Let's all go outside today, and play in the snow like Kermit the Frog. Let's make snow angels and imagine we are 8-10 years old. For just one day, let's put all the heavy duty stuff going on in the world, on a back-burner and pretend we are kids again.
Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemina delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was considered a very smart cookie, but wasted much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and considered a positive roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
If this makes you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crummy day and kneads a laugh !!
People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregation, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which these cries for help come. A problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are all compelled to take action. ~Rosalynn Carter~
These thoughts are taken from Mental Health Ministries. Please help erase the stigma of mental illness by saying a prayer, and welcoming a mentally ill person into your congregation, regardless of their faith. Welcoming a mentally ill person into your community, church, school or just anywhere, gives them a sense of belonging and this is one thing that will help them recover their identity, which has been lost by mental illness.
