Interview with Parkview Baptist and a New Roomie.
I had an interview today… or rather, yesterday… it got late quickly… with Parkview Baptist where I met Ms. Duck and Ms. Dieterich. The whole experience was really awesome. They are at their liberty to make all their decisions for what would most help their student population unlike the teachers and administration of public schools, who are forced to bend to the whims of the education fad of the day.
I was really afraid that the whole fundamentalist issue would wind up being a stumbling block for us both. I am definitely not one, and they are… they even potential teachers to sign a statement of faith stating that said applicants support the teaching of fundamentalism, and implying that they ask them to believe in the creationism theory of the origin of life… which I do not… and that the Bible is verbally inspired by God and the ONLY (the statement’s emphasis, not mine) source and authority of faith and spirituality… which, while I do acknowledge it as one of, and probably the most important source, I cannot say that I’ve not found a wealth of enlightenment in Buddhist texts, in the Tao Te Ching etc.
ANYWHO, the two ladies I met with were warm, friendly, and welcoming. They were definitely on fire with compassion and hope for their students and full of great ideas on ways to reach and educate the population in their charge. On top of that, their campus is HUGE and getting bigger. I really hope they ask me to teach for them. I think it would be beneficial to both of us; I could give them the benefit of my education, talents, and experience, and I could learn about the Baptist culture, and perhaps develop my spirituality more.
~ In other news… Glenn is moving in with us on Saturday between visiting with Nicole and her baby daughter and going to Chase’s birthday crawfish boil. I’m a little peeved about having a roommate when we’ve only been married for 5 months after being separated for almost three years, but Glenn’s in need, and it could be so much worse. We’re just going to have to make the best of it for however long it lasts and hope that the strain isn’t too much on our relationship. I’m sure it won’t be too bad because Monday night, I sat down and explained my concerns and thoughts about the situation with Doug… and he actually 1) listened, 2) communicated his thoughts to me. So, do I think it’s going to be perfect? No… he’s probably still going to make decisions that drastically affect us without asking, but I do hope he’ll do it less often and will in time seek out my input as much as I seek his on major things.
Tonight, I hope to make full use of our last night alone… I’m not sure how, yet. I know we’ve still got some cleaning/moving to do before Glenn gets here.
