Help, Lord! I'm Having a Senior Moment: The Church Planter's Guide to Success

laughed a lot

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was written in an unusual way as a collection of prayers to God about a person's senior moments, sort of like reading letters to God or a person's blog. It covers some of the dumb stuff that happens as we get older, primarily forgetfulness but other things as well. For example, I especially liked the incident mentioned about the electric blanket. The first one an older couple got with the dual control was defective. Only the one side worked so they had to return it. When they got the replacement, the woman couldn't get the heat to go lower than a 7. When they returned that one, the clerk checked it out and there was no problem at all. The woman had the control upside down so mistook the "L" for low as a 7. How dumb is that? It was an entertaining book that made me chuckle and smile. Some of the things reminded me of my dad and some of the forgetfulness even reminded me of myself. It also showed how to give thanks to God even in goofy situations. I finished it in a day, but would recommend it be read a little at a time because it was getting monotanous by the end. Karen Arlettaz Zemek, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"

I got this for my dad who's been screaming, "I'm having a senior moment for the past 20 years." I used the "Look Inside" feature to see what the content was really going to be like and found myself laughing. I got also got him the original and he said he has thoroughly enjoyed them. Highly recommend if you need a gift for a senior who has a sense of humor.

I bought this book for my Mother, she said it was one of the best books she had read and she said she could not stop laughing. So, I had to read the book myself and it is great humor and was fun to read.

Who would have thought having those forgetful, sometimes embarrassing, senior moments could be so much fun--at least when they happen to someone else. I thoroughly enjoyed Karen O'Connor's depiction of the delightful roller coaster ride we take in the process of becoming "blessed with many years." Her humorous and sometimes touching stories provide models of how we can greet our advancing years with a philosophical attitude and a wry smile. Her comments and prayers at the end of each story help us put it all into perspective.

Karen has the knack to make every reader smile and feel better about some of those uncertain moments as we age!! I know her personally and not only does she write with a special creative talent, she lives her words. This makes a great gift for birthdays and any other special occassions. It will sure help make my Christmas list easier.