Adversity...

Drama, in its place can entertain us, make us think, scare us and in some cases make us laugh. Drama can take us from agony to laughter in less time than it takes to say it. I'm reminded of the scene in the movie Steel Magnolias where Sally Fields is morning the loss of her daughter when her friend, Olivia DuCaucus offers another friend, Shirley McClain to hit. One minute we are fighting tears and the next rolling on the floor laughing. Drama is like that. This week I suffered with my co-workers as one waits in a hospital while the Doctors treat his baby daughter's infection. An other relives a life threatening disease with one of his children. Yet another co-worker goes through the testing process to determine if an illness she thought was behind her has resurfaced. Now it is time for a laugh. We are a small bunch of workers with duties of grave responsibility. So I say to them lets laugh. God will be with us as we go through these times, He will not give us more than we can handle. I'm not saying to take these issues lightly, I'm saying let God carry the burden with you for a few minutes and just cut loose and giggle.

Think back on a happy time where in you laughed so hard your sides ached and your stomach hurt. Remember the time that you had to beg for the laughter to stop so you could breath. Look for something to make you smile, like somebody falling. WHAT you say, how can that be funny?

I'm not sure why I think watching someone bust themselves is funny. to me it just is. Slap Stick is hilarious. Listening or watching a "Character" tell about his new computer not "finding" a printer so he turned the monitor towards the printer, or being told "you've got mail" and him telling how he walked out to the mailbox outside to get it. For a few minutes the drama is gone and the joy returns. One such incident in my life involved my grandson. Judy and I took him camping. We set up a tent and made our beds. After a campfire and roasted marshmallows it was time to turn in. We had not been asleep very long when two cats began to..... fight in the tree above our heads, Joey who was about 5 years old suddenly sat up between us and said "Grandma......do YOU hear that noise?" I needed an oxygen bottle that evening.

My prayers and those of everyone I know are with my friends and their families. I'm reminded of a training class I was in, the instructor relayed to us that the best way to handle any situation is one step at a time, address each issue as it arises, don't borrow trouble, let it play out. Have faith, change the things you can, accept the things you cannot and hope for the wisdom to know the difference. Keep you faith in the Almighty trust Him to guide those that need to be guided.

Let us pray.......