Thursday, September 27, 2007

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

For the last 18 months I have felt like Maria in the beginning of the movie The Sound of Music. The cabinet didn't seem to know what to do with my friend and me when we managed to pass commissioning interviews a year before we graduated. They didn't know what to do with me now that I've finished CPE in the middle of the appointment year.

Today, they came up with an answer, albeit very temporary. From Oct. 1 -31 I will be working for the Conference office gathering information and creating a resource for ministering to persons with special needs in the church. Given my 20 years of teaching special education and the fact that I've done some research on this for earlier presentations and seminary papers, this will be right up my alley. It keeps me in the appointment system, it gives us income, and allows me to continue my residency (probationary period) for at least one more month. We will have to see what happens next, but for now I am relieved.

6 comments:

DogBlogger said...

:-)

jnors said...

Amen and amen.
I'll be singing showtunes all day, now! :)

spookyrach said...

Good for you! (Yep, I've got that song stuck in my head now, too. Thanks a lot!)

DogBlogger said...

Hey! I tagged you for a meme over at my place!

The Vicar of Hogsmeade said...

I've got special needs ministry at my place. email me for details

The Vicar of Hogsmeade said...

maybe it would help if I actually gave you the email address?

thereverendmom at gmail dot com