Laughter

Do you remember the first time you truly laughed so hard it hurt? When you got so tickled about something with a friend that the two of you couldn’t talk you were laughing so hard.

I think for me that must have been in my family. My dad has this ability to keep a straight face while others are laughing so hard they are crying. He can make the entire family crack up and yet he never breaks. It’s truly one of the things I love most about my dad. People leave dinners with him holding their stomach because he has them laughing so hard.

I think other times have been as a small girl playing with my sister or my neighbor down the street. One minute you are angry they took your favorite Barbie, the next you are rolling on the floor giggling so hard that a parent has to make sure no mischief is taking place.

I think the best thing about getting married is knowing that I will still be laughing that hard with Blake for the rest of my life. Blake and I can and have spent time just laughing and talking together for hours just like he was a part of my family or one of my childhood friends. That even in some of life’s saddest moments, he has kept me smiling.

I remember one time in particular when we were in the car driving to and from the hospital in those early days of the accident. I wasn’t too happy in those moments but Blake kept my spirits up by making me laugh. We had and still have a long standing joke about Third Day’s music that wouldn’t make any sense if I tried to explain it here.

And when he proposed he popped out of a larger than life box and the first thing he said was, “Thank you for making me laugh…”

How can you not say yes to someone who laughs at your jokes!?

I think when God talks about Beauty for Ashes this may be a peak of what he meant. That despite some of the “ashes” in my own life-the sadness, the tears, the pain, the disappointments and failures that God knows and desires the “beauty” for my life. I think the beauty is marrying someone who makes me laugh. Who knows how to not only be my husband but also my friend.



We had some engagement photos taken recently and there are some that are amazing but the ones I think I love the most are when we are laughing. (you can click on the one above to get a better view) We are 3 months away from being man and wife and I absolutely can’t wait. I pinch myself sometimes just to make sure I really am getting to marry my best friend. Ouch! Okay it’s true. I am.





Psalm 126:2-3 (New International Version)
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
3 The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.