I have come to realize that as we grieve and remember the ones we have lost, it is always the happy memories that bring a smile to our face or a laugh to our cheeks.  I have also realized that when we are in our darkest places of our life, it is laughter that allows us to feel, even for a moment, that we are OK.  This is a picture of my mom, exactly how she was.

When I see it I feel exactly what the title of this devotional says.  My sisters mother-in-law was another woman that was amazing and when I think of her strength and her smile, especially her laugh, again I feel exactly what the title says.  These 2 women were incredible on Earth and must be without a doubt Ridiculously AWESOME in Heaven.  They have been joined by a young girl, in our eyes, way before her time.  I did not know her, but just from the words that family and friends said of her, when I saw her smiling picture, again I felt exactly as the title of this devotional says.  To see these ladies and to know how they LIVED life brings power to my choice in life, which is to live life to the full and Remember My Friends, Laughter Makes The Soul Smile!