Great Opportunities

I feel like in my life I have been given many great opportunities to better myself and help others. These range from teaching elementary, being an EFY counselor, a daughter and sister to my wonderful parents and siblings, a wife and mother to my favorite two men in the whole world, and being a member of Christ's church. I have been so grateful for each opportunity and learned many lessons from each experience.
A week before Christmas, a lady from my ward who works as a counselor in one of the local middle schools called to tell me about an adjunct teaching position at Delta State University she had heard about and thought I would be perfect for. When I got off the phone with Sis. Buckley, I called the lady at DSU for more information. After discussing the details with Joseph, we decided I should apply for the position. I am now the newest faculty member at DSU. I will teach two sections of Science Methods for Elementary Education majors. It pays $1000 a semester hour, and I get one free graduate level course for every course I teach. I guess that means I'll be starting on my specialty or doctorate come summer. I'm a little sad to leave my baby, but it is just for six hours a week. I set my schedule as a Monday night course and a Tuesday/ Thursday morning class. Right now between my husband and in-laws, Jonah will not have to go to a babysitter. Once planting season starts, we'll have to talk about what we are going to do for childcare. I don't want to leave my baby, but as a family we felt that this was to good of an opportunity for us to pass up. Plus it will give me a little adult interaction that I miss sometimes (not that I would change being a stay at home mom for anything in the world and still consider myself one.) How thankful I am for the wonderful blessings in my life and the opportunities I have to grow and become a better person and hopefully help others as well.