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Days of Whine and Noses: Pep Talks for Tuckered-Out Moms

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This author displays a rare combination of hilarious wit and profound wisdom. I think tuckered-out moms (and dads) will be comforted by her honest depiction of true-to-life parenting moments and veterans will roll on the floor with laughter.

Lisa Espinoza Johnson has discovered a very delightful and comical way of sharing the trials of motherhood. Her book is wonderfully written, with stories I'm sure all mothers can nod their heads at, and laugh out loud about. True life lessons are shared in the most creative way. This book is highly recommended. :O)

If you need a good laugh, this is the book for you. Lisa Espinoza Johnson tells all of the child rearing stories with such humor that the reader is immediately reminded of the dardest things kids do and say. Lisa brings it all home by encouraging Moms that we can see the bigger picture in the mundane and not so mundane of raising kids all the while leaving us Moms with the feeling that it is not all for naught.

I relate to Lisa! I wish I had this book before my boys turned two ~~ then I would have grabbed it every chance I needed a good laugh! Now that my twin boys are almost three, I can have a good chuckle out of Lisa's stories ~~ I've been there!

This book is a slim volume of laughs, inspiration and encouragements. It's a realistic look at life of being a mom ~~ but it's not depressing. It's not a depressing look at motherhood or life with kids ~~ it's an uplifting book with the author's stories meant to let you know that you're not alone in the midst of all the messy messes that your children hands you. Lisa shares some frank stories about toddlerhood and a few stories about teenage years. She urges you to laugh at life ~~ it's all in how you look at it. =0)

If you know that someone is expecting a baby or someone is right smack in the middle of kiddie crisis ~~ I recommend you give this book for that mom. She'll sit there and laugh and cry and know that she's not alone. There are some passages on Johnson's faith ~~ but it's done in a loving way ~~ to encourage us moms to look outside of ourselves and count our miracles.

I am forever grateful for my friend who lent me her copy ~~ I actually had a chance to sit down and laugh at the absurdity of child-raising and it gave me more strength to go on another day with my lovable boys. This is one of the best gifts anyone can give to a mom!

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I didn't get far in Espinoza's book before I laughed out loud. She has a knack for taking a mom's everyday challenges and turning them into fodder for hilarious, uplifting stories. I especially like her comment about the mountains of clothes that moms encounter daily: "It dawned on me at some point that the only way I'll ever get my laundry caught up is if my family spends two days in the nude." Her deft, light touch with both spiritual application and scriptures make this a good book to give to "seekers" and other moms who might not venture in a Christian bookstore.

I got my copy of The Days of Whine and Noses and gave up precious mommy sleep to finish it all into the wee hours of the morning. I laughed, snorted out loud in hysteria and nodded in such sympathetic understanding. Knee deep in my own days of whine and noses,this was a bridge over the Barbie shoes, dirty baby wipes and animal cracker crumbs. Keep it up, Lisa!

I purchased a copy for my sister who recently gave birth to premie twin boys. She has her hands full, but Lisa's fun book is helping her cope!

If you are a mom to anyone in the under-ten bunch, YOU NEED THIS BOOK.

Lisa Espinoza Johnson has captured the essence of motherhood with her irreverently funny style and belly-laughter producing wit. With titles like "On Oozing Poop," you know at a glance that Mrs. Espinoza Johnson is not sugar-coating a thing. You will relate -- you will nod your head -- you will groan with empathy.

Masterfully woven into each true-to-life, chuckle-producing tale, is a golden nugget of encouragement to overcome the struggles and challenges of life in general. Who'd have thought that there was a correlation between potty training and finding yourself?

As a parenting humor author, I am delighted to endorse and to recommend this charming, perfectly-sized, read-a-story-when-you-have-a-minute book for moms who need a quick pep talk.

You will not be disappointed in this gem of a book. KUDOS to the author!

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Jill Schafer Boehme
Author, MY LIMA BEANS ARE ALLERGIC TO MY SPOON

Editor, MOMMY! The Internet Lifeline for At-home Moms

Lisa Johnson has managed to make this book a fun read while encouraging moms who are in "the trenches". Her stories are ones all moms can relate to, appreciate, and laugh over! No one else understands moms like other moms do - All moms will relish that feeling of being understood; Johnson shows us she possesss that great understanding through all her hilarious experiences. At the end of the book I felt disappointed there were no more stories! I look forward to a sequel.