Ready, Set, Smile!

Do you ever have the kind of day where you just don't feel like smiling?  It doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong,  although sometimes it does. There could be many reasons why a person doesn't smile.

I think it's important not to equate a smile with happiness.  Unless they choose to tell us, we often have no idea what another person is dealing with in life. In the same way we shouldn't assume someone who isn't smiling is feeling miserable.

 Caroline has an interesting theory about smiles. Whenever we go through the toll plaza, she says, "Smile for the camera!" She claims people get big breaks going through toll booths, and that's how millions of famous people get discovered. The Bray fam always smiles (and giggles) when we cross the Coleman Bridge and head back into Gloucester.
It's highly unlike my toll booth smile will make me famous, but it does have the potential to turn a person's day around.
What if God uses our smiles to bring a ray of hope to others? I don't want to miss that opportunity.  So next time you head home from across the river, SMILE! Because you never know who's watching!