Good Morning Girls!  You take it on faith, you take it to heart, the waiting is the hardest part.  Those are the lyrics to an old Tom Petty song.  They have been stuck in my head for 3 days now.  Probably because that is where my life is now.  Last week we talked about hope.  Hope is easy for me.  I have no doubt in my mind that the Lord has big plans for me.  I have no doubt that the dreams in my heart will be fulfilled.  I have no doubt that our financial circumstances will change.  I have no doubt that all of the desires of my heart will come to pass.  I have confident, intense anticipation of all of the things the Lord has in store for me.  Now, all I have to do is...is......is......is wait.  All I have to do is wait? Are you kidding me? The waiting is the hardest part!  I am a get it done kind of gal.  Once I know what race I am running, I want to get to that finish line!  Seriously, for those of you who have run a 5k with me, you know what a whineball I am until the starting gun goes off.  I get to the race, get all the pre race junk out of the way, and head to the start line.  Until the race starts, you will hear nothing but these kind of statements come out of my mouth "GOSH (In a Napoleon Dynamite voice), what time is it?" "look at those people...they better hurry and get their numbers.  They better not hold the race for them to get ready" "what time is it?"  "this is taking forever."  "what time is it?".  Seriously, I am out of control.  You should have seen me at the race that started 20 minutes late.  I could hardly run because I used all of my energy mumbling and complaining.  Nice, huh?  Well, I have discovered that my race etiquette transfers over to the rest of my life.  A few years ago I still didn't know the plans the Lord had for me. It was easy for me to be patient, I didn't know what I was being patient for. Over the last couple of years, I have seen glimpses of what's to come.  The more I see, the more I want to move towards that finish line!  I want the gun to go off!  So girls, this morning we are  kicking off Waiting Week.  The Lord has already shown me some cool stuff.  I will start sharing with you......tomorrow. (just trying to get you in the waiting spirit)  Until then, be brave, be courageous, be patient.  It's easy....ha-ha-ha-ha

Psalm 27:14 NIV Wait patiently for the Lord.  Be brave and courageous.  Yes wait patiently for the Lord

Love you all-
Jen