 1:6billion

So... those doors... I'm still walking down that corridor, now with him by my side, delightfully distracting me from the ones still closed. Well, I was... you see another door has opened. I'm a little nervous... it feels a little big for me... But when I turn... I see him, there by my side. Beyond him I see everyone else, those of you who have supported my dreams and encouraged my passion. Now when someone asks what I do, I get to say I'm a teacher. And when they follow up with, "Oh, what grade?" I don't have to say, I'm a sub, or I work with all levels... I get to say, I teach 6th grade!

Yes, you read that correctly, I have a full-time, contracted, U.S., Oregon, Metro Area JOB! I feel like things are actually going in the right direction. I think, just maybe, this is what HIS plan was all along. I've tried really hard to believe and have faith that He does in fact have a plan, and I finally feel like I can see it. I can't believe that tomorrow I am going to sign my first contract.