What would life be without?

To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. ~2 Timothy 1:2~
What would life be without some of the memories that make it fun? I came in from dropping letters off in our mail box yesterday and my younger sister, Mary was coming into the family room. I acted like I was, or was going to, clamp her ears with my shoes and Mary acted like she was going to punch me or something. But she stepped on my sock, making me trip back unto baskets-crates, actually. :)
What would life be without miracles that make us rejoice? Yesterday I found a check that I had lost for my mission trip, thanks to God. It was the largest check and I was so excited and thankful to have found it!
What would life be without the hardships that make us cry? Those are the times that we draw close to God, when we question why, when we learn that we must enjoy the good times of life that make us relish and long for the sweet times.
Finally, what would life be without embarrassing moments that keep us honest with ourselves? When my youth group went to the concert last month, you could go two places to eat: Sonic or Freddy's Frozen Custard. I chose Freddy's and when my custard was ready, I went to get it. There was this pretty, popular girl there and thinking that all the straw was off, I tried to suck my vanilla custard...only to discover that they hadn't taken off the end of the straw wrapper. The girl laughed and I made a joke. Let's learn to soak up life and enjoy every moment of life. Jesus wants us to have life to the fullest. And when we want to have fun, we need to have rules, boundaries. So don't think that boundaries or rules are stupid. They're there so that we can have fun, be safe, and enjoy life! God bless you!