I pray for patience. I have many facets in my life that I feel I have zero control over and it sometimes gets to be overwhelming. I am a single mother of 2 beautiful girls.

One of my girls (12) did very poorly on her last report card and has a very bad attitude about doing school work over the summer (she received 4 D's in very important classes). She also has issues with not being very nice to her sister and at times, to me.

My other daughter has a whining problem, which is not too bad, but irritating nonetheless.

My girls are my world, I just want to make sure I do right by them.

And to add complications, I am dating a Muslim man that is in law school and just accepted an internship in L.A. and the distance is extremely hard. We've had many ups and downs in the past 2 years of our relationship, but the ups far outweigh the downs. He wants to marry in a year and move myself and my daughters to L.A.--I'm from Michigan.

So, all in all, life for me seems up in the air and I just pray for clarity and patience Lord.

Thank you.