Answer to Prayer

I got a huge answer to prayer this afternoon. Many of you know that I cut back to teaching one day a week (plus a few days thrown in here and there) when we adopted Megan. I've been happily sharing the contract with a friend now for 3 years. The problem is that due to state budget issues, districts were required to cut back several million dollars in their budgets which translated into huge teacher layoffs...including my teaching partner. So, we've been praying and pondering about how to proceed...do I go back full time (not an option), do I take a leave of absence (not good financially when another adoption is in the works), do I take a huge pay cut and teach at the preschool where Megan will be attending (preschool? yikes!) I haven't known which way to turn, and finally decided on the "wait and see" approach. Well, my partner called this afternoon to say that the district has decided to continue funding "class-size reduction" which guarrantees that our position is safe! I can't tell you what a relief it is to have that settled! All I can say is...Thank you, Lord!