Fill Me With Laughter

Did you know God likes it when you laugh?

Sure, life isn't all fun and games, but a little laughter can go a long way toward improving one's outlook and maintaining an overall sense of well being. In fact, Solomon said, "a cheerful heart is a good medicine" (See Proverbs 17:22 NIV). Another way of putting it ..."The joy of the Lord is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10 KJV). A heavy and burdened spirit saps your energy, but a joyous spirit enables you to face life with a bounce in your step, a smile on your face, and laughter in your mouth.

As a believer, you have a lot to laugh about. No matter what life throws at you, the end of the Book says that we win! That means we get the last laugh!

Our mouths were filled with laughter

our tongues with songs of joy,

Then it was said among the nations,

"The Lord has done great things for them."

Psalms 126:2 NIV

Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are a Marilyn!

You are a Marilyn -- "I am affectionate and skeptical."

Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.

How to Get Along with Me

• * Be direct and clear


• * Listen to me carefully


• * Don't judge me for my anxiety


• * Work things through with me


• * Reassure me that everything is OK between us


• * Laugh and make jokes with me


• * Gently push me toward new experiences


• * Try not to overreact to my overreacting.

What I Like About Being a Marilyn

• * being committed and faithful to family and friends


• * being responsible and hardworking


• * being compassionate toward others


• * having intellect and wit


• * being a nonconformist


• * confronting danger bravely


• * being direct and assertive

What's Hard About Being a Marilyn

• * the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind


• * procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself


• * fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of


• * exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger


• * wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right


• * being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations

Marilyns as Children Often

• * are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn


• * are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger


• * form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent


• * look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel


• * are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent

Marilyns as Parents

• * are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty


• * are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence


• * worry more than most that their children will get hurt


• * sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries

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I can't believe

it is nearly the end of the year already! Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye...are you ready? I am...I think! LOL we never are, seems there is always someone we forgot or should of done more for or something. We are planning to see some family on Christmas Eve and then my dd's fiance is coming over on Christmas morning to open gifts then we really don't have any plans until Sat when we will have Christmas with my parents and brother and some extended family. At some point we will be seeing my neice and the babies too which I am excited about! They are so stinkin cute! LOL and I love my neice more than she probably knows :) anyway just ramblin on here so I'll stop now - have a wonderful day!

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Gratitude Day Twenty-Eight, Twenty-Nine & Thirty

Well I have been lax in posting the end of my list and for that I apologize. We have had a rough week. What was to be a time of vacation and relaxation for my dh turned into not such a good time. A very close friend of his passed away suddenly last week and he has been rather down in the dumps about it. Coming to terms with loss and figuring out how to continue to cope with that void will be a process and I this week was just a start. The funeral was yesterday and while that does bring some closure there is still emptiness there and I can only hope we can fill it with other happiness and good memories!

So the balance of my list I am adding POPCORN! I am thankful for this fun to eat, yummy treat that I can have whenever I want and however I want, plain with salt, with butter, with seasoning, cheese topping chocolate or whatever else I dream up LOL!

I am adding dvd's and family time as I am thankful for nights like we had last week when all of us watched movies together and ate pizza and just enjoyed each other's company.

and finally to round out my list I am thankful fo rthe internet as without it I would be without many friends and ideas! Thanks to the WWW for linking the world together!

I hope you have kept a list too and just because we hit 30 (our pledged # of days) don't stop - remember to be thankful for things ALWAYS - even the little ones. It will bring you muchjoy to focus on those things!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!
9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag
14.) flowers
15.) Small Towns
16.) Garbage Bags :)
17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging
18.) Mail Order
19.) my gloves!

20.) sweater weather

21.) In-Laws

22.) Racing

23.) comfortable car

24.) Having Enough
25.) Freebies
26.) Rubber Stamps

27.) Steals & Deals

28.) POPCORN!

29.) DVD's and family time

30.) the internet

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New site discovered

Found this cool new site and am having fun exploring.

One fo the things I ran across today was a way to get my own choir!

SO check out my sentiments to all of you!

The new site is called Totally Her and has so much I am sure I could easily be lost for hours there so have to watch myself! LOL check it out if you have some spare time!

Gratitude Day Twenty-Seven

I am so thankful for Steals and Deals like the following one from QVC if you are not a customer please click on the link and go sign up for a $10 off $10 or more purchase! What a nifty way to save a bit on your holiday shopping!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes
4.) My Daughter
5.) Books

6.) My Job
7.) My Husband

8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!

10.) Laughter!

11.) the delete key

12.) my Mom!

13.) the Flag

14.) flowers

15.) Small Towns

16.) Garbage Bags :)

17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging

18.) Mail Order

19.) my gloves!
20.) sweater weather
21.) In-Laws
22.) Racing
23.) comfortable car
24.) Having Enough

25.) Freebies

26.) Rubber Stamps
27.) Steals & Deals

Gratitude Day Twenty-Six

I am thankful for Rubber Stamps and that i can create with them and make other people happy while doing something I love also!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!
9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag
14.) flowers
15.) Small Towns
16.) Garbage Bags :)
17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging
18.) Mail Order
19.) my gloves!

20.) sweater weather

21.) In-Laws

22.) Racing

23.) comfortable car

24.) Having Enough

25.) Freebies
26.) Rubber Stamps

Gratitude Days Twenty thru Twenty-Five

Well we are back from vacation and I am catching up the missing days from my list!

Twenty: The weather in NC was GORGEOUS - definitely my favorite with cool enough to wear sweaters or a light jacket and not have to be bundled up like a weeble wobble LOL! I was sad to have to return to the bitter cold, snow/rain/sleet that is home :(

So I am thankful for sweater weather!

Twenty-One: In-Laws! ROFL I know many people aren't so thankful for them but I am - I have a wonderful SIL and two fantastic nieces who have now grown up and one has some little ones herself who are absolutely adorable even if they are on the mischievous side! ROFL

Twenty-Two: Racing! It is one thing my dh and I both enjoy watching together and I was glad for a nice day Saturday so he was able to go walk around the race track and he even got to drive on it too! If you could only of seen his grin!

Twenty-Three: A comfortable car to ride in when on long trips. I was the passenger the entire time and got to take in the beauty of the mountains all around us and watch the wildlife, yep even the HUGE buck that tried to take my car out when he decided to run down the side of the mountain! Thankfully hubby made enough noise slamming the brakes on that the buck turned his hiney around and went right back up the mountain!

Twenty-Four: Having Enough, enough food to feed my family, enough money to pay the bills (this week anyway) enough gas in my car to get to work, enough warmth to keep me from freezing, enough light to read my book and so on....

Twenty-Five: I have been snagging freebies for some time now - you know the samples you can order or get in stores and other places so I am thankful for them as I package up a box to go to troops over seas. I try to send things they can have at least a moment of indulgance from. Something that smells nice, a fresh tube of chapstick, maybe a treat or whatever else i can find to put into the box.

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!
9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag
14.) flowers
15.) Small Towns
16.) Garbage Bags :)
17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging
18.) Mail Order
19.) my gloves!

20.) sweater weather

21.) In-Laws

22.) Racing

23.) comfortable car

24.) Having Enough

25.) Freebies

As my list gets longer I find I am having a hard time thinking of just one thing to say...there is so much everyday I am thankful for and this is surely getting me to think about it and appreciate the smallest things so much more in my life! I am glad I found this challenge!