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    Ouch! GIFT: Encouragement for the Hurts of Life
    Ouch! GIFT: Encouragement for the Hurts of Life
    Ouch! GIFT: Encouragement for the Hurts of Life
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    Ouch! GIFT: Encouragement for the Hurts of Life

    By Martha Bolton

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    Part of the new Exclamation series, this book proves that laughter is truly the best medicine.

    Full of humor and hope, Ouch! contains stories and quotes that are like Band-Aids for the soul. It soothes the rough spots on the bumpy road of life and gives expression to the exclamations of life!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHoward Books
    Release dateJun 15, 2010
    ISBN9781451605532
    Ouch! GIFT: Encouragement for the Hurts of Life
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    Martha Bolton

    Emmy-nominated and Dove-nominated writer Martha Bolton is also the author of over eighty books of inspiration and humor. She wrote the libretto for The Confession Musical, based on Beverly Lewis' popular Amish trilogy, as well as the libretto for Half-Stitched, the Musical, based on Wanda Brumstetter's newest Amish romance. Martha was a staff writer for Bob Hope for over fifteen years, writing humor to entertain the public and presidents alike. 

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    Ouch! GIFT - Martha Bolton

    Giving expression

    to the events that

    punctuate life …

    Ouch

    encouragement for the hurts of life

    Martha Bolton

    the exclamation on series

    HOWARD

    PUBLISHING CO.

    Our purpose at Howard Publishing is to:

    Increase faith in the hearts of growing Christians

    Inspire holiness in the lives of believers

    Instill hope in the hearts of struggling people everywhere

    Because He’s coming again!

    Ouch! © 2006 by Martha Bolton

    All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America

    Published by Howard Publishing Co., Inc.

    3117 North Seventh Street, West Monroe, LA 71291-2227

    www.SimonandSchuster.com

    www.howardpublishing.com

    06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15   10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

    Edited by Between the Lines

    Interior design by Stephanie D. Walker and Tennille Paden

    Illustrations by Rex Bohn

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Bolton, Martha, 1951-

    Ouch! : encouragement for the hurts of life / Martha Bolton.

    p. cm.—(the exclamation series)

    ISBN 1-58229-477-1

    eISBN: 978-1-451-60553-2

    1. Consolation. 2. Encouragement—Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Christian life—Humor. 4. Christian life—Anecdotes. I. Title. II. Series.

    BV4909.B65 2005

    082′.02′07—dc22

    2005052549

    Tips for Hospital Visitations reprinted from Honey, the Carpet Needs Weeding Again! by Martha Bolton, Vine Books. Used by Permission.

    No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations within critical articles and reviews.

    Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982, 1988 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message © 1993. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

    Contents

    Part One: Ouch!

    Ouch!

    Ohhh! The Ouch! of Illness

    Ow! The Ouch! of Accidents

    Oh Brother! The Ouch! of Family Wounds

    Uh-Oh! The Ouch! of Mistakes

    Aw, Man! The Ouch! of Failure

    Yikes! The Ouch! of Difficult People

    Oh No! The Ouch! of Frustration

    Oops! The Ouch! of Embarrassment

    Help! The Ouch! of Helplessness

    So There! The Ouch! of Revenge

    No Fair! The Ouch! of Unfairness

    Run for Cover! The Ouch! of Problems

    Part Two: Ah!

    Ah! Let the Healing Begin

    Ah! Rx: Laughter

    Ah! Rx: Love

    Ah! Rx: Service

    Ah! Rx: Forgiveness

    Ah! Rx: Moving On

    Ah! Rx: Courage

    Ah! Rx: Friendship

    Ah! Rx: Faith

    Ah! Rx: Hope

    Ah! Rx: Community

    Ah! Rx: Encouragement

    Ah! Rx: Perseverance

    Ah! Rx: Acceptance

    Ah! Rx: Time

    Ah! Rx: Apology

    Part Three: Finally!

    Finally! Get Out of the Way!

    Finally! I Get It!

    Finally! I Made It!

    Part One

    Ouch!

    Ouch!

    Calamity: a more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering.

    Ambrose Bierce

    Remember the good old days when a Band-Aid, a kiss, a warm blanket, and a bowl of double-fudge chocolate-chip cookie-dough ice cream was all it took to make our ouches feel better? Wouldn’t it be nice if the rest of life’s problems could be that easily fixed?

    Unfortunately our problems tend to get a little more complicated the older we get. It’s not so easy to fix a broken marriage with a banana split (although we may try) or to cope with the diagnosis of a chronic illness with a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Chicken soup may be great for the soul, but it won’t

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