"There is no road to long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience."
~ Jean De La Bruyere
Many of our friends and family will be busy getting ready to pack up over the next two weeks and head out on the long awaited spring break! The children and teens will be off of school, and you and your spouses (for those who are married) are more than ready for some time off and maybe even some warmer weather. You know how long you and your family have been waiting and planning and working for this time; and now it's here, aah.... yes, that sweet vacation, what a beautiful thing!
Some of you may have been researching your vacation destination for quite sometime, online, through a travel agency, or it maybe a place you go to each year. No matter how you made the decision where to go, it took some planning or preparation on your part to a certain degree.
So for those of you taking a road trip, you get the car packed, everyone is ready, and one last look at the check list to make sure you remembered everything, and with the map in hand, your off . Now we both know you can bring games, movies, food, and many other things to occupy the kids; but, we all know sooner or later it's bound to happen, the questions begin. And you know it's coming, then it's the big question......"Are we there yet?" Oh, we only hope that question does not start to soon into the trip, because depending on their age you know how often the question comes up. So map in hand we may try to show them, or explain to them where we are and where we need to go, before we arrive. It's only our hope, that we get to our destination as planned, and in a timely manner, though you and I both know there's always the chance of running into traffic jams for for various reasons, or maybe even detours, oh dread. This is the time when the question is repeated, right in the middle of the delay, "Are we almost there ?" As you are trying to explain the reason for the unexpected delays, oh no, here comes the next question, "How much longer?" This can be difficult to answer when you have run into some unanticipated bumps in the road, not to mention, things are not going according to the plan. At this point, all you feel you can do is to be as reassuring as possible.
Is this a familiar scenario to any other parents out there? Well, at least we can laugh about it now, as our children get older I hope.
Life's Journey
In the last several weeks I have noticed many situations on the news, in the USA, and in our area, where there are some circumstances where many adult have made plans in their work, or in their family life and for some reason or another, it seems as though there has been a road block, a detour, or a traffic jam so to speak.
"Never think God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; Hold fast; Hold out. Patience is genius."
~ George-Louis Leclerc
I have observed this does not resonate very well with us as adults, it's not just children who get impatient. As adults, we often look at where we were, where we are, and where we are going in life, and if things don't go as planned, it can be a bit frustrating to us. For those of us who pray along the way, we may even ask our Heavenly Father, "Are we there yet?" and if not, "How long before we get there?" hoping we get the answer we are wishing for. Along our journey, we may lack the patience and persistence needed to complete our travels.
The one thing I can tell you is we never stay in the same place forever, situations change, kids grow up, you may change jobs or homes or other things. One thing remains the same the love and the faithfulness the Heavenly Father offers all along the journey, without fail.
The next time you travel with your family, I hope this story comes to mind, as our children ask these questions, let us remember how we as adults still ask these question in our life's journey. My hope is that we can smile next time we answer our children, ......and enjoy the journey!
"Patience is the support of weakness. impatience is the ruin of strength."
~ Charles Caleb Coulton
~ Jean De La Bruyere
Many of our friends and family will be busy getting ready to pack up over the next two weeks and head out on the long awaited spring break! The children and teens will be off of school, and you and your spouses (for those who are married) are more than ready for some time off and maybe even some warmer weather. You know how long you and your family have been waiting and planning and working for this time; and now it's here, aah.... yes, that sweet vacation, what a beautiful thing!
Some of you may have been researching your vacation destination for quite sometime, online, through a travel agency, or it maybe a place you go to each year. No matter how you made the decision where to go, it took some planning or preparation on your part to a certain degree.
So for those of you taking a road trip, you get the car packed, everyone is ready, and one last look at the check list to make sure you remembered everything, and with the map in hand, your off . Now we both know you can bring games, movies, food, and many other things to occupy the kids; but, we all know sooner or later it's bound to happen, the questions begin. And you know it's coming, then it's the big question......"Are we there yet?" Oh, we only hope that question does not start to soon into the trip, because depending on their age you know how often the question comes up. So map in hand we may try to show them, or explain to them where we are and where we need to go, before we arrive. It's only our hope, that we get to our destination as planned, and in a timely manner, though you and I both know there's always the chance of running into traffic jams for for various reasons, or maybe even detours, oh dread. This is the time when the question is repeated, right in the middle of the delay, "Are we almost there ?" As you are trying to explain the reason for the unexpected delays, oh no, here comes the next question, "How much longer?" This can be difficult to answer when you have run into some unanticipated bumps in the road, not to mention, things are not going according to the plan. At this point, all you feel you can do is to be as reassuring as possible.
Is this a familiar scenario to any other parents out there? Well, at least we can laugh about it now, as our children get older I hope.
Life's Journey
In the last several weeks I have noticed many situations on the news, in the USA, and in our area, where there are some circumstances where many adult have made plans in their work, or in their family life and for some reason or another, it seems as though there has been a road block, a detour, or a traffic jam so to speak.
"Never think God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; Hold fast; Hold out. Patience is genius."
~ George-Louis Leclerc
I have observed this does not resonate very well with us as adults, it's not just children who get impatient. As adults, we often look at where we were, where we are, and where we are going in life, and if things don't go as planned, it can be a bit frustrating to us. For those of us who pray along the way, we may even ask our Heavenly Father, "Are we there yet?" and if not, "How long before we get there?" hoping we get the answer we are wishing for. Along our journey, we may lack the patience and persistence needed to complete our travels.
The one thing I can tell you is we never stay in the same place forever, situations change, kids grow up, you may change jobs or homes or other things. One thing remains the same the love and the faithfulness the Heavenly Father offers all along the journey, without fail.
The next time you travel with your family, I hope this story comes to mind, as our children ask these questions, let us remember how we as adults still ask these question in our life's journey. My hope is that we can smile next time we answer our children, ......and enjoy the journey!
"Patience is the support of weakness. impatience is the ruin of strength."
~ Charles Caleb Coulton
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