A few blanks I realized I did not fill in from yesterday: The cryptic email was from Dr. Hayes—it seems yesterday morning his yearbook teacher came in and asked to get out of his contract at Christmas! Meanwhile he already had approval for a half time English teacher. The yearbook part is not yet certain since he has not officially resigned—the English is. He said that if it happens “it’s yours if you want it.” And I can have the English for sure. Thus, the uncertainty turned to hope. Worst case scenario is now I have two part time jobs—I could pick up a couple more and hold out til fall, I am sure. But I am sure something full time will open up—so it is starting to look like I am off to the worst climate ever! But KNOWING I will like my job and the teaching situation is half the battle. Being close enough to drive to Shachah some weekends—to take off to East Texas, things like that—that will keep me sane until I can settle.

Yesterday we had a real thunderstorm (of course on the news they thought it was a great tragedy and a man at church even called Pastor Darrell to see if we were still having church!), but as I drove home from work—on the first day that I had hope of a job year all this—I saw it in the sky.

A rainbow.