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Waiting for Signs

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Dreams Inspirational Personal Growth Spiritual

I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything. Then one night I had a dream & an angel in black tights came to me & said, you can start any time now, & then I asked is this a sign? & the angel started laughing & I woke up. Now, … [Read More]

Two Wise Men

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Animals & Pets Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy Spiritual Winter Holidays

My great-aunt Clara told us once about the time she was one of the wise men in the church play & when it came to her part she said we’re here bearing frankincense, gold & myrrh, heavy on the frankincense because of that camel smell & after that her father always called it the story … [Read More]

Trojan Horse

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Humor & Whimsy

this was supposed to be just like the Trojan Horse except all they had was enough wood for the legs & an old wool blanket & the funny thing is it still worked because everyone came out & pointed at it & laughed themselves sick

Such Small Things

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Dreams New Baby Top Ten

For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever.

Stupid Things

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy

If you can’t laugh at yourself, my grandpa told me, you’re not doing enough stupid things. I told him I didn’t usually run out of stupid things, but it’s hard to laugh that long at anything.

Soccer Coach

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Children & Parenting Friends & Neighbors Sports & Fitness

There are about a hundred good reasons why no sane person would ever coach soccer, he told me on the drive home, but I forget most of them when I’m on my meds & then we laughed wildly in the bright spring air.

Smiling Eyes

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Inspirational Romance & Relationships

She turned to me & whispered, don’t you just love it when you get so excited you forget to breathe? & the thought of her smiling eyes still makes me laugh.

Laughter & Digestion

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy

There are only 2 things I take seriously, my aunt said once. Laughter & my digestion. I’m too old to bother with more than that.

Laughter & Noise

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Children & Parenting Humor & Whimsy New Baby Top Ten

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.

His Laughter

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Birthday Children & Parenting New Baby Top Ten

The first time his laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same.