patience

I'm always telling the kids "patience is a virtue" in that sing-songy motherly voice that we use to pass along wisdom to our children. I must have heard the phrase a lot from my mom growing up. Well, apparently I didn't have any back then, and I still don't! There's still no baby, but the midwife assures me that I am going to have one. God loves it when you work on qualities that you lack...that's why waiting patiently is always on my daily to do list. Whether it is for a school bus, a red light, the bathroom, or a baby! If you think about it, it can be relieving to have to wait....there is nothing you can do about it, and it's a great time to pause and say a prayer, reflect, prepare, be in the moment, have a meaningful conversation and many other things we wish we had more time for. I'm not sure waiting will ever get easier for me, but I have at least learned to recognize WHEN I'm doing it. Then instead of complaining, I do one of those purposeful activities and before you know it, the bus is here, the light is green, the bathroom door opens and the baby is born!