GOOD TALK … GOOD TALK Book Blog Tour and #Giveaway #LoneStarLit

“Reading Ginny Andrews’s Good Talk. . .Good Talk is a lot like hanging out with that girlfriend that invariably makes you laugh until you cry.” —Lauren Cassel Brownell, author of Zen and the Art of Housekeeping and Dying to Donate

“Good Talk. . .Good Talk is a laugh out loud winner, filled with quirky stories reminiscent of Patrick McManus.” —J. Andersen, author of The Breeding Tree, The Gene Rift, and Legacy’s Impact

“Anyone with anxiety will totally relate to Ginny Andrews’ humorous tales of the struggle of day-to-day life in today’s world.” —John A.B., Amazon Reviewer

Notable Quotables from

Good Talk. . .Good Talk

by Ginny Andrews

I loathe confrontation. I can practice my speech repeatedly, but it never happens to play out in real life like it does in my head. Nor do I get to say page nine, addendum A, of my thoroughly planned out notes. Instead, I end up walking away with the words, “Good Talk…Good Talk,” echoing in my mind as well as some major stomach issues!

*****

The saying goes something like this: When God closes one door, He opens a window. However, in my life, when God closes a door, I beat it down, pick the lock, or crawl through the doggie door! I’m too busy focusing on the closed door to see the window open beside it!

*****

Sometimes God puts things in your heart to say and share with others. Sometimes it isn’t God at all; it’s indigestion from the street tacos you ate.

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Life is unpredictable. If we don’t find a way to laugh through the ironic moments, or at least embrace Alanis Morissette, we aren’t going to be able to enjoy the best moments in life—the ones where all we can say is, ‘Good Talk…Good Talk!’

*****

He told me that I was now in that meditative mindset to find true peace. We were definitely not in the same place because I was still counting the beers on the wall.

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Everyone has a spirit animal. I could tell you mine is a butterfly because I am going through a period of major change and I will come out transformed, but that would be a lie; mine is really a hamster. A hamster on a wheel to be precise—a huge metaphor for my life. In all areas of my life, I feel like I am working super, super hard, but alas, I am just like that hamster on the wheel—I’m going nowhere!