My son Jay and his wife Rachel, who got married last year, are in the process of buying a new house.
They called this afternoon to tell us that they were getting impatient waiting for their realtor to call.
“Do you know what will teach you patience?” I asked them.
“Marriage?” my son answered. I could tell that he was smiling.
“No,” I told them. “Children.” And, I was smiling, of course.
I thought that I had learned patience—after decades of marriage and two children. But, this pandemic is testing my patience.
–Joy