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I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged. I don't think I've been this long without writing since I began blogging. I'd apologize for not giving y'all anything to read, but that would sound pretentious, so I'll just go on from here.

I'm back in Mt. Airy, and things are . . . well, they just are. I'll be honest, even though this is the place I've spent the majority of my life, moving back here has been an experience full of difficult adjustments. I won't go into too much detail because I don't want to complain, but suffice it to say that it has just been hard. The job hunt especially has been slow, laborious, and not very profitable. I suppose I knew that might be the case here, but I thought that as soon as I got in town, the yellow brick road would be laid out at my feet and I could just skip along it and find my way to all the green. I still know this is the right place for me to be, but I just have to trust that Heavenly Father has better things in store for me than I'd planned for myself. That's one thing I've always had to keep re-learning in my life; I suppose I'm not done with that lesson yet.

Anyhow, there is some fantastic news, though. I started one job about a month ago--I'm helping with an after-school program at my old elementary school. It's not very many hours at all, so I'm still trying to get a second job, but I absolutely love it. I love having some semblance of a schedule, even though it's only 3 hours in the afternoon. I love feeling like I'm worth something because I am helping students who really need the extra love and academic support. And oh, the kids! Even the ones who are, shall we say, "holy terrors" are just so adorable. It amazes me how attached I've become even after just 3 weeks of working with them.

Bottom line: Even though things aren't working out like I had hoped, this job is one thing that I can say for sure is a godsend. It may take a lot longer to get my teacher certification, but I know now that it will be worth it, because--and this isn't bragging; it's just pure fact--I was made for this stuff.

Anyway, in other news, since the last time I wrote, I've met my nephew, melted when my niece said my name (multiple times), and fallen in love with our new dog. All but one of my siblings came home for the Autumn Leaves Festival last weekend, I'm planning to make a trip up to DC in the next couple of months, and I'm working on a new blog (the link to which I will post soon). So exciting things are happening, slowly but surely. I'll try to be a better blogger. I love you, reader.