Help, I Can't Stop Laughing!

Contents
Preface / 11
Chapter One: If Image Were Everything, We'd Be in Big Trouble
Wild Mama by Rachael Phillips / 15
Maybe They're Just Young at Heart by David L. Reese / 17
The Truth Hurts by Various Authors / 18
Adorable, Schmorable! by Julie Ann Barnhill / 19
Oh, Baby! by Rachael Phillips / 22
"Pledging" Her Love by Michele Howe / 24
The Spitting Preacher by Mark Lowry / 25
People in Glass Houses... by Connie Pettersen / 27
Chapter Two: Church Chuckles
I Just Dropped Back In to Mention One Last Thing / 31
by Brandon Moody
Bulletin Bloopers by Anonymous / 32
Fuel for Faith by Dan Clark / 34
To Tell the Truth by Gracie Malone / 35
Distracted by Mark Buchanan / 36
What Do They Say When They're Playing "House"? / 37
by Kathleen Eakin
We're More Divided Than We Thought by Anonymous / 38
Church Feuds by Anonymous / 39
Laughter Isn't the Only Thing That's Contagious / 40
by Clara Null
We Thought It Was the Holy Spirit by Harry Grob / 41
"Dear Lord..." by Anonymous / 42
Chapter Three: Fun with Furry and Feathered
(Even Scaly and Creepy) Friends
Kitty Flight by Anonymous / 45
Where Did Mama Go? by Karen Scalf Linamen / 46
Dogs and Cats by Anonymous / 49
The Well by Anonymous / 51
Rules for Cats by Anonymous / 52
Unwelcome Guests by Mark Buchanan / 54
The Difference between Dogs and Cats by John Ortberg / 57
Dead Duck by John William Smith / 58
Chapter Four: Just for Kicks and Giggles
Funny Bumper Stickers by Anonymous / 63
Speeding by Anonymous / 64
How to Get Time Off from Work by Anonymous / 66
Insurance Claims --- Short Responses by Anonymous / 67
Kids and Science by Anonymous / 68
Things You'd Rather Not Hear During Surgery / 69
by Anonymous
True Comments from Actual Employee Performance Reviews / 70
by Anonymous
Chapter Five: The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
"Mentalpause" by Mary Pierce / 73
He Could Have Just Said, "And Now, Ladies, Praise . . ." / 79
by John Ortberg
A Gentle Answer by Marsha Marks / 81
Living at Geriatric Junction by Barbara Johnson / 82
Prayers of a Passenger by Barbara Johnson / 85
Chapter Six: It's All in How You Look at It (and Laugh at It)
Deception in the Perception by Gwendolyn Mitchell Diaz / 89
Let's Face It by Marilyn Meberg / 91
Don't Push the Button by Patsy Clairmont / 93
Truck-Stop Rose by Chonda Pierce / 94
Plane Perception by Dan Clark / 97
If You're Happy and You Know It...by Barbara Johnson / 98
Ghost Story by Anonymous / 99
Chapter Seven: Kid Stuff
The Toddler's Diet by Anonymous / 103
Things I've Learned from My Children by Anonymous / 105
Keeping Her Focus by Arnell Arntessoni / 107
Alterations by Hester Jones / 108
When Laughter Stings by Mark Twain / 109
Are We There Yet? by Martha Bolton / 111
Labor Intensive by Shirley Clutter / 113
It's Been an Even Busier Week Than He Thought / 114
by Stella Ward Whitlock
Side by Side by Sharon K. / 115
Church Kids by Various Authors / 116
Chapter Eight: Dad's a Hoot!
Laughing Matters by Phil Callaway / 121
The Car of My Schemes by Dave Meurer / 122
While You Were Away by Anonymous / 125
Alien Impostor Boys by Dave Meurer / 126
Like Father, Like Son by Reverend Ronald B. Hughes / 130
What a Character! by Dave Meurer / 131
Easy-to-Clobber by John Ortberg / 133
Too Many Questions by Brenda Nixon / 134
Chapter Nine: Mom's Always Good for a Laugh
Pick Your Battles . . . Veeery Carefully by Julie Ann Barnhill / 137
A Mother-Mortification Moment by Marti Attoun / 138
Sprinkles of Grace by Carol Kuykendall / 140
Heir-Conditioning by Barbara Johnson / 142
Check, Please! by Marti Attoun / 144
The Strong-Willed Mother by Kim Wier / 146
Attention, Children: The Bathroom Door Is Closed! / 148
by Becky Freeman
Injured Innocence by Mark Twain / 149
A Mother Can't Help Worrying by Mark Twain / 150
Chapter Ten: Adventures in Matrimony
Nuptial Humor by Various Authors / 153
Mom's Last Laugh by Robin Lee Shope / 157
Get on Your Trike and Ride by Ken Davis / 159
Chapter Eleven: Laughter: The Secret to a Good Marriage
Oops! by William Ritner / 163
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