GTM

Allow me to explain the title--we came across a comic (Don found him on the internet and then my older son and I saw him on Comedy Central) whose dry sense of humor and ruminations on things meld perfectly with what makes me laugh (case in point: he said something like "yeah, I went into a store to try on some pants and the clerk who put me in the dressing said "If you need anything, my name is Judy", to which he commented that he'd never known anyone whose name was conditional ("I wonder what her name is if I don't need anything."). To me, that is perfect comedy. Kind of like people who say to you around the holidays "hey, if I don't see you, have a good Christmas", to which I reply "does that mean if we do see each other, my Christmas will be lousy?" (admittedly, most folks don't get it, and I feel kind of like a heel, so I've kind of quit saying it. But I do still think it).

Anyhoo..this comic made a joke and then said "GTM", which is the opposite of "LOL"..."giggling to myself". I've started using it at work on IM. And if I type "LOL", I really do "LOL"; I don't type it just as filler.

I know. You're wondering if I'm going anywhere with this, or, are they just the mad ramblings of someone obviously in need of sleep or professional help...'Yes' to #1, 'yes' to #2, and 'no, I'm okay for now' to #3. I found myself laughing, to the point of tears, today, and it felt so good! I've been in a low, in a valley, in a funk, and while y'all all know that, it got to the point where even people at work were asking me what was wrong. We joke at work that "I am the epicenter of fun" because even though we're supposed to be in a quiet work area, I just can't be that quiet. We have fun, and I've noticed that I'm the one doing the majority of the talking and laughing. No one has shushed me yet, and I am totally of the opinion that you've got to have fun at work or you'll go crazy. So....I'm not saying that I'm out of the valley, but I'm at least climbing up the hillside and seeing all the pretty flowers.

Many thanks to all my beloved friends who prayed for me--I did feel the prayers. I'm still sad about Honda, and my finger still hurts a bit if I grab something wrong, but...it is what it is. God is good, and He has given me many blessings in my life. What I need to do is learn from all of this, and see what He is trying to tell me. Perhaps my spiritual cartridge is running low on ink, and I need a refill. Maybe these have been the blinking warning messages He's been lighting up on the display of my life. Now maybe, just maybe, I will actually read the manual and live in His word. I had been praying on the lack of my Bible reading...if what I am concluding is true, then praise His name that He cares enough to get my attention and answer my prayers! He is so awesome!

Many joys, blessings, and His peace.