When We Wait

If “all good things come to those who wait,” why can waiting be so hard sometimes? From patience-taxing to anticipation-inducing, waiting can seem like either a blessing or a curse.  Today on the Apple Seed, we have a lineup of stories from Bill Harley, Antonio Rocha, Michael Harrell, Norah Dooley, Charlotte Blake-Alston, Michael Arganoff, and Mitch Capel, all teaching us of the ups and downs of waiting.  We can’t “wait” to share it with you! “Strawberry Peach Sky” by Bill Harley (4:33) A boy becomes quite irritated when his young crush refuses to look at him from her porch. What he doesn’t realize is that while she may be looking at him, there’s something grand that he might miss if he doesn’t stop and wait. “The Rock" by Antonio Rocha (5:37) When large rock who finds itself shaken from a high perch onto the sea shore. While on the beach, the rock realizes the true friends and good changes that are possible in its new home. “My Town” by Michael Harrell (4:33) Michael Harrell’s song reminisces on the passage of time and its impact on  a boyhood home. As the years pass, a once thriving town becomes more and more desolate, though still lives strong in his memory. “Aesop’s Racing Rabbit” by Norah Dooley (6:48) Noral Dooley shares the familiar tale of The Tortoise and the Hare - a patient tortoise and an eager rabbit race against each other, only to learn together an important principle.  “Black Mamba” by Charlotte Blake-Alston (10:43) Charlotte Blake-Alston shares a folktale from Zimbabwe about a young man who is miraculously healed by a mystical black python – the same python he chose to spare years prior.  “I Can Fly” by Mitch Capel (7:54) As a young bird learns to fly, he must juggle advice from his parents and siblings to be successful.  "Radio Family Journal: Smoking Money" (5:37) Sam shares a story about saving money as a kid and the advice his grandpa gives him in the form of stories.