My patience is being tried. Severely.
Yes, I have 4 teenagers and a 9 year old living in my house, and yet, they are not the source of my impatience.
Who is?
Leland Stanford Junior University, that's who.
My daughter, Millie, sent off her application at the end of December for this wonderful school and the wait began. We knew it would be awhile before she received a response from the Office of Admissions, and that was o.k. with us... in JANUARY! Here we are, merely 7 days prior to the April 1st notification deadline and all of us are obsessing with the mail, email, and any other form of communication that could bring her the news. I wonder if they are using carrier pigeon this year, because it sure feels like it!
Ironically, Millie seems to be the only one in our family who is relaxed, calm, not watching the calendar days tick by. Perhaps it's because she has also been admitted to another great private university, and awarded their top merit scholarship... what's to worry about, right?

We all know that in Galatians 5:22 we are encouraged to harvest patience in ourselves. Sounds so good, but not so easy to do sometimes. So what's the trick? I have tried staying busy, tried to not think about it, but it's ever present on my mind. The one thing I haven't done is pray for patience.... duh... how easy is that? I have been praying for God's Will in where she chooses to got to school, safety for her away from home, and for all of her plans to be HIS plans, but not for patience. How silly of me! So today, I will shift my obsession to prayerfully seeking more patience and I'm pretty sure I will feel a lot better the minute I do!

Are you in need of a bit more patience today? I encourage you to try asking for more too... Won't it feel great to let go and not be so wound up over things you have no control over?

But before I go, here's a great quote that is exactly how I feel sometimes...

"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."
Margaret Thatcher

May your day be filled with Sparkle, from the inside out!