by heather | weekly specials
Wit, jokes, amusement, funniness, clowning, joyfulness, banter, whimsy, playfulness, comedy…call it what you will.
I use LOL way too much. But I only do it when I really laugh out loud…which is a lot. When I really get to laughing at something hilarious, I can’t stop. I cry and giggle so much it hurts. It makes everyone around me laugh because I look like a complete idiot loosing all control. And then their laughter makes me laugh even more. My husband says “oh no, she’s going chicken snail”.
The term “chicken snail” came from the first time I really lost control of my laughs in front of my husband’s parents when we first started dating. Of course it was an inappropriate time, when we were out to dinner at a nice restaurant. I don’t remember exactly what was said, but my husband’s father thought I said something about a chicken and a snail. The story itself isn’t that funny, and who knows what caused me to laugh so much at that moment. I found an old email from my now mother-in-law from soon after that night that reads: “We’re smiling with the memory of your face convulsed with laughter over the mooing chicken!” The name “chicken snail” stuck and we now use that term to describe anyone who gets the giggles and can’t stop.
I can’t wait to see what the blog brings for this week’s “humor” theme. Let’s all LOL together!
Be sure to check out our “Let’s Laugh” board over on Pinterest for some funnies.
by Mandi | weekly specials
With this week’s focus on friendship, I took the time to see exactly how it was listed in the dictionary. One definition that stood out defined friendship as “A friendly relation or intimacy”. A friendly relation can be with anyone for any amount of time; be it a family member, childhood friend, or even someone you met at the coffee shop just last week. Nonetheless – all of these people come into our lives and makes us who we are.
When having a conversation about friendship, whether it’s about building one up or letting one go, I always think back to the quote “People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime”, and am reminded that some friends are meant to simply teach us a lesson while others celebrate with us as we share our time in laughter. Then there are those rare friends, the ones who stand with us through our ups and downs, the laughter and tears, as our lifetime friends.
Who are your friends?
Family Members – Friends – Pets – Good Books – Work – Dreams
ps. the picture above is of me and my first “lifetime” friend! We met when she was born and I was 6 weeks old.
Reason, Season, or Lifetime
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
— Unknown
by steph_egan | weekly specials
In the simplest of terms, they keep trees from toppling over and provide nourishment to all things connected to the Earth.
And then there are those other roots.
The ones that connect us to where we came from, and shape the path to where we’re going.
