Inspirational read!
Ever read a book that kept complaining at bay!?Hope by the time I have finished the entire book, I will have set aside discontent, grumbling, murmuring and all complaining.
No "kvetching" as Longreen Jewish neighbors, Brenda and Michelle would say. That present participle of persistent complaining doesn't need to be present in my life!
Inspirational read! The story of a 67 year old great-grandmother who was the who was the first female to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone. She who could sleep, without a sleeping bag on the ground tucked into leaves (I would prefer a good mattress and ironed pillowcases) and awake to shake a field mouse out of her hair and eat breakfast picked from surrounding berry bushes. Hers was a story of triumph from pain and hope from suffering and that was life before she began her walk.
Her walks were more than a "walkabout Wednesday' as she ended up "putting one foot in front of the other--five million times (Grandma Gatewood's Walk, p.253) usually with a smile on her face.
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, (ESV)
Do all things without complaining and disputing, (NKJV, emphasis mine)
Emma Gatewood did and her actions ended up saving the Appalachian Trail. (AT)
