joy

It begins small and creeps in upon us unaware.  We are affected immediately by its presence and there is no way of escape.  And before we know it, we too are caught up in this mass hysteria known as The Joy Of Bailey. 

Seriously, there is nothing more infectious in our home than when Bailey gets a case of the giggles.  She has this raspy smokers laugh that is hearty and oh so sincere.  She doubles over, her whole body is tense and her eyes get all squinty.  Her big ole Spongebob Teeth are quite prominent and her cheeks are raised to great heights.  Her breathing nearly comes to a complete stand still and there is not one fiber of her body that is not affected.

And more times than not, we have absolutely NO idea what brings on these fits. We will all just be sitting around and then she will just explode in heavy laughter.   I believe that the Lord has simply placed a joy in her heart and that He uses her to bless us (and others).

This God given joy makes my heart happy because it is an outward manifestation that through all the other struggles in her life she has been given an enormous truck load of pure happiness!  What a blessing!