Plant a Geranium in Your Cranium: Planting Seeds of Joy in the Manure of Life

by Barbara Johnson

Book Overview

"I never wanted to be in the cancer survivors club. But, then, I never wanted to be in AARP, either!"

Barbara Johnson laughingly lifted millions of readers out of the depths of despair with her book Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy. In that classic volume of humor and encouragement, she shared how God's gift of joy helped her survive the deaths of two sons and the eleven-year estrangement of another son who was lost in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084993785X
• ISBN13: 9780849937859
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A great gift book for those with a serious illness

In this book, Barbara Johnson describes her experience with brain cancer. Sprinkled throughout are her traditional humorous observations, cartoons, and anecdotes collected along the way. It all helps us to not take ourselves too seriously, even in the midst of a life-threatening illness, as we "let go" and commit ourselves to God's care, confident of ultimate victory whether we live or whether we die. This book is good light reading for someone who may not be feeling well and can only read a page or two at a time, the entries are all short and easily read. This book will almost certainly cheer up someone who is in a hospital bed.

LOVED IT SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!

I laughed out loud SO many times and would tell anyone to buy this book!!!! I have suffered a brain tumor also and can say she makes me feel so hopeful and light-hearted I wish it didn't have an ending!!!!!!!!

Loved the Book!

I have breast cancer with metastatic brain mets, so I can identify with Barbara Johnsons's brain tumor experiences. I loved the book, it made me laugh and was a real pick up. I found it lighthearted and motivational. I recommend it for any cancer survivor.

Must have book

This is a wonderful "pick me up" book. Barbara Johnson focuses on the problems of life but also gives you solutions for them. She makes the biggest problems have a silver lining. This is a must have book.

Don't Run Out of Gas in the busy intersection of life

Barbara Johnson continues to share her life with us. Despite major family crises through the years, or maybe because of them, she has learned how to face serious life events with humor and faith. If you haven't read Barbara before, you can start with this book. It isn't a theologic treatment, but when you are in the midst of either tradgey or life, this book contains the gas to keep you going in the right direction.