Thursday, January 20, 2011

Two Inspiring Tidbits


Whenever I find great things in my travels through the world wide web, I try to share them with others. A friend of mine shared this with me, and I'm happy to pass it along!
It's an article from one of my favorite websites (I have the link on the side). Anyway, here it is:


The other thing I wanted to share is a song. I was listening to my favorite station on Pandora yesterday, and a new Regina Spektor song I had never heard came on. I have always been a fan of hers, and I am so impressed with her candor and courage in writing this song. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


Lyrics:
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God when they're starving or freezing or so very poor

No one laughs at God when the doctor calls after some routine tests

No one's laughing at God when it's gotten real late and their kid's not back from that party yet

No one laughs at God when their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake

No one's laughing at God when they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door and they say, "We've got some bad new, sir"
No one's laughing at God when there's a famine, fire or flood

But God can be funny

At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say he hates us and they get so red in the head you think that they're about to choke

God can be funny

When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus

God can be so hilarious

Ha ha
Ha ha

No one laughs at God in a hospital

No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God when they've lost all they got and they don't know what for

No one laughs at God on the day they realize that the last sight they'll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes

No one's laughing at God when they're saying their goodbyes

But God can be funny

At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say he hates us and they get so red in the head you think that they're about to choke

God can be funny

When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus

God can be so hilarious


No one laughs at God in a hospital

No one laughs at God in a war

No one laughs at God in a hospital

No one laughs at God in a war

No one's laughing at God in a hospital

No one's laughing at God in a war

No one's laughing at God when they're starving or freezing or so very poor


No one's laughing at God

No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God

2 comments:

  1. That Babies Best Start article made me tear up! It's such a great argument and it's presented in such a loving and charitable way. Thank you so much for posting it!

    Jamie

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  2. Jamie! I am so glad you have found and been enjoying my blog!! I just popped over to yours and can't wait to read more. We have so much in common - same age, married, baby girl, and Catholic!
    I definitely love the sounds of the Husband Encouragement Challenge... gonna have to keep checking that out :)

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