Psalms 40:1-I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Turning 18 is a pretty big deal in society, now a day, if you ask me. It means you are legally an adult. So that’s a pretty big deal, right? Well to me it is. Because for me it means a lot of things, one of the main things that happen when I turn 18 (which is this Saturday, the 22^nd!) is that I am able to be places without an adult. I know you’re probably asking why I don’t now. It’s because I live in a group home and according to the rules of the home given by the “Head Place” that runs all of the group homes is that legally none of the children in the home can be anywhere by themselves. And when they are somewhere they have to be accompanied by an adult that is a legal guardian or have clearance/background checks on them. I know it sounds complicated that’s because it is. So you can see why it’s a big deal to me. I have been in this home, which is called the Central Florida Children’s Home, going on ten years this October. So I have been waiting ten years to turn 18. I know that to some that might be a silly thing to look forward to but when you can’t ever hang out with your friends it’s not so silly. So over the years I have had to teach myself to have patience about it all. Even though it took a while I did learn it. I came to the conclusion that I have to wait anyways so I should have a good spirit and attitude about it. Even though I wouldn’t wish this on anyone it did teach me that you cant always control a situation but you can control the way you react and handle the situation.  This whole situation has also taught me to cherish those little moments because looking back it does make me realize that they were my greatest moments and memories. Another thing I have learned about waiting /looking forward to something it that you don’t always live for the now and cherish the time you have with certain people that you will probably never get again or back. So the best advice I could give you today about patience is to still love the time you have now and don’t look too much into the future that you can’t enjoy the here and now.