Stuck In The In Between

Do you ever feel like you are in a holding pattern, stuck somewhere in the in between. I feel like I have been stuck here for quite sometime. Waiting on God can be so tiring and to be honest, I am starting to lose my patience. I often wake up hoping that today will be the day that I will become unstuck, that things will finally change. If you read my blog, please pray for me. :)

Conversations with my Kiddos

I have a student whose name is Ian. Ian is 7...this was our conversation...it takes place in a 3 min block of time.

(Side note: When ever my students walk into my classroom I always ask them the same question...What's new. Some tell me all sorts of funny things others are like...I dunno. This is Ian's answer to my question.)

Me: Hi Ian...whats new?
Ian: I am growing my hair out, all my friends have long hair, even my dad does for an old guy
Me: How old is your dad (Pretty much I am trying to figure out what is old, for all I know his dad is 30)
Ian: 53
Me: Your dad and my dad are about the same age
Ian: My aunt became a grandma at 50...that's young to be a grandma
Me: My aunt became a grandma at 26 (She married an old guy with grown kids...they are still married)
Ian: 26 is to young to be married
Me: Ian...I'm glad you think that!
Ian: (With a look of totally seriousness)...Are you dating right now?

And then I burst into laughter

This is a video from our mini recital...Ian playing Star Wars

Good Friday

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
Without one blemish on his soul
He was a King, he was THE King
Yet they did not see

They beat Him
They mocked Him
They spit on Him
They crucified Him

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
He could have stopped it
He could have changed it
And He chose not too

I beat Him
I mocked Him
I spit on Him
I crucified Him

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
He sacrificed his life for me, for you, for us
He took all our iniquities upon him
He died...

So that we might live

Seriously...Did they even look at my resume?

I have my resume posted on Monster, so it is searchable by employers, just in case my dream job is out there and they happen to want to offer it to me. Today, this was waiting for me in my inbox...ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

Hi Kristin,

I noticed your background and thought you may be interested in finding out more about our new job opening, which is pasted below for your review.

The position is for a Java Swing developer in Annapolis, MD.

The job details:

Java Swing developer
Location: Annapolis, MD
Salary Range: $75,000 - $150,000

Northern Virginia based privately held company specializes in solutions for the Intelligence Community. The management team has over 60 years serving the Intelligence Community, DoD, Civilian, and Commercial clients. Their Customer Centric approach to problem solving ensures that they will always take the right tack using the best combination of resources to meet your mission needs. The company delivers mission-critical solutions to our customers in four practice areas.

Java Swing developer, Jave, J2ee, swing, spring, hibernate, OO design patterns, SOA, ts/ sci, tssci, top secret, full scope poly, full-scope poly, tssbi, data virtualization

If you are a great Java Swing developer with great experience, please read on!

What you need:

- 3+ years of Java development
- Familiarity and experience with SwinG
- STRONG oo background
- Active Security Clearance - ts/ sci full scope poly

What you'll be doing:

- Build and enhance advanced applications in the Cyber Security space
- 3- tier development
- 100% full life cycle

What's in it for you:

- Excellent Benefits
- Potential for career advancement
- Flex hours

Good luck in your searches,

Heather

Did they even look at my resume? My background is in events, marketing, and music. I don't even know what they are talking about...what the heck is SwinG?