Mom! The Christmas Tree Just Fell Over! And Other Adventures in Motherhood

Mom! The Christmas Tree Just Fell Over! And Other Adventures in MotherhoodA delightful tale of family lore, Mom! The Christmas Tree Just Fell Over! is told with humor and insight. Wayne and Joy married young and almost immediately started to build their family with one "homemade" child and three adopted kids. Over the course of their first twenty five years of marriage, they faced a number of challenges ranging from minor mishaps to life threatening illnesses and accidents. Told with wit and a keen turn of phrase, the

A delightful tale of family lore, Mom! The Christmas Tree Just Fell Over! is told with humor and insight. Wayne and Joy married young and almost immediately started to build their family -- with one "homemade" child and three adopted kids. Over the course of their first twenty-five years of marriage, they faced a number of challenges ranging from minor mishaps to life-threatening illnesses and accidents. Told with wit and a keen turn of phrase, the truths of God's ever-present vigilance shines brightly throughout. This is the story of "a real family with weaknesses and strengths, a family that has enjoyed the mountaintop and endured the valleys." Joy writes: "No matter how dark the night, somehow I've always found something to bring joy, something to laugh at -- usually myself. Through the laughing and in the crying I've learned a few things..."