Laughter

Isn't it fun to have a good laugh every once in awhile? Even laughing at something God is doing because the realization that He is actually at work in a small detail of your life tickles you?

I talked to a lady this week that is a very.serious.person. Very. She loves the Lord and her speech is most often seasoned with Scripture, but she just doesn't get humor when mixed in with talking about the Lord. In fact, she finds it repulsive.

Reminds me of a comment I heard years ago from Lucy Swindoll at a Women of Faith conference. I was very young in my walk with the Lord and fighting that battle of losing my old self in order to be holy. I was struggling with the thought of giving up 'fun'. Know what I mean? Lucy said, "The more you try to walk with the Lord, don't be such a stick in the mud! Who wants to hang out with a stick in the mud and better yet, who would want your God?"

Ain't it the truth?!

I have never forgotten those words and I heard them over ten years ago.

Around our house, we laugh at everything. We laugh when we finally get something God has been trying to teach us, we eventually laugh when we've messed up and we even laugh when a situation is particularly hard. The laughter comes after many tears, but laughter nonetheless.

Watching Eric's walk with the Lord has taught me so much about my own. I can be a very intense person and have a tendency to want to stay too serious for too long - somehow thinking that shows reverence and respect to the situation. Eric, on the other hand, will crack up in the midst of the tough season as if to recognize God's getting ready to show off.

It's contagious.

In fact, something I have found so endearing about Eric (when it used to annoy me to no end!) is when our Pastor preaches a sermon and in the middle of it, possibly in the middle of a verse, Eric lets out a huge laugh. (And, yes everyone around us turns to stare.) God's word and the committment it makes to Eric's life gets him so tickled. I love that.

Serving God is an absolute blast! The most fun I've ever had.

"Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

and our tongue with singing:

then said they among the heathen,

The LORD hath done great things for them."

Psalms 126:2

FYI - I think what prompted this post was a 'follower' who stopped 'following' and then sent me an anonymous comment explaining why. She said she was encouraged when I would post about the lessons God has taught me, but felt it a contradiction when I make jokes about my children. I will say that you certainly have a choice whether to read or not. I do joke a lot (definitely my personality) and at the same time love my children with everything in me. This blog is first and foremost a journal of our life and with that comes some hilarious stories in my opinion. I try to come across true to who I am in 'real life', so read or don't read - completely up to you.