Don't Stop Laughing Now!

by Johnson, Barbara; Macdonald, Shari

• ISBN13: 9780786255603
• ISBN10: 0786255609
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr

Summary

Laughter is terrific medicine no matter what ails you, and that's true even when life is at its unfunniest worst. A good chuckle in regular doses has the power to renew our souls and restore perspective no matter what's going on around us. So flip open these pages and grab a few grins! There are plenty to spare, from crisp jokes to rib-tickling short stories and true-life anecdotes, all ready to brighten your outlook and invigorate your faith. Well-known women and men of faith are all here to share the humor and wisdom of relationships, kids, housework, faith, parenting -- all the stuff that makes life so nutty, so frustrating, and so worth living. If ever there was a time to laugh, it's now. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ann Spangler is the author of several best-selling books, including She Who Laughs, Lasts! and Women of the Bible (coauthored with Jean Syswerda). The former editorial director and vice president of Servant Publications, she was also a senior acquisitions editor at Zondervan. She lives with her two daughters in Grand Rapids, Michigan Shari Macdonald has authored numerous Christian novels, including those in the three-book Salinger Sisters series, and is the compiler of Humor for the Heart. She also contributes regularly to CCM magazine and other publications. She and her husband, photojournalist Craig Strong, live in Portland, Oregon

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	16	(1)
Preface	17	(7)
Chapter One: Psst... Has Anyone Seen a Table I Can Crawl Under?
Humbled by a Pine Tree
by Stan Toler	24	(4)
The Almond Joy Incident
by Cathy Lee Phillips	28	(7)
Icebreaker SOS
by Sheri Rose Shepherd	35	(3)
A Complete Ensemble
by Torry Martin as told to Martha Bolton	38	(2)
Awkward Situations
by Becky Freeman with Ruthie Arnold	40	(4)
Chapter Two: I'm Okay ... You, I'm Not So Sure About
The Perfect Woman
by Anonymous	44	(2)
Adam's Bargain
by Anonymous	46	(1)
Read My Lips
by Karen Scalf Linamen	47	(4)
Women Tell What They Want in a Man
by Anonymous	51	(3)
They Need Help!
by Thelma Wells	54	(4)
The Loving Spouse
by Anonymous	58	(1)
Really Bad Day
by Anonymous	59	(1)
Steaming in the Southwest
by Charlene Ann Baumbich	60	(13)
Chapter Three: You Can't Kid a Kid
The Revised Nonstandard Bible
by Richard Lederer	73	(6)
Struck by Wimpiness
by Anonymous	79	(1)
Just Kidding Around
by Various Authors	80	(10)
Love Tips as Explained by Kids
by Anonymous	90	(7)
I'll Catch a Later Bus
by Al Sanders	97	(4)
Chapter Four: "Weird" Is a Two-Way Street
If You Could Read My Mind
by G. Ron Darbee	101	(9)
Celebrity Cover-Up
by Martha Bolton	110	(2)
Two Cannibals in Love
by Charlene Ann Baumbich	112	(4)
For 25 Years I Hated My Mop
by Janice Grouse	116	(5)
Wild Hares
by Ken Davis	121	(5)
High Adventure in the Garage
by Charlene Ann Baumbich	126	(5)
Pulling Strings
by Patsy Clairmont	131	(2)
Snore Warzzz
by Nancy Kennedy	133	(4)
No Batteries Required
by Karen Scaif Linamen	137	(6)
Chapter Five: Keeping Up (Strange) Appearances
Beauty for the Beast
by Marti Attoun	143	(4)
Nightmare on Perfect Street
by Betty Smarts Carter	147	(6)
I'm Surrounded by Teens with Uncommon Scents
by Marti Attoun	153	(3)
Like Death Warmed Over
by Becky Freeman with Ruthie Arnold	156	(10)
Yo Quiero No Discount
by Martha Bolton	166	(7)
Chapter Six: Animal Antics: Weird Humor from the Animal Kingdom
He's Baaaaaack!
by Ken Davis	173	(2)
When in Rome
by Shari MacDonald	175	(2)
The Perfect Song
by Sue Buchanan	177	(4)
Welcome to the Bat Cave
by Nate Adams	181	(5)
The Polite Parrot
by Anonymous	186	(5)
Chapter Seven: Body of Laughter
I Yam What I Yam
by Martha Bolton	191	(3)
Mommyrobics
by Nancy Kennedy	194	(5)
A Diet Prayer
by Victor Buono	199	(2)
Counting Fat Grams
by Chonda Pierce	201	(10)
Chapter Eight: Parenting, the Funniest Job of All
Lamentations of the Father
by Ian Frazier	211	(7)
Deck the Halls with Poison Ivy
by G. Ron Darbee	218	(7)
Surprise, Surprise!
by Barbara Johnson	225	(4)
Picky, Picky
by Nancy Kennedy	229	(4)
The Great Toaster Tart Conspiracy
by Randy Frame	233	(7)
Chapter Nine: Real Men Do Laugh
Dental Advice
by Mark Lowry	240	(4)
How to Have a Relationship with a Guy
by Dave Barry	244	(6)
Airplane Babies
by Mark Lowry	250	(4)
Mr. Mom
by James R. Judge, M.D	254	(9)
Chapter Ten: Hey, Moms Are Fun Too!
Help! I've Got TMS!
by Nancy Kennedy	263	(4)
Mama's On Hold
by Mark Lowry	267	(4)
Hello
by Patsy Clairmont	271	(3)
And Her Husband Thought He Had a Stressful Job
by Phil Callaway	274	(2)
Free at Last?
by Pamela Shires Sneddon	276	(7)
Chapter Eleven: Seize the Moment...for Laughter
I Dare You
by Luci Swindoll	283	(4)
Did I See That?
by Marilyn Meberg	287	(3)
Garth and Pat
by Chonda Pierce	290	(4)
You Drive Me Crazy
by Marilyn Meberg	294	(5)
Playful People
by Marilyn Meberg	299	(6)
Chapter Twelve: Hee, Hee, Hee...All the Way Home
Hey, Good Lookin ,Whatcha Got Burnin'?
by Becky Freeman	305	(4)
Young Love Turns Daughter into Teen Cleaning Machine
by Marti Attoun	309	(3)
Household Skullduggery
by Renae Bottom	312	(5)
Home Beautiful
by Marsha Crockett	317	(4)
The Fashion Plate on My Front Yard
by Marti Attoun	321	(5)
Chapter Thirteen: A Woman's Place Is...Laughing
PMS: Psychotic Mood Swings
by Kathy Peel	326	(5)
Mixed Blessings
by Anonymous	331	(1)
A Fun Day Composting with Martha Stewart
by Chonda Pierce	332	(6)
Never Underestimate the Power of an Imperfect Woman
by Karen Scalf Linamen	338	(6)
That Old Sew-and-Sew
by Marilyn Meberg	344	(7)
Chapter Fourteen: Life Is Unpredictable, but God Is Good
God's Timing
by Brennan Manning	351	(1)
I Could Lose Myself in Thought, but Then Again, It's Such Unfamiliar Territory
by Sue Buchanan	352	(3)
What's in a Name?
by Thelma Wells	355	(6)
And Edith with Them
by Barbara Johnson	361	(2)
Missing in Action
by Patsy Clairmont	363	(4)
A Mirror Image
by Marilyn Meberg	367	(4)
Is It Love...or Is It the Flu?
by Sheila Walsh	371	(5)
I'm Alive!
by Charlene Ann Baumbich	376	(3)
Notes	379