Laughter.
We all need a good dose of it daily and this book provides it.
Levellie tells lots of stories on herself and adds bloopers, silly
signs, odd classified adds and more.
Some
of her stories are laugh out loud funny. Did you know finger food is
ruining Christian fellowship? (You have to read the story.) She has a
great imagination. In writing about socks missing after washing, she
speculates on ways some escape while “...orphaned socks slump in
that back of the bottom drawer, reading the novel Left Behind
and wondering what they did wrong.” Have you ever thought about
using mouth wash as a toilet bowl cleaner? (You've got to read the
story.) Did you know laughing can help you lose weight?
Levellie
gets some good practical advice in there too, like her “10 Rules
for the Perfect Pity Party” and the research on laughter and pain.
At the end of each of her sixty chapters, she has added a “From my
Heart to Yours,” a short spiritual lesson.
She
has a last chapter containing a ton of resources for laughter,
including websites and books. Within the book are ideas for laughter
too.
Here
is some of her thinking about laughter:
“Laughing
at ourselves is a way of loving ourselves, of showing we're
comfortable with the person God made us, imperfections and all.”
And, “I think churches should be the laughingest places on earth.”
Here
is her favorite classified add: “Illiterate? Write today for free
help.”
Need
a laugh or two? You can certainly get them here.
Jeanette
Levellie is a spunky pastor's wife and former history/government
teacher. She manages an office supply store by day and writes by
night. She's published hundreds of newspaper columns, articles,
poems, and greeting card verses. This is her second book. Find out
more at www.jeanettelevellie.com.
Elk
Lake Publishing, 124 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book through The Book
Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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