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!

My dear friend Kelley moved to Heaven

My dear friend Kelley moved to Heaven. For those of you who don't know, Kelley Foret was one of my dearest friends and stood in my wedding. She was the first of my beautiful friends to walk down the isle!! Troy and Kelley knew one another since grade school back in New Orleans. Their families grew up together and Kelley and I met after Troy and I started dating. We shared many rooms on out trips to Destin. Kelley was (and still is) so full of life. She was a constant party. We used to have so much fun cutting up over our on "In Living Color" jokes-We frequently called each other at random parts of the day to talk about the things of God. When Troy and I were ever "on a break", she would be the first one to encourage me by saying "God has a plan and you are in it." Those words are always ringing inside." She developed a rare cancer and fought hard for her life. I cannot understand with my mind how this happened, but my faith is strong in the Lord and I am so glad she is not in pain anymore. Heaven is becoming a very clear reality for me. I know she is there and it won't be long until we are all back together! We love you Kelley.
You are a treasure...