I feel all squiggly, jiggly, just not quite myself
Sometimes even upside down like a toy upon a shelf
Now, just listen to me, when you’re feeling out of sorts
God loves you very much even when you’re full of warts

This is a silly little message, sent to make you smile
Sometimes you need to laugh when you are going through a trial
A cheerful heart, like medicine, you decide to take
Can change a situation from unbearable-to just an ache

If we could see from God’s eyes, there is a reason for everything
Move out now in faith and let your heart begin to sing
The choice is yours to make, reach up, grab hold of hope
Joy is waiting for you, drop that bucket full of mope

Debbie Furey
December 1, 2019

Proverbs 17:22 – “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

Romans 8:28
Acts 16:16-40

I am a cheerful, happy person most of the time.  Many years ago, when my husband was still alive and it was one of those rare days when something was bothering me, I would come to him and say, “I don’t feel like myself today.”  With a feigned, shocked expression on his face, he would teasingly ask, “who are you then today?” That would make me laugh. Almost immediately I would feel better.  That’s the power of laughter and knowing someone cares.  Of course, this poem does not apply to grief or depression, but more to life’s everyday irritations and troubles.  
Another funny memory that happened many years ago, was when I was with friends and we were trying to decide who would drive to an event we were all going to. My blind friend, Grace, chirped up, “I’ll drive.” All of us laughed and laughed-Grace, even harder. Even funnier was the fact-she did have a driver’s license! Since she was blinded in her 20s, she had always renewed it, believing one day she would be healed. That is an example of the faith she walked in.