Humor Me: The Geranium Lady's Funny Little Book of Big Laughs
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Join the Queen of Encouragement for a lap around the laugh track!
Laughing is Barbara Johnson's favorite aerobic exercise, and Humor Me is a zany collection of her heartiest laugh-filled workouts. Its pages bubble over with fun poked at some of the most laughable things in God's creation: the wonders of womanhood, the thrill and terror of child rearing, the Catch-22 of aging, the mirthful mysteries of men, and that hilarious show-stopper: death.
This little book is a big gift for anyone who loves to laugh?or needs to laugh. If you've hit a pothole that has knocked the joy right out of your life, Barbara's favorite gigglers can realign your sense of humor, energize your joy level, and shine a beam of fun-light into your heart.
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson was the founder of Spatula Ministries, a coauthor of various Women of Faith devotionals, and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Boomerang Joy, Living Somewhere between Estrogen and Death, and Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Cute, but I am not religious so that aspect, well, whatever. But very cute little book about raising kids, mainly for moms.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5full of life
Book preview
Humor Me - Barbara Johnson
CONTENTS
1. Humor Comes at a Cost. Please Have Exact Change
If you can find the humor hidden in a daunting day . . . you can survive it
2. I Finally Got My Head Together—Then My Body Fell Apart
I’m not fat . . . I’m calorically gifted
3. Who Are These Kids, and Why Are They Calling Me Mom?
For this I have stretch marks?
4. Three Stages of Life: Youth, Maturity, and My, You’re Lookin’ Good!
At my age, I’ve found that going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of my face
5. If It Weren’t for Men . . . What Would There Be to Laugh About?
Men are like parking spaces. All the good ones are already taken—and the rest are handicapped or their meters are running out!
6. Laugh, I Thought I’d Die!
Being tickled to death is a great way to live
Notes
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HUMOR COMES AT A COST.
PLEASE HAVE EXACT CHANGE
If you can find the humor hidden in a
daunting day . . . you can survive it
L aughing is my favorite aerobic exercise (right after breathing and eating), and shared laughter is my favorite form of fun. This little volume is packed full of my favorite exercise routines: jokes, quips, and cartoons that take me anywhere from giggle to guffaw. Come along, and we’ll chuckle our way to being humorically fit
together. (A friend of mine who’s into football calls this my playbook,
and it’s a perfect title, because I especially love to laugh while I’m playing!)
Just thinking about all the funny things God put on this earth makes me chuckle. In this book we’ll look at some of the most laughable: the wonders of womanhood, the thrill and terror of child rearing, the Catch-22 of aging, the mirthful mysteries of men, and that hilarious show-stopper: death.
Maybe you bought this book simply because you love to laugh, too. Or maybe you picked it up because you’ve hit a pothole on your life’s journey that has knocked the joy right out of you. Or this book might have been a gift from someone who thinks you could use a few laps around the laugh track right now. This collection of nonsense is designed to realign your sense of humor, energize your joy level, and shine a little fun-light into your life.
No matter when or where you find it, laughter is always good for you. But its benefits seem most powerful when we laugh because we need to, and its therapeutic effects are greatly enhanced when we (finally) laugh again because someone who loves us helps us remember how. It might happen at a pink-slip point in our lives. Or a door-slamming junction of some sorts. Or it might even come after we’ve taken one of those long, lonely trips to the cemetery in the car following the hearse.
When life is easy, humor sparkles like diamonds on the smooth surface of the sea. When life is hard, humor is the life jacket that keeps us from going under. Whatever the conditions are on your part of life’s ocean right now, I hope the humor in this little book will fill your sails with gales of encouragement and laughter.
Awoman called the utility company and complained that her electricity was out. What should I do?
she asked.
The voice on the other end advised, Open your freezer and eat the ice cream.
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