No complaints: Day 6.

It is 11:38pm.

Today has been a not so easy day for not complaining....and I'm pretty sure I failed on several occasions....

Self control is something I am working on.

This morning I had to park remotely and take a bus in and I decided to do some reading on the bus since I had heard it was a long ride.

I am reading a book I found in the lobby of my hotel at this little section of books they have to borrow on your stay. (which is really cool btw)

The book is called The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu.

It is not a hard read, don't let the title fool you.

On the contrary, it is a very easy and peaceful read--if you keep your mind open.

I just wanted to share a couple of quotes I have found so far that I thought were helpful.

The first:


"Why 'chaotic as a muddy torrent?'
Because clarity is learned by being
    patient in the presence of chaos.
Tolerating disarray, remaining at rest,
    gradually one learns to allow muddy water
        to settle and proper responses to
               reveal themselves."



The Second:

"Nature is sparing with speech:
      a whirlwind doesn't last all morning;
      a rain shower doesn't last all day.

What causes these? Heaven and earth.
If heaven and earth can't make something
    furious endure, how could man?"



I'm sure there will be more great quotes to share later...

but for now I need to finish the laundry so I can get to bed.

Please keep Alex in your prayers, he had a fever and an earache at bedtime.

Thank you.

And always pray for my Elijah.

Oh Elijah,

I don't know how I could ever be anymore proud of you or your brothers.

This picture is perfection to me, because this is the way it should be. 

You should be here.

There should be four of you.

If God blessed me with 1,000 babies I would be so blessed to be their mom,

but I would still miss you like crazy.

Nothing will ever change that.

Nothing.

I love and miss you my boogie.

<3