Well, here, we go again. We spin the wheel and where it stops no one knows, or, in this case we do, it landed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. I'm not big on sharing top tens but here's one that kept the person who posted them bent over with laughter, how, it is beyond me since I could barely cough up a chuckle. Here are the supposed funniest of all time April Fool Jokes: ~ 1.) Which day is the worst to propose on? April Fools’ Day. 2.) Why are babies born on March 31 the easiest to prank on April Fools’ Day? They were literally born yesterday. 3.) It's April Fools' Day. Trust no one and nothing. Just like any other day. 4.) What is the luckiest card in a deck for April Fools' Day? The Joker. 5.) Why was everyone so tired on April 1? Because they just finished a long 31-day March. 6.) What’s the biggest difference between Thanksgiving and April Fools’ Day? On one you’re thankful, and on the other you’re prankful. 7.) I played an April Fools' Day joke on my parkour team this morning. They all fell for it. 8.) A and C were going to prank their friend…but they just letter B. 9.) My local library put out an "invisible books" display for April Fools' Day, but I saw right through it. 10.) What do you call a realistic prankster? A practical joker. ~ I have no idea where these originated but my take is they should try again, again, and again. I looked up the origin of April Fools Day and found out it was quite ancient, from the 1500's. I suppose that means it should have reached the little isolated rural village where I was raised, Hornbeck, Louisiana. I am running searches in my noggin to try and get some hits on my early experiences with April Fools. I get plenty of hits on pranks but not necessarily associated with that day, and, also lots of Valentines hits, but, as they say, those are stories for another day. Those were little jokes to go along with the day and you can laugh like the person who was all bent over laughing over those top ten, or, you can hold on to it until April 14, when the International Moment of Laughter Day is recognized. As for me, growing up, if it wasn't particularly emphasized in the Farmers Almanac, it probably didn't exist. You do know what I mean, right Vern?
Speaking of laughter, here's an interesting text where we find some LOL going on, from Genesis Chapter 17, 15)God said to Abraham, 'As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16)I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.' 17)Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, 'Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?' 18)And Abraham said to God, 'O that Ishmael might live in your sight!' 19)God said, 'No, but your wife Sarah shall bear you a son, and you shall name him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 20)As for Ishmael, I have heard you; I will bless him and make him fruitful and exceedingly numerous; he shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. 21)But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this season next year.' 22)And when he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham." We continue the story from Genesis Chapter 21, 1)"The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. 2)Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3)Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. 4)And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5)Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6)Now Sarah said, 'God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.' 7)And she said, 'Who would ever have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.' 8)The child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned." Like I said, there was a whole lot of laughing going on. Joy unspeakable and full of glory! That's an amazing account and one that we all should be so thankful for, why? Another good question. Go to Matthew Chapter 1 and read about the genealogy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. He is the ultimate fulfillment of the child God brought forth from Abraham and Sarah. He is. He really is! Chew on that one during your day and remember to remember to thank God for His plan and provision.
Amen.
