It’s been a rough couple of weeks here on the farm. Between all of my kids’ activities, classes I am taking, and just life in general, I am mostly just tired and worn out. Life’s disappointments have gotten the best of me. Here’s a rundown on what’s got me in one of life’s rough patches.
I started this journey towards being a Librarian with one goal, and after some amazing interviews and a lot of positivity on my part, plus the encouragement of my family, I found out last week that the job that I wanted was not meant to be mine this time. Internal hiring stinks, and when you’re up against a veteran teacher with lots more experience than you, it is apparently a battle you can’t win. My comfort level within the school and connection with te kids that I already teach as a substitute were not enough to put me on top. I am disappointed and sad, but know in my heart that everything happens for a reason.
I have had a week now to process the news, and while the disappointment is still fresh, I will not let this latest turn of events change my course. I still plan on finishing the degree that I started, still plan on teaching as much as my elementary school will let me, and will still love my job and all the students every day.
In my other life as a farmer, I was given the opportunity to hear the most amazing motivational speaker yesterday at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership GRACE conference, and the message was so timely for me. Her last slide of the day, which I read through more tears than I care to think about, said “Dark days are not the end, but the pages that make your story worth telling.”
Here’s to happier days and many more pages to come!
A New journey 
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