Choose to Laugh!

I choose to Laugh!!

Would I choose to be normal? Sometimes- but that gets too boring around my house.
I love change and I love to laugh. My pastor's wife in Little Rock, and a mother of 4 as well,
told me there are always going to be moments where you have to choose to laugh or cry.
I have had to choose laughter these days because sometimes the hyper-activity of our household
would bring me to tears!! But really, it's awesome- here is a moment I chose to laugh:

Since we all were off celebrating the first day of the Christmas holidays yesterday, nobody got
to bed before 11 pm. Too bad we had to wake up for our Upward Baskeball/cheerleading game for
8 am. Everyone was happy, but Troy and I were racing to get in the car on time. We forgot Lauren's
pom-pom bag (thank God she didn't cry), I had to spoon-feed Joshua his breakfast (Troy's delicious eggs,
strawberries, and raisin toast); We forgot to charge the video camera so we had the power-converter plugged
into the car so we could charge it on the way. To top it off, everyone was thirsty, so Troy in his quick thinking
raced out the door with the entire jug of orange juice and plastic cups. 1/2 down the road, we were serving the
kids like a continental breakfast- Do you want more? Troy brought his electric razor so he is driving to the game holding
a jug of orange juice between his legs, and shaving- In the middle of his shave, he ran out of battery juice!!
LAUGH or CRY?? Pretty good moment to cave in! I asked him, "How many people do you know driving down the road
with a jug of juice!??? His reply, "MORE THAN YOU THINK!" I had to believe it is probably true, and laugh!!!

I learned that what makes the difference in your life is not the problems that come your way, but the way in which you
respond to them. We don't always get it right, but we can all learn to laugh a little bit more!