Waiting

I was reading a blog today and this lady cracked me up. She had written the whole blog standing up wrapped in a robe waiting for her spray on tan to dry. That got me to thinking about the number of things that I, as a woman, will wait for and the other million things, that I, as a woman, will NOT wait for, so here are a few:

I will spend hours shopping for the perfect dress, or shoes or purse, but five minutes for a lawnmower or weedeater.

I spend over an hour at the nail salon getting my nails done, but when I paint a wall I want it dry in 30 seconds so I can move the furniture back.

I can wait for my great nephew to wake up from his nap, but if a red light goes longer than a minute, I’m irritable. (My housemate would say I’m in a continual state of irritability due to red lights, and the good news is I may be getting my first ever red light camera ticket here in the next few days. I’m psyched.)

I wait for two minutes to brush my teeth, but filling my car with gas is a waste of 10 minutes.

I wait to scan the newspaper till I get to work, but if my e-mail, Facebook or Twitter doesn’t load instantaneously, I’m ticked.

I’ll wait in line to ride a roller coaster, but not to find a parking place.

I’ll sit for hours painting a t-shirt, but if I can’t get a screw to go in the wall on the first three turns, I’m done.
I’ll walk my great nephew around and around, but don’t get in front of me in the fast lane and drive slow.

I won’t wait on anything mechanical that ceases to function as it should: Lawnmowers, vacuum cleaners, weed whackers, sewing machines, cars, phones, computers, crowded freezers, etc. The object of my wrath, will usually be flung across the room, out the front door, or to the curb.

I am as much a victim of the MTV age as the younger ones are. My attention span has gotten shorter and I am unable to wait, patiently or otherwise. I think my ADD is kicking in, because this blog is causing me to act like an internet search and go from one thing to another, but I will try to reign it in and reach some kind of conclusion.

I miss a lot by not being able to wait. It’s a lost art. “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him” Psalm 37:7. (NIV) “Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him.” Isaiah 30:18. (NIV)

Until next time. I’m waiting . . .


Stevie