I'm going to add to the work-related prayer requests too...
Last year, I taught part-time at a small, Christian college. I love teaching there...the students are wonderful, and I have great colleagues. Plus, it's my alma mater, my Dad teaches there, and BF's mom teaches there. The school really means a lot to me, if that makes sense.
At the end of last semester, my division chair decided to retire, and wanted me to fill her full-time position, which would be a total blessing. It went through a hiring committee and the Dean's office with no problem, but when it got to the Provost, he wouldn't approve the hire. He gave no reasoning for this, just essentially said "Nope, not going to hire her," and was done. This isn't the first time he's done this either; the same thing has happened in several other departments across campus.
So I have a decision to make. I was really depending on this full-time position...I can't do again what I did this year, which was to work two jobs and go to school full-time. It's not financially or mentally possible for me to do it again. I'm scheduled to teach two classes at this school in the fall, but I need a full-time job, and I don't want to keep working part-time for a school that essentially told me I'd have a full-time job and then pulled it out. I feel really taken advantage of. I'm having a really tough time making this decision, though, since the school itself does mean so much to me.
I'd really appreciate your prayers as this decision is made. I know God is going to open up something, but I struggling to listen for what exactly that might be.