And most of the time we take them for granted. Our passage from 2 Kings, while not directly related to Mothers or parenting, is a model of the kind of love needed to be a good parent, a good mother. It takes lots of love and tenacity. But that love and tenacity have to be coupled with a healthy sense of humor and the ability to laugh. Scientists have been studying the effects of laughter and have found that it has a profound and instantaneous effect on virtually every organ in the body.
Laughter reduces health-sapping tension and stress.
It relaxes the tissues as well as exercises most of the vital organs. Even a forced laugh, results in beneficial mental and physical effects. Some have said that laughter even causes weight loss. One thing mothers and parents need is a healthy sense of humor. We need it because there are going to be days when the only thing you CAN do is either cry or laugh and depend upon God to get you through.