UNEXPECTED LAUGHTER

As I have mentioned before, it is fun to laugh, as it is good it can be for the spirit and soul. A story of the past came forward yesterday, as we had egg salad sandwiches for our Easter picnic. We had plenty of hard-boiled eggs, decorating them the day before. I recalled the time of one our teens was baking in the kitchen, while my husband and I sat in the next room. Another sibling went out to the kitchen, noticing eggshells among the batter in the mixing bowl. Puzzled, it was asked why there was egg shells mixed in. The answer, stated seriously, was that the recipe asked for egg whites! My husband and I could barely contain ourselves as we heard the answer. Our child told the sibling what egg whites meant. Bursts of laughter erupted from the kitchen. We then knew we could let out our stifled laughter. I still laugh every time I recall the story.
Another memory takes me to the time one of our children, about age six, told me about kneeling down beside the bed each night before crawling into bed. I thought that was wonderful, asking what was said while kneeling there. The response was, “The Pledge of Allegiance.” I had to turn my head, as if I had noticed something across the room, so my grin would not be seen.
I have my own story or two of a simple situation becoming one of hysterical laughter. I had just started working as a legal secretary for the State Attorney General’s Office. There was an office luncheon held at a fancy restaurant my first week of work, to recognize accomplishments of certain employees. As I sat in my chair, I rested my feet on the horizontal bar between the two front legs. I have no idea how I did it, but somehow, my feet, inside knee-high boots, slipped behind that front bar. I could not get them out! The woman on the right side of me asked what the matter was, as she saw me wiggling as I sat. I quietly told her what I had done. Bending down, she tried to pull them out, but could not. The lady on the left side of me noticed something going on, and joined in with the other gal to help release my feet. I sat there, completely helpless. Soon, others asked what was going on. Of course, the laughter had started, as more found out about the new employee on board, the restaurant full of our staff. Finally, two assistant attorney generals, wearing their three-piece suits, had to crawl under the table on their backs, working quite some time to get my feet free once again. Forget about all those awards of recognition. I took the cake. Nothing like the most recent staff member putting on a comedy show! We all returned to work that afternoon, about 60 of us. Lawyers continued to come into my office the rest of the afternoon, unable to work, as they were still laughing, picturing me stuck in the chair.
God has blessed me with a wonderful sense of humor, one where I can share a laugh as easily as laughing at myself. Life is serious enough already. God puts in this little nuances in life to serve as a reminder that it is okay to let go and enjoy the life He has provided us.