Along with the necessary teaching of why the lid must be kept on the toothpaste, how not to burn the rice and why the warming drawer is essential for keeping the dogs out of dinner, there is the in-between diversion of fun. I believe that God created fun. It is part of that 'rest' that is mentioned on the 7th day of Creation. It is part of that intimate contact with Him, when we laugh uproariously and God joins in. It's that crazy, hysterically funny moment that catches us off guard, and we hear Him say "Ha! Made you laugh!"
Right now, in our family, there is this spontaneous occasion of running with the dogs. Ok, so it isn't always with the dogs. Sometimes, since our kitchen has two doors, a child will come around one corner and I simply have to scream and run the other direction. The dogs can't observe this, of course, and get right under foot in the middle of it all. Each of us has a unique laugh and sometimes the laugh itself instigates more laughter. Snorts, not withstanding.
There is something about laughter that cleanses the soul. It rushes in like an incoming tide and then recedes, leaving gold speckles on the sand. In laughter, two souls can connect and meet in a place where no other emotion brings them together.
Laughter is God's way of bringing completion to our days.
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