Last night as we were putting the girls to bed Amber got a phone call.  It was a good friend who had a lot to say.  So I went ahead with the bedtime routine and her conversation lasted long enough for all the girls to do all that they had to and then they got in bed.  We did a bible story and all prayed.  Still mommy was on the phone.  So I gave hugs and kisses and promised mommy would be up soon.
    A half hour later I was outside the girl's room putting Christmas decorations back up in the attic.  I was all filled with the Christmas spirit, or maybe that was Christmas frustration when I heard the girls talking.  I poked my head in their room to remind them it was bedtime and they needed to be quiet.  All three instantly reminded me that mommy had forgotten them or that I had forgotten to tell mommy they were waiting on hugs and kisses.  Again I reassured them mommy was on the way and that she would be up to see them soon.  At that Madison replied, "But soon takes too long!"
    Have you ever been waiting on a promise from God.  Maybe you were promised something, a change whether big or small but you are still waiting on it?  And all the people around can say is "Don't worry it will happen soon enough."  You just want to smack them silly for even trying.  "Soon" takes forever sometimes. The biblical term for this is perseverance.  If you are going through something and you seem to be waiting as patiently as possible yet struggling all I can say is this:  As much as it sucks now, it will all be worth it when that promise comes to fruition.