Family Funnies!!!

Every one of us has them. No matter where we have come from, how many there were or what color they were or language they spoke. I call them family funnies. Funny things that happened in our families in the past that just flat out made us laugh. Sometimes we laughed till we cried. Think back a minute.....what were some of your family funnies that happened, usually unplanned, spontaneous that caused you to stop and enjoy the moment??? We all have them. Ususally the more family members the better just simply because there are more things that can go wrong and cause us to stop and laugh!

My memory always falls back to a time probably 20 years ago when our children were smaller (now I am telling my age big time). My wife and I were headed out for a short run (not jogging, she doesn't jog, never has)) to perhaps the grocery store or something like that, I really do not remember exactly( 50 + is tough). As my wife often did on Sat's she was busy getting everyone's clothes washed that morning. Just before we started out she started a load of clothes in the washer. The first part of the first cycle ( for those of you who are laundry challenged) is the fill cycle. The machine had started to fill and we were preparing to head out. Our son (who was probably 7 at the time) was in the living room area doing his own stuff. My wife simply said to him "son, when the washer starts to agitate, please turn it off till we return." His response was "ok Mom." So off we go on our Sat circuit.

We returned a few hours later with most of our stuff in tow. We came in and put up everything and once we had finished our duty, Mom, of course, went to check the washer. She raised the lid of the washer and what does she find???? The washer had run it's entire cycle, meaning it was finished with the clothes. Sadly, all was done without the aid of any wash powder. My wife saw this situation as an act of absolute rebellion on our son's part. So she immediately went to him with this statement.... "Son, I thought I told you to turn the washer off when it started to agitate." His response is the FAMILY FUNNY of the day.... He said, "But mom, it didn't agitate me."

Enough said.... We both looked at each other, burst into laughter and moved on. We realized that sometimes people hear what we say but don't understand what we mean. It is up to us to clarify. Needless to say, I have enjoyed that simple little lesson that day many times over in life. You see, laughter is good. It is good for you, it is good for your family.

Proverbs says... A merry HEART makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the HEART the spirit is broken.

MMMMMMM Look around you today. What do you see? Cheerful countenances? Is there joy in the face? Smiles? How about in the mirror? What do you see? Saddness? Or smile? It looks to me there is alot of broken spirit going around today. I see it in faces of people all around. Look you'll see it too. It doesn't have to be that way! Christians are not immune to sad faces!

Laughter is good. Lighten up a bit today. It is sooooo easy to "stress" out over stuff that really doesn't matter. Learn to laugh with and at yourself in life. God has allowed us to laugh. It is in HIS plan that we laugh and enjoy life. This Christmas season look around you, let's laugh together and not focus our attention on all the negatives of life. They will always be there so we might as well learn to laugh in the midst of our struggles. You may find that if we don't let them , they won't agitate you either!!! Blessings...Bruce