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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0I used to aspire to be a columnist. \u00a0Erma Bombeck, Anna Quindlen, Leonard Pitts, Mitch Albom, Mike Royko, George Will…these are some of the columnists I have read over the years. \u00a0And I aspired to join their ranks.<\/p>\n

With the advent of email I began to send friends and family short stories, my personal columns, telling mostly amusing stories about life with the Schmidts.<\/p>\n

Married with three children, two cats and a golden lab we have enjoyed some pretty amusing adventures. \u00a0Well, not all were amusing while they were taking place. \u00a0Many were amusing only in hindsight. \u00a0But almost any story can be told with humor after the fact.<\/p>\n

When relating our anecdotes I began to refer to myself as the Star in God’s Favorite Situation Comedy. \u00a0As my kids grew I would tell them, the choice was theirs: \u00a0keep your sense of humor and enjoy your role in God’s sitcom, or lose your sense of humor and be stuck in a drama.<\/p>\n

In true sitcom irony I was hired to be the finance administrator at our church. \u00a0Me, with my journalism training, my aspirations to be a columnist, my love of words and analogies…I was hired to crunch numbers. God has<\/em> a sense of humor.<\/p>\n

But it was this ironic twist that gave me my first opportunity to write for an audience larger than my immediate family and a few encouraging friends. \u00a0I was invited to blog on our church website. \u00a0A few years later and circumstances prompted me to launch my own personal blog.<\/p>\n

And here we are.<\/p>\n

My daughters both thought the only appropriate title for the blog was Scenes from God’s Sitcom. \u00a0I was concerned that it would sound too flip. \u00a0But as I chewed it over, and sought out a better understanding of what comedy actually means, I had to agree with them. \u00a0In fact it was the only possible title. \u00a0The blog address is meaningful as well: \u00a0Choosing Comedy. \u00a0To better understand why, read my \u00a0post from February 23, 2011 “Comedy or Tragedy”.<\/p>\n

I am not<\/em><\/strong>, however, the star of God’s Sitcom. \u00a0That role is reserved for God himself. \u00a0This is his story and I have a very, very, very small part. \u00a0Just a series of cameos actually.<\/p>\n

That is what you will find here: \u00a0Me relating my various adventures in God’s story. \u00a0And me talking through my growing understanding of that story.<\/p>\n

I hope my musings will encourage you to Choose Comedy.<\/p>\n

Robin<\/em><\/p>\n

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