{"id":796,"date":"2013-04-07T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kandynolesstevens.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2013-04-07T21:44:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T21:44:42","slug":"eggs-and-underpants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"Eggs and underpants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Psalm 126:2 (NIV)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I was recently watching an episode of one of my favorite television shows.\u00a0 At the conclusion of the show the main character spoke about it doesn\u2019t matter what started a tradition as long as the tradition brings people closer together.\u00a0 Those words spoke to my heart.<\/p>\n

Another thing that deeply touches me is when friends are honest enough to look at your life and say something that is laugh out loud funny as well as heartwarming.\u00a0 A friend watched the video presentation of his life that we used at Reed\u2019s services and genuinely asked me, \u201cWhat\u2019s up with your kids and egg-dyeing in their underpants?\u201d<\/p>\n

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One of many egg-dyeing moments with Reed.<\/p><\/div>\n

After a quick dance of perplexed eyebrows, I burst into laughter.\u00a0 That rumbling that comes deep from within your belly escaped from my mouth.\u00a0 I knew exactly what she was talking about. \u00a0Now before anyone gets crazy ideas about nakedness in this household, you might want to know that I despise dealing with stains in clothing. If I were a super-hero, Red Food Coloring and Glitter would be my arch-enemies.<\/p>\n

Rather than having to battle later, my good Girl Scout training taught to me to think ahead.\u00a0 No clothes\u00a0= no dye stains! \u00a0Therefore, prior to the bus crash, if you were little enough to stain your clothes, you did your egg-dyeing in your skivvies. \u00a0(That tradition like rotary phones went by the way side as time went on.)<\/p>\n

All I saw watching that presentation was a short lifetime of memories. It’s anybody’s guess what others saw. Those pictures were there before God and tons of people, and only one friend said boo about our unconventional tradition.\u00a0 A simple question that made my heart laugh at a time when I needed it the most.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that exactly why God gave us friends to help us guide us to laughter even when our hearts are breaking?<\/p>\n

A great reminder that someday we will laugh again!<\/p>\n

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