Help, Lord! I'm Having a Senior Moment: Notes to God on Growing Older

by Karen O'Connor

Book by O'Connor, Karen

225 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

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I’ve been writing, teaching and speaking for 40+ years and have authored books, magazine articles, blogs, educational texts, and digital books.
I got hooked on writing when my third grade teacher assigned students to write and illustrate a book for a class project. I knew then I wanted to be a ‘real’ writer some day and see a book of mine in a bookstore and in a library.
Every day I look forward to going to my desk. In recent years I’ve focused on writing humor for seniors, including the best-sellers, Help, Lord! I’m Having a Senior Moment and Gettin’ Old Ain’t For Wimps. Some of my books are now on CD, as well. And many titles are available for the Kindle. Please check out my Books page.
I also take great pleasure in helping others with their writing. Over the past 30 years I’ve taught for a variety of schools and conferences, including the University of California Adult Education, the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, and currently for Bravewriter.com where I teach Write for Fun online for kids ten to fourteen.
I was honored to be named Writer of the Year for 1997 by the San Diego Christian Writers Guild, in 2002 I received the Special Recognition Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference for writing and mentoring, and in 2004 I accepted the International Reading Association Award for my article for children on Kurdish refugees published in Highlights for Children magazine.
If you’d like to explore what’s involved in writing professionally, I invite you to look into one of the many conferences available.
In addition to writing, teaching, and occasional speaking I am also a mother, grandmother, great grandmother and now a widow. My husband, Charles Flowers, passed away in 2015. Currently I live along the Central Coast of California, rich with farmland, foothills, forests and the beautiful Pacific Ocean.

Reviews

[Carole Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading another Karen O'Connor book. This one was as good as her other book about Senior Moments. My husband and I are in our 70s, so senior moments are no secret to us. Turning our senior moments to God is a very helpful way to help us along through the day. I try to complete a task before moving on to another task. That helps me from getting overwhelmed and forgetting what I'm doing. As we age Humor is a mighty power we need to get through each day and night.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of people's tales regarding getting older, from misplacing items, forgetting names, and downsizing, to appreciating and missing parents and friends. It's an easy read, with a good message, and I have to admit I'm at the age where I can relate.

[Georgia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing funny here!😟 Only found two moments to my taste, the rest were somewhat depressing!

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny in beginning then I was just ready to finish

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for some laughs, very readable and very relatable.

[Rose]

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[Sue Klasing · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a compilation of so many stories that we've all heard before, I doubt that these were original with this author.

[Gigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could really relate to many of the anecdotes... and I'm not even a senior citizen... YET!