Detours, Tow Trucks, and Angels in Disguise: Finding Humor and Hope in Unexpected Places Book

LAUGH AND CRY AS YOU SEE GOD'S HAND AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE. Laughter and tears. Somehow they go hand in hand. Just when you're in the midst of sobbing, laughter erupts. It's in these moments of laughter and tears that we often find unexpected truth. In this heart-warming collection of true-to-life vignettes, best-selling author Carol Kent combines inspirational stories, hilarity, and sorrow to illustrate the joys and trials of life. "Sometimes months or even years after experiencing a life event, I figure out the 'why,'" she writes in Detours, Tow Trucks, and Angels in Disguise. "As I view the situation in the light of God's Word and ask Him to reveal what He wants to teach me-only then do I discover the truth He wanted me to learn." You'll laugh and cry as you listen to God's voice in the funny, poignant, and inspirational stories and situations that make life so worth living. And you'll find yourself reflecting on the stories of your own life, seeing God's grace at work in you. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword PART ONE: WHEN GOD SURPRISES The Wrecker Driver A Surprise Ending The Atheist's Daughter No Solution in Sight PART TWO: WHEN ALL YOU CAN DO IS LAUGH Big Lips The Dead Cat Living by the Book Husband for Sale High Drama at the Bank I Love Chocolate! PART THREE: WHEN YOU TAKE A WRONG TURN The Baby-Sitter's Lesson Is Anybody Home? The Policeman and the Purse The Happy Mohawk Canoe Trip No Place to Hide The Man on the Bicycle The Mouth That Roared PART FOUR: WHEN GOD TURNS TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH Lord, It's Father's Day At Gunpoint in the Dress Shop Sid's Homegoing Two Fathers PART FIVE: WHEN YOU DON'T LIKE GOD'S DIRECTION Can You See the Angels? Did You Know My Neighbor, God? My Favorite Sin Do We Have to Move-Again? PART SIX: WHEN YOU WANT OTHERS TO KNOW GOD The Funeral, the Alcoholic, and the Preacher The Death Threat The Unexpected Confession Daisy's Best Advice The Unwanted Seat The Face I Can't Forget PART SEVEN: WHEN YOU LEARN LIFE LESSONS FROM YOUR KIDS Mom's Medal The Power of Words Jonathan's Story High Heels and Tennis Shoes Daddy, Why Did Grandma Die? PART EIGHT: WHEN YOU NEED HOPE Project 23 Crossroads A Love Story Tiny Tim Afterword: What About Your Stories?Read More