I found a job, and 9/11

As of last Friday, I have a part-time job with our local YMCA in Albert Lea as a School's Out Site Coordinator at one of our elementary schools. It's something I'm very excited about as it will allow me to teach but not have to grade anybody based on what they're learning. I'm continuing to look for something else to do during the days, so keep praying that God will open doors for a job where I can work during the days but leave on snow days to go teach kids after school.

Last week, I meant to post my memories of 9/11. A fellow blogger and college friend of mine posted about how she heard about the events of that horrific day and I wanted to post about mine. I was a junior in college and I was actually at home that day. I friend of mine had died of cancer just 5 days earlier so I was at home for her funeral. My friend Laura showed up and told me about what had just happened. I didn't really think anything of it and we went to breakfast and then to the funeral. I got back to my parents' house at 2:30 and left to head back to Brookings, SD. When I drove into Brookings, I saw major long lines at gas stations and I was like, "What on earth is going on?" I tried to call my dad, but couldn't get through on my cell phone. I finally did, and he told me to put gas in my car before it went up to $4 a gallon. (I didn't put gas in my car until November and it never got that high.) I got back to the dorm after a bible study and was sitting in a neighbor's room. A bunch of us sat in front of the TV watching what had happened earlier that day. Needless to say, my mind was so not in tuned to anything that happened in NYC. I was still remembering a friend and former schoolmate and the huge blessing she was that previous summer.

This year, on 9/11/08, I was awaken to a phone call from somebody who had the wrong phone number. MSNBC replayed the Today Show's coverage of those events to the exact minute. I watched for more than 2 hours. I have nothing more to say.