Writer’s Block
(Only cool kids get this reference.)
Leaving Denver
Oh yeah. So for those who are unaware, I’m leaving Denver. That is official. The question is where I will land.
In truth it is a “We” not an “I.” Mandy and I are trying to figure out the next step. I am currently certified with a temp. certificate to teach in the state of Washington (where she lives), however, I have a certain prospect in Boston.
This time tomorrow I will be getting on a plane back home to begin a three day interveiw process at Easten Nazarene College, my alma mater. Weird really. And I have mixed feelings.
For many reasons I want to move to Seattle, or at least that would be a better place to continue with Mandy and continue with life compared to moving to Boston. But the same is true on the other side.
College professor = good, BUT I’d be teaching Education instead of English/Philosophy. Not sure how I feel about that. And having to go back for another degree in a field I SWORE I would never have an advanced degree in. I almost have one terminal degree to pay for, do I want another?
Boston = good, family/friends/home, BUT I don’t want to take Mandy away from family/friends/home. I’ve been there, it is not fun. But she’s already started the process of teaching here. She’s a trooper. She’s better to me than I desereve. I’m blessed beyond words.
Seattle = good, new adventure, feel comfortable, still teaching high school, or teaching college in an English Dept. But I have no job offers already lined up there.
My mom pointed out the obvious: I didn’t go looking for the ENC thing, it completely was thrust upon me, so I should persue it honestly and well. God will handle the rest. So that’s what I will do. Whether I get it or not it has openned my eyes to my skill sets and desires in ways that I haven’t thought about since I HATED life and was working as an in-school suspension dude. At least now the choices are good that has brought me to this place of self evaluation, not sucky.
So, Sat - Mon I will be meeting with professors, students, deans, and presidents of the college, the whole time waiting for God to say “do/do not” and not leaving it up to me, cause I have no idea. I’m pretty sure they will offer me a job, thus complicating my life even more.
Though I must say, having a job already lined up and confirmed will be WONDERFUL for finishing off this year. I’ll have a level of freedom to speak my mind (even more) to a certain person who needs . . . the love of the Lord communicated with a sharp tounge and a whip. I’m joking. Maybe. No. Yes. As far as you know.
Onward and upward.
Feel free to pray about all this.