Boomerang Joy - Hardcover

Johnson, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310220068 ISBN 13: 9780310220060

Publisher: Zondervan, 1998

Synopsis

The author of Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy presents sixty illustrated, humorous reflections on family, growing older, loyalty, faith in God, and other topics that encourage women to lighten their lives through humor.

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Review:

"The game of life is a boomerang," says the optimistic author Barbara Johnson in Boomerang Joy, a collection of 60 brief devotional essays. Johnson contends that our thoughts, deeds, and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy. If you initiate joy, if you learn to "fling a smile a mile," Johnson promises that the happiness you send out will return to you "more accurately each time you toss it out." Johnson's writing style occasionally falls into Pollyanna chattiness, but, overall, fans find her narrative warm and inspiring, as she tells humorous anecdotes and testifies to the power of boomerang joy and Christian prayer. Topics for devotionals include: "Unquenchable Grins," "Love More and Regret Less," "Nestle, Don't Wrestle," "Power in Forgiveness," and "Fling Out Jesus' Joy." --Gail Hudson

From the Publisher:

In Her First-Ever Devotional, Barbara Johnson Invites Women to Discover Joy--the Gift that Keeps on Giving Best-selling author Barbara Johnson is known throughout the world for her humorous approach to writing about the ups-and-downs and ins-and-outs of life. A popular speaker and the author of such best-sellers as Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy and Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death, she's a strong advocate for the medicine of merriment. Now, in her first-ever devotional, she dares women to brighten their day by spreading laughter. In Boomerang Joy, she writes, You've got to hone your ability to fling a smile a mile. Sure as anything, it'll come right back to you, more accurately each time you toss it out. Barbara knows life is far too serious not to laugh. In 60 wise, witty devotions--salted with humor and peppered with the madcap illustrations of syndicated cartoonist John McPherson--she encourages women to lighten their loads with mirth. Through devotions such as . . . Unquenchable Grins Birthday Countdown Gotta Be Real The Big Joy Room . . . Barbara helps women perfect the art of the well-aimed chuckle. This jewel of a book encourages women to trust God and enjoy life more no matter what their circumstances. It's the perfect tonic for readers who feel tired or worn out by life--or for those who just want a good laugh and some heartfelt encouragement. Barbara Johnson's fun-filled insights will help women revel in their relationship with God and spread the joy of knowing his love. Just like a boomerang, joy that's flung out far and wide will smack right back to you!

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0310220068
• ISBN 13: 9780310220060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256