Teaching, Flannery O'Connor, and the Kingdom of Heaven

I have now completed three weeks of teaching high school. My days have turned into commuting, working, eating, working some more, and sleeping. After I was hired on September 1, I was given keys to two different classrooms, shown my office, and told to report to work on September 7. School had already been in session for two days without me (a substitute handled the first sessions while I was being hired).

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Free falling out of my comfort zone

In case you hadn’t noticed, I took a break from my blog for most of August. I was off from work and enjoyed not having to do anything. I read some books, went on a five-day vacation with hubby and daughter to eastern Washington, and had a job interview three days after my return from vacation (more about that later).

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