Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps: Inspirations and Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tickle Your Funny Bone

by Karen O'Connor

Overview

Speaker and author Karen O'Connor urges her post-fifty friends to "laugh and love all the way home to the Father's house." With humor and wisdom, Karen shares personal and gathered stories about the blessings of surviving and surpassing middle-age.

Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps overflows with candor and helps the boomin' baby boomer market celebrate with:

• funny stories of the antics and adventures of getting older
• "conversations with God" for a deeper prayer life
• hopeful words for the tough times

For those who have already traded in their wimp status for a more courageous existence or those still wondering about the future, this delightful read affirms that the latter decades are filled with God's promises and joys.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736914765
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	08/01/2004
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	111,738
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Karen O’Connor is a sought-after speaker, a writing consultant, and an award-winning author of more than 75 books, including Gettin’ Old Ain’t for Wimps (more than 500,000 copies sold). She’s appeared on national media, including The 700 Club and 100 Huntley Street.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	9
	Risky Business
	I Do Dance--Just Ask Me!	13
	Is It Contagious?	16
	The One that Got Away	18
	Leaping Lizard!	20
	Snakes Alive!	22
	Missing Dentures	24
	Ahem... Your Zipper!	26
	Sticky Situation	28
	Supergram!	30
	Auto Mania
	Icebreaker	35
	Parking Lot Panic	39
	Stolen Car	41
	Driving Mom Nuts	43
	Perfect Crime	45
	Aches and Pains
	Plumbing Problems	51
	Take These Bunions--Please!	54
	There Must Be a Pill for That	56
	Boot Up!	58
	Prescription: Laughter	60
	Under Arrest!	62
	Love and Marriage
	Say It Again, Sam!	67
	Heartthrob	69
	Newlyweds	71
	The Honeymooners	74
	Weak in the Knees	77
	New Every Morning	80
	Close Call in Paris!	82
	I Heard You the First Time	84
	Knock, Knock! Who's There?	86
	You Need What?	88
	A Rose for French Fries	90
	Pet Parade
	Dog Daze!	97
	Mysterious Kitty	101
	They Say the Darnedest Things
	My, How You've Changed!	107
	Hair-Raising Tale	109
	Only One Thing Missing!	111
	Homework Rebate	112
	Feliz Navidad	114
	Chicken Feet Hands	116
	Senile Santa	118
	Matchmaker	120
	Wrinkle-Free	122
	Why, Grandma? Why?	124
	Twins!	127
	At Least One!	128
	Games Seniors Play
	Mill City Laundromat	133
	One Way to Make a Friend	136
	Talking to Myself	138
	Clueless	140
	Money-Back Guarantee?	142
	Seeing Is Believing	144
	Soap Opera	146
	Signs of the Times	148
	Cookie Monster	151
	Lookin' Good
	Too Young to Be Old	155
	Prize-Winning Dessert	157
	Miracles of Aging	159
	On the Warpath	162
	Snow Bites and the Seven Dwarfettes	164
	Happy Birthday to Me!	167
	Blondes Have More Fun	170
	Technophobia
	Underdeveloped	175
	Smoke Screen	177
	Batteries Not Included	179
	Palm Reader	183
	Cell-Phone Hunt	185
	The Good Old Days
	Incident on Hazel Street	189
	Golden Years My Foot!	191
	Christmas Surprise	193
	Fifty Cents for Seniors	196
	Moving Forward
	Saving for a Lamborghini	201
	Milestone Birthday	205
	Time to Move	207
	Changes	209
	Creative Cookery
	Home Cooking with a Twist	215
	Batter Up!	218
	Shortcut Shortcake	220
	Cheese Popcorn	223
	Dinner at Five	225
	City-Grown Eggs	227
	Breakfast in the Bathroom	229
	Close-Ups
	Thanks, Thomas Edison	233
	Rock On!	235
	Birth of a Joke	236
	Now and Then	238

Editorial Reviews

"A popular Christian author (40 books, many bestsellers) shares a collection of heartwarming stories about getting old. The topics range from marriage, sex, and health issues to friendship, exercise, and mental clarity—all of them expressed with humor and humility. After each story, the author, who is in her 70s, offers a reflection in the form of a Bible verse and a prayer in which she affirms the primacy of her relationship with God and talks to Him about her approach to each old-age challenge. Though the author is clearly reading the material, her voice is enjoyable, and she sounds like she’s having a good time. And while her spirituality is overt, she’s so laid-back about it that it adds to the enchantment of getting to know her." 
T.W. © AudioFile Portland, Maine

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