Posts Tagged ‘laughter’
A universal language: laughing is always the best medicine
Laughter is the language of the soul. ~ Pablo Neruda Today my story in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s most recent book—Laughter’s Always the Best Medicine—is available in stores and online! “Fall Risk” is about a funny prank my fodder-loving husband, Bob played on me during my inaugural trek on the trails post-wrist surgery, and…
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Summer blog series: extending hope through happy endings
You can’t just hope for happy endings. You have to believe in them. ~ Nora Roberts Welcome to week no. 4 of my summer blog series! In case you missed the first three posts, I talk about how we can extend hope through words of encouragement, acts of service and the gift of laughter. Another…
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Summer blog series: extending hope through the gift of laughter
Humor is hope’s companion in arms. ~ Ogden Nash Welcome to week no. 3 of my summer blog series! In the first two posts, I talked about extending hope through words of encouragement and acts of service. Today, I share how humor produced hope after my husband, Bob’s near-fatal car accident. As many readers know,…
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The only gift I want or need: a momma’s thoughts
This latest Mother’s Day has consumed my thoughts, my heart overflowing with gratitude as I smile at the memories. Although we’d seen our daughter two months earlier and we visit almost daily, she made the three-hour trip to our cabin—apologizing for not getting me a gift. Oh dear child, you are the only gift I…
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