“A merry heart does good like a medicine. But a broken spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22 KJV
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 NLT
A cheerful disposition is good for your health;
gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
Proverbs 17:22 The Message
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Bethany loves pretending.
She pretends she’s a waitress, a checker at the grocery store, a pregnant mom doing Lamaze breathing techniques and most recently, Bethany pretended she was my doctor. We had recently taken her to the lab to obtain a 6 month blood sample to check her thyroid levels. It has always amazed me how well behaved and unafraid she is, even fascinated to watch them do the blood draw.
Obviously, she had decided it was my turn. She rolled my sleeve up and patted my arm.
She said, “Good Morning. I’m ready to take your blood. What’s your name?”
I said in a silly voice, “I am Mrs. Dinglehopper.”
She said quite emphatically, “No mom- you are Cindy Barclay.
So I said, “You’re right. And what is your name? Dr. Bethany?
Without missing a beat, she responded seriously. “No, my name is Dr. Office.”
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Finley says so many things we have begun to call them Finleyisms. One day when she was reciting a Bible verses she had memorized, we were so thrilled. Then, very dramatically, she presented her last verse with arms stretched wide, she loudly proclaimed-
“Behold, the Lamb of God- who takes away the “cinnamon rolls.” (sins of the world)
Our home is packed to the rim with people, love, and stuff. I mean, even our garage has the overflow of our son’s mowing business, my father’s tools, boating equipment, camping equipment, etc. (Not anything nearly as bad as Clean House of Hoarders LOL) In fact, we’ve never parked in our garage since we lived here and we didn’t have a garage where we lived before. Therefore, when Sarah took Bethany to her home last night, Beth was amazed to see her push the automatic door opener and the garage door “magically” open.
She said, “Wow! Sarah- you are good! That is awesome!”
When Sarah proceeded to drive her car into the garage, Bethany began to laugh and giggle. When Sarah asked her what was so funny, Beth burst out,
“Sarah! You’re so cwaaaaazy! Cars don’t go in garages!!!!”
And now- Mr. Cohen-
Cohen had seen the pan of brownies I had placed on the counter.
“Nana! Nana! Nana! I want some bwonies. I need bwonies now!
I bent down and looked him in the eyes, saying with a smile and a lilt in my voice, “What do you say?”
He looked seriously back at me. I could see his little wheels turning in his brain. Then his face lit up and he replied,
“I need a B-I-G bwonie right now.”