I smashed my brand new (to us) car 2 days ago.  And learned 3 things:

1.  You truly don't know what you have until it's gone.  Sounds like a song, but it's true.  I had a shiny new penny of a car and now it's not.  Wish I could wave it back to perfect, but instead will be waving bucks in front of my repairman's face.

2.  Don't try to judge the distance of your car from an inanimate, solid object when you're tired.  Doesn't work.

3.  It's just 'things'!

Heard the best message from Ken Davis the other day at the Christian Comedians Association conference.  He reiterated that it is RELATIONSHIPS that matter.  Not striving to make our career bloom, or making money, or getting out that next Twitter.  It isloving the Lord your God with all your being, and loving anybody you come in contact with, as you love yourself.

Good to remember!  Love you, my friends!

Coming soon ...  a 28-page Bible study booklet to go along with JOY KILLERS book! Written by Mary Butterbrodt.

Also coming soon ... a second book in the Joy Series ... JOY BUILDERS! The building blocks to help you see the humor in life. Written by Becky Baker.

Becky Baker brings powerful, life-changing seminars on how to shine like a star in every avenue and area of your life, becoming a mirror image of Christ as you reflect His Glory. As she speaks, Becky offers her vivid testimony of her decision to follow Christ and His sustaining power and grace through her mountaintops and valleys—including 10 years on the mission field in Belize, a near break-up of her marriage, infertility, parenthood, and teaching in public high schools for 31 years.

She has learned that obedience to God's Word and an intense desire to be like Jesus and follow Him are the absolute keys to real joy and the only way to buffet life's storm.

Becky has been a professional comedian for the past 16 years, a high school teacher for 31 years, and a nationally known speaker since 1985. She just completed a TV pilot called, "The Chickilu YaYas".

She has performed for the Boeing Corporation, Teen Challenge, Kaiser Permanente, The Salvation Army, Cubic Corporation, the Crystal Cathedral, KinderCare, Executive Women International, San Diego District Attorney's Office, ServiceMaster, and many more.