“A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen

Recently I prayed that God would help me be more patient. In His kindness, God gave me a project that would take months or years to finish. Did I have what it took to work hard for that long? I wasn’t sure.

Patience sounds easy. But like other good things in life – it is simple but very hard. Without learning to be patient, we will fail at many things: doing a good job at our work, being a considerate person, extending kindness and empathy to others and most importantly – raising great kids.

We live in a world which teaches our kids instant gratification. If they want a snack – they want it now. If they want to buy something, they only want to work a short time to get it. Whatever they want, if it doesn’t happen quickly our kids get frustrated and complain. This isn’t their fault; this is what they have learned. The truth is,…