29: Smile

My Dearest Princess,

Thank you for making me a better person.

You are always encouraging me to smile- "Smile your LAUGHING smile mommy!" you say whenever you hear good music, whether it's at home, at the store, at church or in an elevator!  "Let's Go!" mommy, you also say, constantly keeping me on my toes to try new things, go new places, explore and have fun.

You truly have the joy of the Lord within you and you make it shine for us all to see.

Today was a very long, hectic day, (traveling to Hawaii with you and your Brother Dec 2010) - yet I can honestly say that unless I was catching come zzz's on the plane, I was Smiling!!

And it wasn't just on the outside, or a "show" but I was smiling on the inside as well!

Because of your constant encouragement to turn ordinary into extraordinary or dull into exciting, I have learned to sincerely have an amazing day, to do things I wouldn't have done, try new things, meet new people!  Thank you!

Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice!

Smile! Don't stop.
Smile while you talk
Smile while you walk
Smile while you listen.

Be the Smile of God.

A man threw himself off the golden gate bridge in San Fransisco. He killed himself Alanna. Reporters looked through his house and found a journal that he had written in on the day he killed himself. The journal entry for that day he had written, " I'm walking to the golden gate bridge to kill myself, if ONE person smiles at me along the way, I won't do it."