patience & puzzles

“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.” It is going slow. It is going hard. For my friends wondering about me that is it. I keep thinking, "God, am I your modern-day Job? I'm not sure how much more I can handle?" Not to dismiss the great struggles Job faced....I'm not there YET.....but I do wonder. What is getting me through this? Puzzles. Truly...puzzles. Puzzles that I used to hate. Puzzles that I begrudgingly put together for my daughter who has a true talent for putting the pieces together. Puzzles---that my parents used to work on and I always thought, "How boring?" But as I go through this divorce/custody issue.....puzzles are my lifesaver. Like the one in the picture. A 1000 piece puzzle.....that I escape to when I just think I can't take it anymore. Because as "put-together" as I would like to seem......everything is out of control. And puzzles are one thing I have to be patient with and they will soon come together to form a perfect picture.