A Smiling Fool

I smile and say, "Hi!" to EVERYONE -- just walking down the street, in Wal-Mart, doctor's offices... EVERYWHERE.

Yes, I'm a smiling fool. Even when I'm dying on the inside.

It used to make my husband crazy, when we were dating. He finally busted out, "WHY do you smile at everyone, even people you don't know?!?!?"
Well, for many reasons.... It may be the the first (or only) smile they receive that day; "...let your light shine before men ... and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." Matthew 5:16; ..."Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Hebrews 13:1-2; ...because you should be nice to everyone (even if they don't return the gesture); ... just because I'm having a bad day doesn't mean that I shouldn't be nice, chances are you aren't the cause of my bad day... so "Hi!" and **smiles**, I could go on and on. But I think at the time, I was less philosophical about it and retorted with, "Why DON'T you smile? It's mean!" Yeah, I really told him -- didn't I?!?! (But now, he smiles, too!)

I have been confronted with that question TOO much over the years, though. I've, many times, even been attacked for it. So be it... God is so good... I hope that you find a reason (or many reasons) to smile, today!

Many Blessings ~~ Julie

P.S. Try not to judge us smiling fools, we're sometimes just as sad and downtrodden as anyone else -- we're just trying to make the day better!