…The Rest Is His Story

To Complain or Not to Complain

Daily writing prompt
What do you complain about the most?
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I complain about nothing small.
Small things do not trouble me.
I complain about nothing politely.

I complain—though perhaps that is not the word.

Once, it simply meant saying:
this hurts,
this isn’t right,
truth refusing to stay quiet.

Somewhere along the way, it soured—
recast as nagging,
worn thin by repetition,
dismissed by tone rather than truth.

But listen—
I do not complain to be heard.
I complain so the truth does not rot inside me.

And mostly,
I don’t complain at all.

 

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Hi, I’m Teresa—Jesus-loving, absolutely the worst at showing it sometimes, and still figuring it all out one stumble at a time. Jesus is the Author. I’m just living the draft. This blog isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about letting the red pen hit the page. It’s about edits, grace notes, and re-learning what I thought I already knew. It’s about becoming. It’s about trusting that the Author knows how to finish what He started—even when the pages feel messy. And it’s about walking with others who are still growing too. Crawling. Crying. Singing off-key. But moving—by grace.
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