We had a short unplanned road trip this afternoon. As we drove along through beautiful mountainous terrian of eastern Kentucky, we talked. At some point in the conversation we started to laugh. At about the exact moment we began to laugh Sophia blurted out, "Bo, Bo, guy, guy." She understood our laughter to be an indication that we thought "Bo, Bo, guy, guy," was the world's funniest joke. Taking our laughter as a sign of encouragment she began to repeat "Bo, Bo, guy, guy," over and over again. She would say it loud and soft, high and low; she would even say it with enthusiasm. Each time she said it we would laugh, and the she would laugh, and then we would laugh. For about twenty minutes are car was converted into a laugh factor, complete with our own little comedian.
The sound of her laugh make my heart bubble up with laughter of its own. It causes me to slow down and enjoy the life that God has blessed me with. It also reminds me to pray for the parents in this world who have list their children, or who have had them stolen away, by wicked people. I know the sound of silence can be deafening and maddening, too. It reminds me to pray for those who want to forego children for the pursuit of some supposed "better" life-a life unencumbered by children. But a life without children fiinds its burdens at the end, because there is no one there to help bear them. I am also reminded to pray for those who want children, but haven't been able to. Infertility is a heavy burden to bear. I pray that you all have a child's laugh somewhere in your life, because it is the sound of blessing.
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