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Give Yourself Time To Grow

  • October 14, 2016
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When my youngest child was about 9-10 months old, I started to get anxious because she appeared uninterested in walking.  I kept trying to push her into walking and she would look at me and continue to crawl. One day when it was just the two of us, out of nowhere, she stood up and walked to me.  This experience helped me to see that no one simply arrives at a destination or at a milestone. A baby has to sit...

What I Learned About Patience

I need more patience. There are times when I don’t want to wait to get the things I really want. Recently, my daughter asked for a spa day when I would give her a manicure and pedicure. She asked me repeatedly and reminded me that I had promised her I would give her manicure. But when I couldn’t get to her immediately, she decided that she could handle her own mani/pedi and proceeded to do so. Of course the story...