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Mama, Get The Hammer! There's A Fly On Papa's Head!
Mama Get The Hammer! There's a Fly on Papa's Head!
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Barbara Johnson
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Barbara Johnson (1927-2007) died July 2nd, 2007 of cancer (Central Nervous System Lymphoma) after a valiant 6 year fight against the disease. During her illness, she added four more books to her long list of published works, including one that takes humorous pokes at her life with cancer. Affectionately called the “Geranium Lady,” a title taken from her bestselling book, Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy, her homespun humor and hope in God in the midst of tragedy, ministered to millions.
A strong Christian woman who relied on her faith in God and her sense of humor to persevere through many devastating experiences, her life was plagued by a string of tragedies. Her husband was in a near fatal accident and slowly recovered from debilitating injuries. She lost one son in Vietnam and another son to a drunk driver. Her third son was estranged from the family while pursuing a homosexual lifestyle. But, she emerged from these experiences having learned that though pain is inevitable, people can choose to pick flowers instead of weeds.
Her compassion extended far beyond the pages of her encouraging books. Wanting to use her own pain to help others, she and her husband Bill founded Spatula Ministries, a unique organization that uses a “spatula of love” to help parents “peel themselves off the ceiling” and begin on the road to recovery. She wrote her first book after reaching the age of 50 and was voted “Celebrity Mom of the Year” for 1996. Prior to being diagnosed with cancer, she toured across the country as a popular conference speaker and part of the "Women of Faith" tour. Her many books have comforted millions of women, bringing them hope and humor in times of distress. She will be missed by many, but her life will live on in her numerous books.
Barbara Johnson (1927-2007) died July 2nd, 2007 of cancer (Central Nervous System Lymphoma) after a valiant 6 year fight against the disease. During her illness, she added four more books to her long list of published works, including one that takes humorous pokes at her life with cancer. Affectionately called the “Geranium Lady,” a title taken from her bestselling book, Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy, her homespun humor and hope in God in the midst of tragedy, ministered to millions.
A strong Christian woman who relied on her faith in God and her sense of humor to persevere through many devastating experiences, her life was plagued by a string of tragedies. Her husband was in a near fatal accident and slowly recovered from debilitating injuries. She lost one son in Vietnam and another son to a drunk driver. Her third son was estranged from the family while pursuing a homosexual lifestyle. But, she emerged from these experiences having learned that though pain is inevitable, people can choose to pick flowers instead of weeds.
Her compassion extended far beyond the pages of her encouraging books. Wanting to use her own pain to help others, she and her husband Bill founded Spatula Ministries, a unique organization that uses a “spatula of love” to help parents “peel themselves off the ceiling” and begin on the road to recovery. She wrote her first book after reaching the age of 50 and was voted “Celebrity Mom of the Year” for 1996. Prior to being diagnosed with cancer, she toured across the country as a popular conference speaker and part of the "Women of Faith" tour. Her many books have comforted millions of women, bringing them hope and humor in times of distress. She will be missed by many, but her life will live on in her numerous books.
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February 3, 2024
One of the few books I could not finish. What a bunch of drivel!
The basic premise that you control your own reactions and if you can find the humor in a situation it is better for you, is fine. But she lost me in the beginning when she started talking about the "tradgedies" that people can overcome such as finding out their children are gay or they hang around with Satan worshippers. Really?
I decided I would push by that a bit further when she began talking about the woman whose son was sent to jail leaving her alone and found the only way she could sleep was taking the Bible to bed with her.
It is full of Jesus, God, and judgement. Not my kind of book! I don't expect any of these people found that their child being gay was a blessing and not a curse or that someone went to jail because they broke the law.
The basic premise that you control your own reactions and if you can find the humor in a situation it is better for you, is fine. But she lost me in the beginning when she started talking about the "tradgedies" that people can overcome such as finding out their children are gay or they hang around with Satan worshippers. Really?
I decided I would push by that a bit further when she began talking about the woman whose son was sent to jail leaving her alone and found the only way she could sleep was taking the Bible to bed with her.
It is full of Jesus, God, and judgement. Not my kind of book! I don't expect any of these people found that their child being gay was a blessing and not a curse or that someone went to jail because they broke the law.
August 21, 2022
In this book, Johnson encourages readers to find joy amidst life's trials. Although some of her anecdotes are dated, others are timeless and made me smile and even chuckle. I was encouraged by her candid sharing of a few key trials in her life that almost brought her to the breaking point and how the Lord protected her from taking her own life and how He ultimately birthed joy in her heart again. Her copious references to the ministry she and her husband founded can be somewhat irritating as it comes across (at least to me) as boastful, but on the other hand, it is also interesting to hear how God has used her in others' lives (and them in hers) to bring light to a "dark tunnel" stage of life.
May 1, 2019
One big belly laugh, a few smiles, and lots of positive ideas of how to get through the dark days life can dish out.
August 1, 2020
I read this book more than once, and she provided hope for an aching heart. It is one of the best books I have read.
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December 27, 2008
She always makes me laugh
April 10, 2009
Barbara Johnson's books always cheered me up and helped me get back on track when life happens.
June 5, 2012
EXCELLENT READ
March 4, 2013
Super..encouraging and uplifting.. Short anecdote type entries that allow a person to read a short portion, be uplifted and helped and want more.
June 5, 2016
Entertaining and insightful.
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