A Little Humor to Lighten the Soul

I'm still sick and not an end in sight. Eight days, but hey who's counting? And yes, my friendly little multi-legged guests are still visiting. I went on a hunting trip with the caulking gun tonight and I certainly hope I can put an end to this. After the last couple of weeks, I figured a little fun would do me and maybe you some good. So here goes.

Top Ten Reasons To Join The Choir

10. Rehearsals are every Wednesday night. Which means that for those few hours, you will significantly reduce your risk of contracting tendonitis from nonstop operation of a television remote control or computer mouse.

9. Because you wear a choir robe every Sunday, you are liberated from a task many men find quite challenging: finding clothes that match properly.

8. From your special vantage point every Sunday, in which you look out at the entire congregation from the choir seats, you will develop interesting new hobbies. Among these is a little guessing game called "Who's Praying, Who's Sleeping?"

7. On the other hand, sitting in full view of 400-500 people on a weekly basis makes it much less likely that you yourself will give in to a chronic lack of sleep. Although it has been known to happen.

6. If you think your singing in the shower sounds good now, just wait till you've been singing with us for a few weeks.

5. Singing in a choir is one of the few activities for men that does not require electronic equipment or expensive power tools. This could be good for the family budget.

4. For the fitness buffs, singing in the Choir is not only heart healthy, it's soul healthy. But there are no monthly membership fees, and it's a lot easier on the knees than jogging.

3. If you think you've done everything there is to do, and there are no great challenges left in life, try singing with us and staying on pitch, guys.

2. Choir rehearsal lasts half as long as a professional football game, but is at least twice as satisfying. (Don't worry, though, the rehearsals are on Wednesday, not Monday Nights.)

1. When people ask you whether you've been behaving yourself, you can say with the utmost sincerity, "Hey, I'm a Choir Boy."

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On an even funnier note, you can read here about one family's creative approach to educating their only child.

OK. Fun's over. Now to the important stuff.

Our featured book this week is Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell. Mailing May is a true story about little Charlotte May Pierstorff who longs to visit her grandmother. However, her grandmother lives seventy-five miles away and her family cannot afford the railway ticket. Thanks to her father's ingenuity and the U.S. mail, May is delivered to her grandmother's house the next day. This true story is a exciting little piece of history that your children will truly enjoy! Softcover.