The Tortoise and The Hare

Everyone knows the premise of this fable. I read it as a kid in my English classes. I taught the difference between fables, folktales, myths, etc. to my 7th grade Language Arts students. I discussed the moral of this particular fable with my enthusiastic students who always liked derailing me and getting me off the class lesson for that day! What is the moral of this oh-so-famous fable?

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

The Hare did everything in HIS OWN power to get to the finish line first. He was rude, impatient and egotistical. And, as we all know, the poor rabbit didn't win.

Oh but the Tortoise...!! The Tortoise...he kept on plugging away despite the exhaustion, desire for a nap, and his slow moving legs. He never got distracted and he didn't stop on the long path. The good ol' Tortoise won the race, and he felt proud when he did!

So, I'm sure you can see the comparison in my mind. Of  course our family is in a "race," or better yet, we're hiking a super long trail. We may think we have control over the twists and turns of this trail, but we would be joining the Hare in his foolishness if we did. We received our monthly update from our adoption agency today and it was indeed much more fruitful than last month (see post from Sept. 28). We moved up 6 spots on our waiting list, and additionally, saw that 5 special needs children were placed with families! Encouraged. :)
So, indeed, we keep on plugging away with the Tortoise. We have to be patient and know that the trail ends with our son's face someday. There's always a need for our hearts to be checked so as not to become like the Hare: distracted, impatient, arrogant, entitled.

 So please continue to pray for our family as we press on-- and hike. Thanks for rejoicing with us and checking out what's new in our world.