A TIME FOR LAUGHTER

Ecclesiastes 3:4 declares, "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Laughter is also a good medicine.

Well, I got my medicine this evening, and it put me in the best mood I've been in all day.

I was going through my kitchen today getting ready for that garage sell in a couple of weeks I was telling you about. I've found treasures galore, treasures I didn't even know we possessed, such as two brand new microwave pop corn poppers, still in their original wrappings. I found a brand new Magic Bullet set--a fancy, easy way to make cool drinks. At least it was easy when I watched the TV demonstration! But when I got the set, well, that was a different story. Then I found an electric ice cream mixer I didn't even know we possessed! And as I found these and other forgotten treasures, I also found my roaster and my bundt pan which I've been looking for forever. I knew I had them, but they had gotten buried behind some other things. After all, when you live in a trailer, even a double wide such as we have, space is limited.

But the fun came when I asked my husband to see what was in those two cupboards above the refrigerator. No way could I reach them. He took my little squeegie stick that picks things up from high places (that's how I found my bundt pan) -- and latched on to a pack of something. As he pulled it down in slow motion, I saw too late to warn him, that it was a box of drinking straws with the end open and he was pulling it out upside down! Instead of telling him to stop, I began laughing in anticipation of what was going to happen next at his expense! Aren't I terrible? Of course he turned around to see what I was laughing at, and that's when all the straws fell out of the box and landed on the floor! I couldn't for the life of me stop laughing until finally my husband got the giggles, too -- giggles at my laughter, not his clumsiness! In spite of my having to stoop over to retrieve the recalcitrant straws, the laughter did both of us good.

Laughter can be a good medicine. Try it sometime. I'm sure it will brighten your day. Especially if the cat jumps into the fray and runs off with a straw which has kept him occupied all evening!

How long has it been since you've had a good laugh? Even at your own expense? I'm sure going to bed in a good mood tonight!

Preacher's Kid