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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Patience (08/21/08)
In the Webster dictionary patience is

defined as the capacity, habit, or fact

of being patient. So after looking

up patient, it defines it as bearing

pains and trails, calmly without

complaint.

Yeah, right! Apparently, Webster

didn't have to raise two teenage girls

the same age and a four year old boy.

Now I am here to tell you, with the

girls, what one didn't think of the

other did. If they weren't conspiring

with each other to get what they

wanted, they were fighting.

Then you add in my four year old, a

walking tell it all.

I actually heard a conversation between

the two girls one time that they were

going to tie bricks to his legs and

throw him into our lake. Not really,

but they throught it was a really good

idea since I seemed to know everything

they planned. They forgot that mothers

have eagle ears also. Which be the way

was the name they gave me later on.

I think Webster should have defined

patience as this: Trails, tribulations

and pain that can be over come by

seeking God.

When I think back all the times I

tried to handle things on my own, I

usually failed. When I reached out for

God's help and mercy, He was always

there for me. Maybe He left me there

with my problems for a little longer

then I thought He should. But when the

answers came, I would be totally

amazed from the things I learned, just

by waiting and listening for Him to

hear my plea and give me His answer.

So when your patience is running

thin, and you can't find the

answers yourself, try asking God.

Whether it be children, your job,

your spouse or whatever the case may

be. God will be there for you.
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LauraLee Shaw
08/30/08
So true. When we run out of our own patience, He has His kind ripe for the asking.
LauraLee Shaw
08/30/08
So true. When we get to the end of ourselves, the fruit of His patience is ripe for the picking.
Jan Ackerson
08/31/08
You've written an entry that we can all relate to!

In general, it's best not to start with a definition, especially of a common word that's generally known to your audience. And I wonder if you typed your entry directly into the submission box, hitting "enter" at the end of each line? Try typing it in your word processor, with spaces between paragraphs (like this comment), then just copy and paste into the submissions box.

It'll save you a lot of work, and your piece will look more story-like. Keep submitting--I look forwad to reading more of your stuff!
Dan Blankenship
09/02/08
Not bad. Not sure what happened on the formatting when your article was submitted. Obviously, something went wrong.

So many new writers start off with "Webster's Dictionary" type entries that it really is a good practice to shy away from. That said, it didn't seem as worn-out in your work. You managed to pull it off.

"trails" slipped by instead of "trials" - that happens.

Keep writing.

May God bless.

Sincerely,
Dan Blankenship