A decision

After a lot of debate and indecision, I've decided not to teach full-time this school year. I am not sure what will end up happening with possible treatment going forward and my body just really isn't ready for the demands of full-time teaching. While I think it is probably the best decision, I'm disappointed as I miss teaching and the people I worked with.

I've moved into my new apartment in Wheaton, with my mom's help. It's good sized, but there was a leak that appeared the second day I got here, and it took a couple of days to get them to send someone out to look at it, despite my sending multiple emails and pictures. I guess there was some kind of miscommunication on their part, but the guy did finally show up and is now investigating what appears to be a leaky pipe behind in the bathroom wall. By this point it has affected the bedroom, where I first noticed it soaking the rug, and the bathroom and kitchen where we noticed it leaking through the tiles as we walked on them in the last 12 hours or so.

Thankfully, other than a few books that got wet, because they were sitting in boxes in the bedroom closet, there hasn't been any damage to my stuff, but the delay in getting work done on it has meant that a lot more of the apartment has gotten wet. While I typed this, they discovered water in the basement and are about to pull out the toilet and open up the wall...

So it's been an eventful couple of days. As I said, I'm disappointed not to be able to return to teaching full-time. It puts additional financial strain on me to stay on disability, but more I'll miss actually doing the job and the people. I'm glad, though, to be back in Illinois to be close to my church and people I've missed.

Please pray that things will get settled with the apartment before my mom has to leave tomorrow and that I'll adjust quickly to being back here (except for the ridiculous heat wave were having; I'm not likely to ever adjust to that! Thanks as always for the way you all support me, including financially,  with your encouraging words, and in your prayers.