Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Finding the Upside to Life's Downs
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
Enjoy a good laugh (and a good cry!) as you pull up a seat with Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) to talk about the absurdities of life, the challenges of faith, and everything funny in between. In Can't Make This Stuff Up! humorist, popular blogger, and USA Today bestselling author, Susannah B. Lewis uses her dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even life's most challenging circumstances. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply faithful view of the world. Can't Make This Stuff Up! brings her signature humor into book form with her keen eye for the absurd as she reveals her experiences growing up in a small Tennessee town, including hilarious and heartwarming stories like: The time an escaped albino panther wandered into her backyard The Thanksgiving when an egg in the table's centerpiece hatched a baby chicken The kind neighbors who brought casseroles in Tupperware for months--even years--after her father died when she was just eleven years old The stories Susannah tells in Can't Make This Stuff Up! will inspire you (and make you laugh out loud!) as she delves deeply into the rich culture of the South that molded her and help shape her unique outlook on life. By clinging to the promises of God in times of grief and looking for every opportunity to laugh, she is the wry yet wise girl next door who invites you to sit a spell beside her on the front porch and explore how interesting and beautiful life can be when you take time to enjoy it with those around.
Endorsements (4)
“PRAISE FOR Can’t Make This Stuff Up! “Susannah Lewis’s book is a girlfriend’s call to live better, freer, and like someone loved you enough to die for you. Susannah doesn’t yell at you, or shame you . . . she nudges you through humor and sarcasm and storytelling, which is pretty much the only way a person can get through to me anyway. So I love her!”
“Can’t Make This Stuff Up! is like a warm homemade biscuit with some apple butter on top for the soul. Susannah delivers practical Southern wisdom with her signature hilarious twist in every chapter. Her transparency and honesty are unfiltered, which is refreshing in a world where so much is!”
“Have mercy, y’all. This book. I absolutely adore it, and you will too. You will laugh, you will nod your head, you will laugh, you will talk back, and you will laugh some more. But let me assure you of this: underneath the funny stories and the entertaining cast-of-characters (and oh, are there ever some characters), there is so much substance in these pages. This is a book you’ll read and reread and read out loud—one that you’ll go back to when you need encouragement, when you need to smile, and when you need to remember that God is in every detail of this beautiful life. Susannah is honest, she’s hilarious, and she wouldn’t recognize pretense if it walked up to her in the middle of the grocery store and tried to hug her neck. More than anything, though, she has a knack for finding Jesus way deep down in the ordinary, ordinary, and by the end of this book, you’ll not only know Susannah better—you’ll want to know Him more.”
“Reads like a trip down memory lane with an old friend. You know those songs, movies, or even smells that bring back a warm and joyful memory from your past? That’s what Susannah’s stories are like. If I wasn’t giggling through the chapters, I was smiling ear to ear as her memories and experiences had me right back in my own Southern childhood home. Such a well-written, enjoyable, relatable read start to finish!”
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