Sing Your Hallelujah...
I decided to give up complaining for Lent. I made the decision to put a quarter in a jar every time I complained and then I was going to do something with the money I collected. To be honest, I didn't really have a plan for what I was going to do with the money, because I was hoping there wouldn't be much in the jar, but yesterday I dumped the whole roll in the jar, fully knowing where my heart has been and called it a day (this was to the benefit of my kids who became the recipient of the quarters, because I was too cheap to buy candy to stuff our eggs with...everyone wins, right?). Truth be told, life can just be draining. Parenting is hard. Work in never ending. We never seem to have enough time in a day. Marriage is work. Transitions can kick the life out of you. Expectations sometimes aren't met. Disappointments are a real. Relationships are complicated. And sometimes, you just find yourself struggling to keep your head above water. And so you complain.