I want it, and I want it now. That has been my life’s motto. I would do whatever it took in my power to get it done and quickly. I believed why put off for tomorrow what you can do today. So I pushed! I pushed myself and everyone around me to push the limits and boundaries. Then my son was born and that motto didn’t work anymore. Pushing him to hard sometimes cause him to move backward. My son taught me that sometimes you can’t push. Sometimes just making one step, no matter how small, in the right direction is all you need. I also learned that sometimes you have to be still and let God move. This has been very difficult, because if I can make fix it, I will. But with my son’s situation, I can’t. He is receiving the best care possible, and I have to let him take his time and get better each day. He has been my greatest test of patience. Somedays I win, somedays I lose, but I am still in the fight and patiently waiting.

Learning Patience,

Felicia Smith