Cross In My Window: Jesus Laughing

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Jesus Laughing

Just over a year ago, my sisters and I got together to address invitations to our Mom's 90 birthday celebration. We had so much fun. It was a night full of laughter.

At one point, it could have been different, but it wasn't. Kathy had ordered a dress for the party and she had told me it did not fit, so I asked her to bring it so I could see it. She had told me she was going to go on a very serious diet so she could get into the dress. My intent for her to bring the dress was that I would try it and if it fit, I would buy it from her. That way, I would not have to worry about finding one for me.

She forgot to bring the dress, so she called her son and asked him being the dress. (She also told us she had ordered 2 more dresses and was waiting for them).

I tried the dress and it fit, so I asked her if I could buy it. She hesitated to answer and what did I say? Smiling, I kind of joked and said,"Do you really think you will loose that much weight by the party?" My other sister said,"it will take you a year to loose that much weight ." We all just burst out laughing.

Then, my other sister and I realized what we had said, and told Kathy she was a good sport. She could have gotten angry, but she laughed. We all laughed and had a very joyful moment.

It made me realize that sometimes things are said without thought and people really do not have malicious intentions, but we automatically think the wrong thing and get hurt, angry, or upset. We need to look at things differently. We all need laughter in our lives. We need to stop taking things so seriously.

I have a picture of Jesus laughing in our bathroom. Why in our bathroom? Because everyone goes in there and they can see it.

A lovely lady (LC) always posts funny posts on Facebook and I love to see them. They bring joy to my life. Thank you, Sister, for giving us laughter.

The picture of Jesus laughing should remind us that we need smiles and laughter in our lives. Jesus laughed, and so should we.

Enjoy today, no matter what happens, and find the beauty of it. God made today. Jesus, thank you for giving us the ability to laugh. Help us to laugh at everything that happens to us today.

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About Renee

I often refer to myself as a wallflower or turtle: A wallflower because I am an observer of the world around me, quietly taking it all in, mulling over what I see and experience, and sometimes writing about it in blogs, sermons, fictional stories, or poetry. A turtle because I am slow and often withdraw and hide. Whether running or making a decision, I tend to dawdle, but I will get there, and once I do, I commit. I often withdraw into the safety of my shell while I am internally working out the details of life. Take this blog, for example. The wallflower/turtle me would rather keep all this "junk" to myself. Each time I write, though, I have no choice. I must get the stuff inside me out, and when it comes out, I feel God urging me to share. Each time I argue, He reminds me of how certain moments in my life may have been different had I realized I was not alone. So, this blog is my faithful pursuit to let whomever may stumble upon it know that they are not alone. We all have "junk," parts of ourselves we wish we could ignore, but we belong in community. Our survival relies on how well we care for one another. Like playing the drums (an old, out-of-date hobby), writing is my way of putting myself out there, being on stage, and still enjoy a bit of anonymity.