Finishing the Race

I have always been excellent at starting things but finishing them has never been my strength. I start with such gusto but quickly fade away. So, I do actually like to finish things but that requires details. ARGH! Definitely not my favorite thing. Isn't that what husbands are for? But I digress, let me bring it back to the point. Swahili! Did you know that it is actually quite difficult to achieve fluency in a language especially if you have tendencies towards impatience? I made some great progress early on in the process but now that I actually want to be fluent, I feel so far away. It feels like I will never get there. I doubt my ability to finish what I have started, my track record is not all that good. We have devotions at the office every morning and I find myself more focused on trying to understand the Swahili than the message. I study myself to sleep every night and usually study while eating breakfast. I feel so anxious to master this language and be able to communicate with ease.