Lighten your load. Smile and laugh more often. Enjoy this life God has blessed us with!

I often battle this time of year with the gloomy days and extreme weather. It’s hard to get motivated when you know the weather will keep you indoors for extended periods of time. I have a weak immune system and I have to be very cautious about being around sick people. So I spend a lot of time indoors and I absolutely love to read. I have found I also love reading funny stories.

The bible tells us there is a time to laugh and it definitely brightens and lifts a weary spirit. Sometimes when you’re having the worst day a simple funny story will make you laugh out loud and it’s a tonic to your body. So here are a few funny stories to lift your spirits on this cold blustery winter day in Michigan.

Two little boys, ages eight and ten, were always getting into trouble. The boys mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak to them. The preacher agreed but asked to see them individually.

The mother sent the eight year old in the morning. The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, “Do you know where God is , son?”

The boy’s mouth dropped open, but he made no response. He sat there  wide eyed with his mouth hanging open.

So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God?”

Again, the boy made no attempt to answer.

The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and bellowed, “Where is God?”

The boy screamed and bolted out of the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.

When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, “What happened?”

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, “We are in BIG trouble this time! GOD is missing , and they think we did it!”

Three old friends are taking a memory test. The doctor asks the first, “what’s three times three?”

“Two hundred seventy four”, he answers.

“Hm.” The doctor turns to the second man, “what’s three times three?” “Tuesday,” he replies.

“What’s three times three?” the doc asks the last man.

“Nine, ” he answers.

“Great,” the doctor says. “How did you get that?”

“Simple. I subtracted 274 from Tuesday.”

“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees.

“Yes,” replied the employee.

“That’s okay then,” said the boss. “Because while you were at your grandmother’s funeral yesterday, she popped in to see you.”

The marquee at our neighborhood Mexican restaurant reads: “Open 24 hours in queso emergency.”

I hope you smiled as you read through these. I did and it made me feel better about my day and boosted my spirits. Stay tuned for more laughter in the coming days!