Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. - Psalm 37:7 I don't know about you, but I am not very good at waiting. Just last week, I was sitting in a doctor's office (for what seemed to be an unreasonably long time), and I began to feel a bit frustrated. We've all felt it at some point. Waiting forever in a line at the post office, at a red light, on food to come out at a restaurant... surely this isn't just me?! In life, we are ALWAYS waiting on something. A 5-year-old is excitedly waiting to start Kindergarten. A high school senior can't wait to graduate. A college graduate anxiously awaits their first job. Becoming a homeowner, falling in love, starting a family, a healing, retirement - it's never-ending. As an educator, I can attest to the fact that, if we're being honest, we are usually always on the countdown. I have been counting down the weeks until school starts again because I love my job and the promise of a new beginning. But...I also know there are 78 school days until Christmas break ... Read more
