It’s been a day . . . one of those days when things didn’t go exactly smoothly. It wasn’t a tragedy. No one died. But things were not easy either. I was reminded, as I sat working with Christopher on summarizing the stories in his literature, that laughter is indeed the best medicine. If you have never read James Thurber’s “The Night the Bed Fell,” I would highly recommend it. Christopher says it’s the funniest story he’s ever read. That’s remarkable because I think Hank the Cowdog’s Mopwater Files is the funniest book I’ve ever read. Patrick F. McManus’ “The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw” is another hilarious story in my all-time top ten. As I sat thinking about “The Night the Bed Fell,” I considered how many times I laughed today. I chortled at Pepper’s first encounter with snow. Imagine a rambunctious puppy trying to keep all four feet out of the snow at the same time. I outright laughed at a 4H member who tried some very strong breath mints. His face was priceless! I laughed at Jonathan’s silly knock-knock joke - the one where he tells the other person, “O.K. you start it.” It’s funny (not ha-ha, but strange) how one funny (funny ha-ha, not funny strange) memory will trigger another funny memory. As I enjoyed thinking about some funny things that have happened recently, and some not so recently, I felt my spirits lifting. So if you are one of the lucky people who got a call from the Saladin household tonight, we called to share that joke just to lift your day a little. I hope the funniness was catching and you found yourself thinking of some other funny things. And even if you haven’t had one of those days, maybe you stored up some humor for the next one-of-those days to-come.
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AuthorCynthia Saladin is a homeschooling mom of three, with a passion for teaching them about God and having a personal relationship with him. Archives
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