As a full-time comedian Kenn Kington works hard to see the funny side of life Whether he's traveling by plane or by car situations arise that can produce frustration or laughter and Kenn tries to choose joy whenever possible Visit our online store and purchase a CD of today's program with quite a bit of extra content for yourself or to share with a friend Get More Episode Resources We'd love to hear from you Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback [... more]

A few weeks after the death of a dear friend I spoke with her mom I was hesitant to ask how she was doing because I thought it was an inappropriate question she was grieving But I pushed aside my reluctance and simply asked how she was holding up Her reply ldquo Listen I choose joy rdquo Her words ministered to me that day as I struggled to push beyond some unpleasant circumstances in my own life And her words also reminded me of Moses rsquo edict to the Israelites at the end of Deuteronomy Just before Moses rsquo death [... more]

Keith was feeling down as he trudged through the produce aisle His hands trembled from the first signs of Parkinson rsquo s disease How long before his quality of life began to slide What would this mean for his wife and children Keith rsquo s gloom was shattered by laughter Over by the potatoes a man pushed a giggling boy in a wheelchair The man leaned over and whispered to his son who couldn rsquo t stop grinning He was noticeably worse off than Keith yet he and his dad were finding joy where they could Writing from prison or [... more]

When Marcia rsquo s out in public she always tries to smile at others It rsquo s her way of reaching out to people who might need to see a friendly face Most of the time she gets a genuine smile in return But during a time when Marcia was mandated to wear a facemask she realized that people could no longer see her mouth thus no one could see her smile It rsquo s sad she thought but I rsquo m not going to stop Maybe they rsquo ll see in my eyes that I rsquo m smiling There [... more]