Piecing requires so much patience it's unbelievable. I think the next year of piecing will be harder than the last three months before we really started. This is a day in, day out struggle to enjoy the good, forgive the bad, and move forward, step by step. And it doesn't help when you really feel like you've lost out on the last several years of your life, and you're in a rush to make up for that lost time.
As Sandi told me (what seems a long time ago), patience can be learned...
