Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life by Barbara Johnson

"Thanks I Needed That!"

   Barbara Johnson's approach to life is positive, uplifting, therapeutic, and fun. That's why her bestselling books and her Spatula Ministries have helped so many people, and why a prominent Christian leader, on a down day, told her he needed her "splashes of joy." But Barbara Johnson is far from being a cockeyed optimist--blind to life's grief and disappointment. In fact, her entire ministry of joy and encouragement began in the "slimy cesspool" of her own pain. She is a clear-eyed optimist. And that's why her laughter is so infectious and her wisdom rings so true in this joy-giving book, which offers giggles and guidance to help you:

• shore up a sinking self-esteem
• reach the other side of your grief
• weather your stress and get rid of your guilt
• restore the joys of motherhood
• repair broken relationships with your children
• learn to live with your illness
• cultivate your patience--even when you just don't think you can wait
• sustain an effective prayer life
• make peace with ageing--and go for healthy maturity

   "Almost everyone needs a splash of joy to get through the mess, to get cleaned off and get sweetened up--refreshed and ready to go again," Barbara Johnson says. And that's what you get in this book. With short chapters and quotes at the close of each--Splashes of Joy offers an invigorating spurt of encouragement and a gentle reminder to splatter joy into the lives of others as well.