This book was a surprise because I don't laugh a lot and never have so when I saw the book I didn't think I would laugh but I did, I laughed. I laughed many times because the stories he tells are right on. Each story has so much meaning and the way he tells them is unique.
I learned a lot from his stories but the one that is helping me the most right now is the one where his buddy, Steve, was on a diet and wanted to lose 100 pounds. He told his Steve he would pay him $10.00 for each pound he lost to their radio ministry but Steve would have to pay $10.00 for each pound he gained to their radio ministry. Then he tried to get Steve to eat the things he didn't want to eat so he wouldn't have to pay. They even went on a cruise, you know 24 hours of endless buffets but he stuck to the diet. At the point where he owed Steve $800.00, he asked how he did it. Steve replied, one step at a time and one no, and then another and another and it became a lifestyle. I laughed because not only did he have to pay the $800.00 to the radio ministry. he changed and started doing the diet style evangelism. I started doing the diet syle getting control of my life.
When I received this ARC, I never expected it to have such an impact on my life. The stories had an impact on me and I did laugh. I laughed when I was reading about the diet and remembered when I sweat for the first time, I thought it was raining inside my house. First time I laughed about it. As I write this review and the memories of the stories still dance around in my head, when this is released, I am going to buy some copies and I think the one I keep and the ones I give to people, they are going to be well-loved books that is picked up and read over and over again. The title is perfect because I still laugh thinking about the stories. Who knows, maybe this book is what I needed in order to get my life where it should be. I am off to a wonderful start.