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LiveLaughLove…Perhaps Woody Allen said it best “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” 

A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates.

Ahead of him is a guy dressed in sunglasses and leather jacket. Saint Peter asks him "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?" The guy replies, "I'm Captain Knight, retired American Airlines Pilot from Dallas."

Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the pilot, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom."   Next up is the priest. He stands erect and booms out, "I am Father Joe, pastor of Saint Mary's in Pasadena for the last 43 years." Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the priest, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom."

"Wait a minute," says the good father, "that pilot gets a silken robe and golden staff while I get only cotton and wood. How can this be?"   "Up here ... We go by results," says Saint Peter, "when you preached, people slept; when he flew people prayed."

Living life and having a life of love often allows for moments that we laugh and moments we MUST laugh.  I am grateful for having the gift of being able to laugh (perhaps too much sometimes.)  Nonetheless, it is a gift, and one that has got me through many tough times in my life.

Laugh… PASS IT ON!

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