The Snapshot Rain Tour

Psalm 23:4 took on a deeper meaning for me this week.

I guess it seems that there are some times in life when it feels inappropriate to laugh, but if there's one thing I've learned over this last week, it is that laughter really is the best medicine.

There can be joy even in the grief. There can be smiles even in the tears.

And it is healing.

As I spent these last days with family and friends saying good-bye to my youngest brother, I became so aware of God's grace. Even in sorrow, there is peace. I did not spend the week questioning God's reasons or God's timing. Rather I spent the week recalling the memories and rejoicing in the knowledge that Jesus had called my brother home.

Nobody was prepared to say good-bye. My brother went to sleep that night thinking he'd wake up and spend another day at Disney World with his family. But as the pastor said in the memorial service, I'm sure no one was more surprised than my brother when he woke up, not in that hotel room, but in the arms of his Savior.

And how can I not smile at that?

It's bittersweet, but "yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

And because Sixbit wouldn't have wanted it any other way, I make my "return" to blogging with something silly... because laughter really is healing.

1. MY ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Heidi Suburban

2. MY GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Mocha Biscotti

3. MY “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
S-bow

4. MY DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Orange Piggy

5. MY SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, hospital where you were born)
Michelle Lovelace

6. MY STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Bowsu

7. MY SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Pink Fizzy

8. MY NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Pershing Ganum

9. MY WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Jane Ray

10. MY TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Hood Houston

11. MY SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Autumn Daisy

12. MY CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Cantaloupe Fleecy

13. MY HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Yogurt Willow

14. MY ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour")
The Snapshot Rain Tour

Join in the fun. It's good for ya.:)

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