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It was hilarious! \u2026The first hundred times, that is. Then we grew sick of the thing. But our three-year-old son, Kevin, loved it. He\u2019d activate it again and again, shrieking and dancing along. Almost a year later, when the batteries finally died, we didn\u2019t replace them. The Billy Bass was banished to Kevin\u2019s toy box in the corner of the living room.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t miss hearing the same two songs on a loop, but I did miss the easy laughter the Billy Bass sparked. My husband and I were going through a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/marriage\/5-prayers-to-improve-your-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tough time in our marriage<\/a>, and it became harder and harder to smile.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d fought before but not like this. It didn\u2019t feel like something we could fix. I wasn\u2019t sure how much more either of us could take. I was having <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/living-longer-living-better\/9-bedtime-apps-to-help-you-get-a-good-nights-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trouble sleeping<\/a>. When the house was dark and my husband and son were asleep, I\u2019d wander from room to room, haunting my own house like a ghost. I prayed then, asking God for guidance and strength. But I still felt so alone.<\/p>\n<p>One day, the crushing weight I\u2019d been carrying became too much. It was early afternoon. My husband was still at work. I could hear Kevin playing outside in the yard. I was in the living room, straightening up a little. The misery that overtook me was sudden, like a blow. I could barely breathe.<\/p>\n<p>I sank to the floor in front of the couch. I couldn\u2019t stop crying. Not wanting Kevin to hear me sobbing, I leaned forward, burying my face in the cushions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLord,\u201d I whispered, \u201cplease help me. I\u2019m so sad.\u2026 I\u2019m just so sad, Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry, be happy!\u201d music blared. <i>\u201cDooooo, dooo, dooo, dooooooo!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>My head whipped up. Had Kevin wandered back inside and started singing? No, the room was empty; no one was with me. As I listened closer, I could hear the mechanical whir of the Billy Bass from the corner of the room. I got to my feet.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, in Kevin\u2019s toy box, the Billy Bass was singing, mouth flapping and body wriggling. \u201cDon\u2019t Worry, Be Happy\u201d played. I watched, stunned. The song finished. Only then did I pick up the animatronic fish.<\/p>\n<p>The Billy Bass had three modes: <i>on, off<\/i> and <i>motion detecting<\/i>. Had my husband replaced the batteries at some point? Had Kevin left it on <i>motion detecting<\/i>? I pressed the button. Nothing. I flipped it over. The Billy Bass was switched on. I pressed the button again.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing. Of course. The batteries were dead.<\/p>\n<p>My tears <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/sarah-of-the-bible-when-god-makes-you-laugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned to laughter<\/a>. I stood there in the living room laughing for quite some time. I felt better than I had in weeks. It was as if the weight of my troubles had been lifted\u2014all because of a silly, singing fish! And yet the relief I felt was real.<\/p>\n<p><i>Don\u2019t worry, be happy!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Those words became my mantra. Through the ups and downs\u2014through my eventual divorce\u2014whenever I felt low, I\u2019d simply remember that singing fish. How God had used it to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/though-sometimes-lonely-she-learned-she-was-never-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show me that I wasn\u2019t alone<\/a>. 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