"There is little success where there is little laughter." ~Andrew Carnegie This picture was taken by Mercer Harris back in 1997. Chelsea was five and Trey was two. This is one of my most favorite pictures of our children. They just look so incredibly happy. I think Mercer's wife was blowing bubbles or something, and Trey was just beside himself with laughter. See? He's even holding his belly. :) Even Chelsea (who was very grownup at the ripe old age of 5) seemed to be enjoying the silliness. I also love that they are holding hands. They might have been told to do so, but it looks pretty genuine to me. Our kids have had that age-old "love/hate sibling relationship" over the years, but I really DO believe they love each other deep down. They are very different in many ways, but one thing they do well together is laugh. In fact, the four of us as a family always seem to throw laughter into the mix at some point. I think that's why we actually enjoy being together........silly, sarcastic, back & forth dialogue that, at times, literally has me holding my own belly of laughter! Someone said recently in a Facebook post that we need to come up with a comedy routine. My husband's reply was that we are just a "family of improv," and I think he's absolutely correct! There's rarely a dull moment when we all get together. I agree with the quote above. I believe we are a very successful family. No, I'm not talking about "having stuff"......not that kind of success. I'm talking about being the kind of successful family that actually wants to spend time together, simply enjoying each other's company.....laughing. I thank God for blessing me with children that still (at 19 and 22 years old) want to hang out with their old Mom and Dad. I hope they will always want to be in each other's lives as well. They've been fortunate (or not so much depending on what day you ask them) to attend the same college and live in the same town for a bit. However, once Big Sis completes this Masters program, she'll be flying out even further on her own to build yet another nest for herself, and they are going to have to make the time to see each other. I hope they'll make the effort. I pray they will. "There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ~Charles Dickens So, do you have laughter in your life? I sure hope so. If not, I'm praying you find something to give you that good ol' belly laugh soon!
Until next time, ~D
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AuthorHi! I'm Dot. I refuse to succumb to the "empty nest syndrome"! So, this is my journal.....my photo album.....my attempt to enjoy the next chapter of my life as it unfolds. Welcome to The Roomy Nest! Archives
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