Laughter Is the Spice of Life

by WOMEN OF FAITH

• ISBN13: 9780849944727
• ISBN10: 0849944724
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-07
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Producing everything from gentle chuckles to roll-in-the-aisle laughter, these stories, jokes, and quips will entertain and uplift you, no matter what your circumstances might be!This "spice-rack" of laughter includes humor from:Patsy ClairmontBarbara JohnsonNicole JohnsonMarilyn MebergJan SilviousLuci SwindollKathy TroccoliSheila WalshThelma Wells and others!Based on the sales performance of She Who Laughs, Lasts! , Don't Stop Laughing Now! , and Look Who's Laughing! (all CBA bestsellers), this brand new book of humor from the speaker team of Women of Faith-America's most popular Christian women's conferences-will be a run-away success.Comparable Products Look Who's Laughing! (031024692X; CBA Bestseller) Don't Stop Laughing Now! (0310239966; CBA Bestseller) She Who Laughs, Lasts! (0310228980; CBA Bestseller with over 135,000 sold LTD)

Table of Contents

Part I: A Laugh Is a Smile That Bursts
Laughter Is the Spice of Life
A Bit of Sunshine	3	(1)
John Wallace Crawford
Choosing Happiness	4	(3)
Andy Andrews
Laugh	7	(1)
Nicole Johnson
Spontaneous Laughter	8	(1)
Sir William Osler
A Formula for Laughter	9	(2)
Marilyn Meberg
From the Mouths of Babes	11	(1)
Anonymous
Playful Pleasures	12	(4)
Luci Swindoll
Child's Play	16	(2)
Laura E. Richards
Sloppy Agape	18	(3)
Patsy Clairmont
The Best Medicine	21	(2)
Anonymous
``The Dog Won't Fly!''	23	(4)
Sheila Walsh
The Prince's Happy Heart	27	(3)
A Folktale
Laughter Is a Leap	30	(5)
G. K. Chesterton
Part II: Mama Knows Best
Laughter Is the Spice of a Mom's Life
Laugh Lines	35	(1)
Erma Bombeck
Job Description	36	(3)
Anonymous
The Happy Homemaker	39	(3)
Anonymous
What's a Mother to Do?	42	(4)
Kathy Peel
Once Upon a Time	46	(3)
Nicole Johnson
What Did You Do Today?	49	(5)
Phil Calloway
Remember?	54	(1)
Anonymous
I Was the Perfect Mother---But I Got Over It	55	(3)
Kathy Peel
The Mom Test	58	(2)
Anonymous
Are You Ready for Motherhood?	60	(3)
Barbara Johnson
The Matchmaker	63	(3)
Jane Austen
My Mommy	66	(1)
Anonymous
Who Am I?	67	(6)
Nicole Johnson
Part III: Whistle While You Work
Laughter Is the Spice of Everyday Life
Balancing the Nine to Fives	73	(3)
Luci Swindoll
Hymns for All Callings	76	(1)
Anonymous
To the Poorhouse with a Smile	77	(2)
Bill Cosby
Excuse Letters	79	(2)
Anonymous
The Party	81	(6)
Louisa May Alcott
The More the Merrier	87	(1)
Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
``Now What?''	88	(4)
Thelma Wells
Little Ones	92	(2)
Anonymous
It Wasn't My Fault!	94	(3)
Anonymous
Choosing the Amusing	97	(4)
Marilyn Meberg
Hobbling Home	101	(8)
Sheila Walsh
Part IV: Fit to Be Tied
Laughter Is the Spice of a Healthy Life
In Memoriam	109	(1)
Anonymous
Just So Much Fluff	110	(3)
Patsy Clairmont
Release the Tension	113	(3)
JoAnna Harris
Household Management for an Unmanageable Person	116	(2)
Kathy Peel
Hungry?	118	(1)
Anonymous
Celebrating Imagination	119	(3)
Luci Swindoll
The Things Kids Say	122	(1)
Anonymous
Exercise Advice	123	(2)
Mark Lowry
Roughing It	125	(2)
Anonymous
The Truth About Dentists	127	(3)
Lewis Grizzard
How Can I Be Over the Hill When I Never Even Got to the Top?	130	(2)
Barbara Johnson
Chasing Pots	132	(4)
Thelma Wells
Life Is a Beautiful Thing	136	(5)
Luci Swindoll
Part V: Till Death (or Insanity) Do Us Part
Laughter Is the Spice of Life in Love
Why Can't You Be Like Me?	141	(2)
Joey O'Connor
I Do	143	(1)
George Bernard Shaw
Sound Advice	144	(2)
Anonymous
Worth of a Rib	146	(1)
Anonymous
You Did This for Me?	147	(4)
Max Lucado
When ``The One'' Turns Out to Be Just Someone	151	(5)
JoAnna Harris
Love According to the Experts	156	(3)
Anonymous
A Tempest in the School Teapot	159	(5)
L. M. Montgomery
As Long as We Both Shall Live	164	(1)
Anonymous
The Baffling Question	165	(3)
Bill Cosby
Together Forever	168	(1)
Joey O'Connor
A Male-Designed Curriculum for Training Wives	169	(2)
Barbara Johnson
If Home Is Where the Heart Is---Perhaps We Need a Bypass	171	(3)
Kathy Peel
To Keep Your Marriage Brimming	174	(5)
Ogden Nash
Part VI: When the Going Gets Tough . . . All Is Well
Laughter Is the Spice of Life in Adversity
Joy and Woe	179	(1)
William Blake
Suffering Is Like Baking a Cake	180	(2)
Barbara Johnson
A New Departure in Flavorings	182	(6)
L. M. Montgomery
Choosing Joy	188	(2)
Marilyn Meberg
A Matter of Perspective	190	(2)
Barbara Johnson
Happily Ever After	192	(2)
Nicole Johnson
Looking Forward	194	(3)
Mark Lowry
Finding the Amusing	197	(1)
Anne Frank
We Can Laugh . . . Now	198	(3)
Joni Eareckson Tada
Consider God's Care	201	(3)
Patsy Clairmont
Accepting the Detours	204	(5)
Luci Swindoll
Acknowledgments	209