My Laughter-filled Life

I have found myself reflecting for the past few days upon how much the foundations of my happiness have changed. Of course, my faith remains constant and the Lord is the rock to which I cling. The change has come about in a subtle way.

Before, I was happiest when I had events or activities to attend. My idea of a perfect summer day was to go boating with friends, and to go drinking or dancing afterwards. Or maybe it would be to go hiking or camping with my friends. Always, I had to be DOING something or GOING somewhere. I still enjoy these things...

However, I am finding that I am just as content to watch a movie with my husband, delighting in the fact that we find the same moments or phrases particularly funny or poignant. I find just as much joy driving to church, both of us loudly singing a song we both love. Our excursions to the grocery store (and anyone who knows me well knows I HATE grocery shopping) are even fun as I ride on the cart that Matt pushes. I love that there is not a day that goes by that is not filled with laughter. Laughter over our silly cats, especially Buster, who gets a little antsy every evening and entertains us with his odd behavior. Laughter over my husband's attempts to "drop it like it's hot" upon my request. My goodness, you should have seen it! It was hilarious! Laughter over my terrible impression of a Japanese fan of Godzilla and Mothra.

I am happier now than I've ever been in my entire life. And it is not because I have a flurry of social engagements to attend. It is because I have the best companionship I could ever want.