We Laugh A Lot (among other things)

Sorrow will have its say

Time will have its way

Thank God for each serving from

Laughter's silver tray...

Something about mourning keens our senses 

to the immense wealth of simple things...

We open our hearts and arms to embrace

the moment, for Time guarantees nothing but its end!

This week had lots of messy moments,

but something about loss puts fresh perspective on

life's messes...especially if they're as easy to clean up as

chocolate-y faces or spilled tea, 

We laugh a lot

Though some prayers,

Still unanswered, stand in the room

Like an elephant

While we come to terms

Each in our own way, with

What we can control

And what we can’t

We work at Becoming

For He who has begun

His Promised Perfection is

Not finished yet

Sometimes we need

Undesired reminders

From Divine Authority

Lest we forget

Some laws, though

Initially inspired and

Intended to

Care and Respect

Are wrong, and sadly

In the end they

Damage (or kill) the very people

They sought to protect

Each step we take

Diminishes the

Distance between

What is seen and What Is Not

Taking God at His Word

Is the only chance

At lasting happiness

That anybody has got

We laugh between hurt-spurts 

That hone awareness of

Skin and bone heart-carts

Trundling, full of need 

We should not be slack

Concerning the promises

That we should give

Our uttermost heed

© Janet Martin

(puppy's repentance after being scolded

for giving Little Girl too many 'sloppy kisses'!)

Because neighbor's puppy is still a 'kid'

he happily disregards his owner's calls to 'come here!'

(with our assurance that it's okay)😊

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, 

and comes down from the Father of lights, 

with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

James 1:17