“I can’t stand it! I just can’t wait any longer!” I hear these words from my daughters on a daily basis, it seems. Sometimes they’re spoken in frustration, sometimes in excitement. Always, the object of their waiting is something pleasurable, wished-for. It might be a birthday, time with a friend, a destination, or simply dinner. These days, of course, it’s Christmas. The problem is that they’re not there yet; they have to wait. “It’ll come,” I tell my daughters repeatedly. “Just be patient.” Right now, we … (read more)
