“It’s Springtime and the young man’s fancy turns to  — —  ‘Baseball.’”  Did you hear that statement as you were growing up?  Maybe we more appreciated the original statement (“It’s Springtime and the young man’s fancy turns to Love”) - but who doesn’t enjoy a night at the stadium watching a baseball game!  

 

 

 

It was indeed an extraordinary summertime growing experience as I accepted an invitation to attend a “Patriotic Party” last night at the Crystal Cathedral to celebrate a person’s having been sworn in the day before as a United States Citizen.  I had never been to a celebration of a person’s United States Citizenship.  In fact, I had never heard of a celebration of citizenship  —  And I am so glad I went. I believe there should be more such celebrations.

 

 

Do you like Summer Time as much as I do?  It just seems like every day is filled with really special events and pleasure.  Look at this list of special days of Summer Time.  

 

Just prior to the “official” summertime, there was Mother’s Day, the special day we choose to recognize and honor Mothers , remembering them with special love and gifts in appreciation of their unselfish, unending gift of life and nurture to each of us.  

 

 

I’ve written about ‘Enjoying the Family’, ‘Keeping the Family’s Love Bank Full’, ‘Giving Your Family the Gift of Respect’, and ‘Laughing With Your Family’, and now I write about Building a Family of Faith’.  A large percentage of Americans say this is a very important issue for them, and that’s good.  So just how do we do that?  Maybe my story will help.

 

 

Human beings love to laugh, and we’re told the average adult laughs 15 - 17 times a day. That’s good, because, as they say, “Laughter is the best medicine.”  It gives us better health, better relationships, and better lives. Researchers are estimating that laughing 100 times is equal to 10 minutes on the rowing machine or 15 minutes on an exercise bike. Laughing has been called “inner jogging” because every system in our body gets a workout when we have a hearty laugh.