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So this weekend I had the opportunity to go on a little getaway with my husband to the Palomar Hotel in Dallas. The week proceeding this event consisted of busyness  and stress as I awaited some test results. So I never have felt that I am a particularly impatient person, but I guess the headache that I had all week long blew my cover. So I have heard people say before NOT to pray for patience because then God will teach you by allowing you to go through something difficult. Well, I think that our definition of patience is much different than that of God’s. We act like oh if I get through such and such situation that I will have learned “the virtue of patience”. Well I say that patience is a lifelong journey and that we will reach the end when we are finally home with our Savior. If you think about it, our perception of time is much different than that of God’s. So if one day in our lives is equivalent to a thousand years in God’s time, then really it would take longer than a lifetime to even come close to mastering the art of patience. So yes, I had to wait a week and a half for some test results; I guess I should be thankful that I didn’t have to wait for one of “God’s days.” I admit, a long time ago I was brave (or naive) enough to pray for patience; hence my journey began. So whether I am standing at my kitchen sink patiently awaiting a pot to fill with water from my water-pressure challenged faucet or I am patiently awaiting my potty-training daughter to finally finish on the toilet, I continue on my journey to patience. It is not something that is finally obtained after a difficult trial but a continual process that inevitably teaches us that we are no longer in control once we choose to follow Him. This is actually great news because when I rely on God I seem to make the right choices (funny how that works). When I wander off and start to think for myself, then I begin to do the things I don’t want to do instead of the things I should do…..so patience brings obedience and obedience brings peace and peace brings relaxation? So I had a headache all of Friday despite my incessant use of ibuprofen. Trevor (my husband) was getting sick and so our getaway was a time to heal and yes, finally relax. I think by the time we were ready to leave I was actually feeling better and wanting to stay. So off to home we went, refreshed and ready to get back to reality again. So is my reality a life of frustration or one of patience? And so the journey continues…….