Summer 2007, several teachers and I began a journey of pursuing my National Board teaching certification for professional teachers, focusing on Literacy. For the past 13 years, I have been a certified teacher under the license of the state of MS. If I passed this certification, I would become nationally certified, which would raise my credentials and my paycheck!! Several months after deciding to pursue the certification, B. & my hearts were forever changed with God's call to international missions in our lives. Several advised me to continue with this certification process, because it would look great in my credentials and might somehow help in our international ventures.
Several teachers and I worked hard all of last school year, 2007-2008. This process involved many additional hours to our school load. The requirements overwhelmed us because they seemed so broad. Our wonderful mothers also worked overtime in keeping the children additional hours each day as I worked on my portfolios, studied for the exams, and traveled several Saturdays to meetings that were held in Hattiesburg. I had several teachers who offered their help in reading our portfolios and mentored us along the way; they also prayed for us, which really meant so much to us. God also sent me an angel out of Florida, who I miraculously met on a teacher's chatboard, and she read and advised me on my porfolios via email. Things do happen for a reason. Nothing is a coincidence!
Today, we were able to pull up our National Board teaching certification scores. During the summer, I had tried not to worry about the whole thing. I had been so relieved to mail off the portfolios and finish the test at the end of last school year, that I tried not to think too much about it. When I pulled the scores up online at school, I couldn't even read the news, but my partners told me that I passed. All I could do was cry. I knew without a shadow of doubt that my passing was a God-thing! He is so very good. He must have a purpose for me to use this certification somehow in my journey for Him. I give Him all the glory.
Wow...I stand in awe of His wonderful Name.................Praise be to HIM!!!!
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