You know what I'm talking about when I say "The" phone call. You know...the one in which the person on the other line tells you you would be perfect for the job and can't wait for you to move there. Yup, that one. For the record, we are still waiting for that call.
We went to Kentucky for a tryout last weekend. Although it was quite difficult having 3 kids in 1 little hotel room, we had a wonderful time there. Everyone was just so nice and we really felt like we fit in there. Faith and Samantha totally hammed it up and walked around and talked to all the women, which is completely UN-Faith-Like. Faith even sat with one of the widows during the dinner they had for us, which was no where near where we were sitting. (And I would just like to add how amazing this woman was...she was 92, she was married for 63 years, she was still driving herself and was one spunky lady...and she seriously looked amazing for her age and would have never thought she was in her 90's).
After the dinner all the men gathered together to hammer Chris (ok ok, they were pretty easy on him). He said there was one question though that threw him off and made him a little mad. One of the men (who was older) asked if he really thought he was qualified to teach our children. It threw him off because it had absolutely nothing to do with the job and just with the way he said it. I tried to explain to Chris afterwards though that he will run into that quite a bit. Maybe I'm just already used to the snide comments about us homeschooling from people who really don't understand what it's about. Chris hasn't dealt with any of that yet. I tried to explain to him that we will run into that a lot, especially in smaller towns that just aren't used to anything other than public schooling. I told him to look at the town we came from and what his thoughts were on homeschooling before we had children.
Still though, everything we really well. From the comments everyone made to both he and I at separate times, it really sounded like they felt the same way we did. That they really wanted Chris to be the preacher there. The only thing was that they had already asked another guy to come this past Sunday to try out as well. He was an older gentleman, his wife was deceased, and he had no family. They made it sound like they were just having him try out since they had already asked him, but Chris was still "the one to beat" so to speak.
But it is now Monday afternoon and we still are waiting for "The" phone call. We both really thought we would have heard back from them this morning. With each passing hour we turn a little more pessimistic. We are trying to remain hopeful, but it's hard. Waiting is hard. Waiting is even harder when you are all but told you have the job, you just have to wait for the official word. Because you don't dare get your hopes up after being battered down by "the process".
So, I guess all I can say is you will hear when I hear.
9 years ago
2 comments:
Be patient. It takes congregations a long time even when they say they will call within a week. That rarely happens especially when they are trying out someone else.
I think the homeschooling thing is a legitimate question. They are wanting to be sure they are making the right decision. They are choosing someone who the congregation will look up to for guidance and they want to know that you guys have all of your ducks in a row. Try not to be offended by that because there are many homeschooling parents who shouldn't be and are ruining their kids because they don't have the credentials and/or won't put the time and effort into doing it correctly. If you guys are doing everything you need to be (and it looks like you are judging by Faith's progress since we have known her) then they will see that. The proof is in the pudding as the saying goes.
I try to be patient, it is definitely a struggle for me! Them questioning him about homeschooling was definitely legitimate, it just caught him offguard. I think people usually question the mothers about it, because I have explained things quite a few times to different people. He had never had anyone question him about it. I wasn't offended at all, which is why I tried to explain it to him the best I could. I like that...the proof is in the pudding! lol
It's just really hard not to be a little pessimistic when you are in the thick of it, that's for sure. It's just hard because I really honestly think if he doesn't get the job that it will be because we are homeschooling. I could certainly be wrong, but that seemed to be their only issue.
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