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I like to make people smile.  No, not because I am funny looking or tell great jokes (one of those is true).  But I like to give people a reason to smile and enjoy life.


But how do you know if someone is smiling when they are wearing a mask?


This is not a political statement or an indictment during the pandemic about mask wearing.  I just miss seeing people’s faces, smiles and the like.  You know what I mean?  Life just has gotten difficult.


Read people.  Look at their eyes and the outline of their face.  You can most of the time tell when they are smiling or not.  Yet the big deal is not showing a little teeth or the edges of your mouth turning upward.  The big deal is joy.  


Enjoy life.  Look at the bright side.  Smell the roses.  Just remember there are thorns and storms and struggles all around.  There are still plenty of reasons to smile even when things around us are tough.


Proverbs 16:15  NLT

When the king smiles, there is life; his favor refreshes like a spring rain.


Smiles are contagious.  Smile so others will smile.  Give people a reason to smile.  When you do, you are refreshing someone else.


Proverbs 31:25  NASB

Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.


This is about the godly woman from Proverbs 31.  She smiles at the future because she has faith in God who has built her confidence, and this lady is building confidence in others through her smile.


Our smile should do the same.  Choose to refresh others today by helping them smile.  Choose to smile at your future, and your current situation, because you know who holds you and who holds your future.


Look behind or beyond the mask.  There is a smile.  Let the smiles begins with you and with me!

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