JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for April 04, 2022

Yeah, start with humor.

Careful. No jokes now. Dad might get up and slap you. ;-)

Yes, I went there. Somebody slap me. ;-)

He’ll be here all week. Try the veal.

Someone give this boy a microphone.

Did he freeze up and forget the words? Cut some slack.

He’s trying his best.

I think that is funny. Parents??? They just don’t understand

No pressure…

Careful JoJo. When you’re at your highest moment… That’s when the devil gets ya!

Saying the blessing with a monologue.

Love it Robb. We all need to thank our creator for our food, etc. Even it is isn’t a perfect prayer such as JoJo did or as I found out at girls camp years ago. Rub a Dub, Bless this Grub!, Amen. Love it.

“HUNGRY.”

“Hello God, it’s me Jojo”.

I have an aunt who spent over 30 years as a missionary nun in Korea. When I was 10 or 11, she came home for her first leave. At Thanksgiving, she said grace. It went on and on and on. Every time she paused for breath, my grandmother, her mother, would say amen. Still she continued. My sister then decided to kick me under the table. I made the mistake of retaliating and got caught. The grace turned into a lecture, but eventually we got to eat. I think Nana read Aunt Marie a lecture of her own later, because the grace she said at Christmas was a lot shorter! Marie is now in a convent in New York, and will turn 95 in about two weeks. God bless her!

I am not going to let my food get cold while someone is talking too long. They can pray while I eat.

My family was not at all religious. At Thanksgiving feasts, one relative would suggest saying grace and another one would shout “Grace!” That was it.

It’s a new field—stand-up grace ;)

" . . . in rehearsal . . . "?

If you’re going to say grace, shouldn’t it be a sincere expression of thanks that comes from the heart? Of course I’m an atheist who’s never said a prayer, so what do I know.