Patience is a Virtue

In the age we live, where there is instant-gratification for most things, the effect of having to wait for anything can cause us to become impatient.  Waiting a few seconds for a website to load, can cause us to get upset.  Being behind a slow driver, sends us into a rage.   “Patience is a

Persistence – The Virtue of Never Giving Up

When you are the parent of a toddler, you may not be in agreement that persistence is a good quality.  You can easily bring to mind the times that you have said, “No” to something and that two-year-old kept asking again and again in the hopes that your answer would change.  “Boy is he persistent,”

The Gift of Giving

This is not exactly the “Season of Giving” yet but I have been very inspired by the generosity I have seen lately.  These difficult times have brought out the best in some people and it has me thinking of the “giving” that occurs on both sides of a gift. Giving to others is really a