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Love, Life, Laughter
My latest newsletter released this week. Hope you'll stop by and give it a read. And maybe join us for some fun wedding stories as we talk love and life with plenty of laughter!
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Published on July 14, 2025 21:47
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clean-and-wholesome, laugh-out-loud, laughter, life, love, rom-coms, runaway-bride, small-town-sweet-romance, weddings
Thin Line
If anyone understood the beautiful messiness of life, it was Erma Bombeck. She had a way of taking ordinary chaos — a burnt dinner, a family squabble, a moment of heartbreak — and flipping it so we could see the humor hidden in the cracks. 🥧💛
I think about that quote often:
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain. 🎭
Oh, how true that is.
Sometimes the line is so thin it’s transparent.
When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned… and Then Makes You Laugh Anyway😂😭
I love to laugh. But sometimes life isn’t always a romcom.
But sometimes, we laugh because something hurts… and if we don’t laugh, we might just crumble.
Probably why so many comedians have painful pasts.
We’ve all been there:
The moment you cry through a kitchen disaster, only to laugh ten minutes later because the smoke alarm is still shrieking. 🔥😂
The holiday gathering where the drama is thick enough to slice with a butter knife — until someone says something so ridiculous you can’t help but snort. 🎄😅
The heartbreak that loosens its grip just enough for humor to peek in and remind you that joy is still possible. 💔➡️💛
Laughter doesn’t erase the pain, but it softens its edges. It makes the burden a little lighter. It gives us oxygen when life feels suffocating. 🌬️❤️
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I think about that quote often:
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain. 🎭
Oh, how true that is.
Sometimes the line is so thin it’s transparent.
When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned… and Then Makes You Laugh Anyway😂😭
I love to laugh. But sometimes life isn’t always a romcom.
But sometimes, we laugh because something hurts… and if we don’t laugh, we might just crumble.
Probably why so many comedians have painful pasts.
We’ve all been there:
The moment you cry through a kitchen disaster, only to laugh ten minutes later because the smoke alarm is still shrieking. 🔥😂
The holiday gathering where the drama is thick enough to slice with a butter knife — until someone says something so ridiculous you can’t help but snort. 🎄😅
The heartbreak that loosens its grip just enough for humor to peek in and remind you that joy is still possible. 💔➡️💛
Laughter doesn’t erase the pain, but it softens its edges. It makes the burden a little lighter. It gives us oxygen when life feels suffocating. 🌬️❤️
Finish reading here: https://open.substack.com/pub/leannae...
Published on November 19, 2025 21:45
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erma-bombeck, laughter, laughter-and-tears, life, love


