Patience

You Are Patient:
When patience is called for, anyway. You understand that life is not a race, and that even slow progress is progress. You try to give your child the time and space necessary to grow and develop and improve, even though you can hardly wait to get past current hard times or to see future success.
Speaking more slowly, expecting less, repeating lessons not quite learned, waiting for catch-up, working at whatever level is most appropriate - you've learned how to show the patience your child may so desperately needs, even when you're screaming inside for him or her to *hurry up already*!
But woe to the school official or insurance company or medical professional who tries your patience too severely - you know how to let that screaming out, too.
Terri Mauro
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I agree with this to a point. I try to be very patient with everyone. Granted, I have been blessed with a FANTASTIC school team and I've never had to get even stern with them. :-) Insurance, on the other hand - uggh. But even so - I try to be patient.
I remember actually questioning myself because our mornings weren't rushed like other Moms talk about. I wondered what I wasn't doing that I wasn't rushed. I must be doing something wrong. Pfffttttt! That's ONE thing we do RIGHT - big time. There is no rush. We all have breakfast, we read books, sometimes they even play outside. They get their teeth brushed, hair combed (ok, not J) :-) and get dressed all in time to actually wait for the bus. AND we don't even get up at the crack of dawn. :-) We also do a word of the day and talk about calendar and what's going to happen that day. I also get some time to meditate and talk to my Lord. Yes, mornings we do get right. Now evenings - well, that's a different subject. But no, life is not a race, and we will get evenings too - some day. :-)