It’s About the Kids,As Well It Should Be
by Wendel James Potter
February 11, 2007
Marsha Jordan is a writer living in Wisconsin. Anybody who picks up her book, “Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter” will be a reader laughing wherever they happen to live.
After reading Ms. Jordan’s book, I’ve come to the conclusion that the woman is funny in spite of herself. She can’t help it. Funny is just one of those things Marsha Jordan happens to be.
Spiritual is another. Peppered throughout the wonderful, humorous essays that comprise “Hugs…” are meaningful bible verses that accompany Ms. Jordan’s writing the way Nelson Riddle’s orchestra accompanied Frank Sinatra’s voice.
Marsha Jordan believes in God. And vice versa.
Her life hasn’t been easy, as she explains in the opening of the book, by way of an introduction of herself to her readers. We learn how this woman’s life has been sidetracked by tragedy and debilitating illness. Immediately we are on her side.
And it’s a good side to be on because Marsha Jordan is on the side of the children. For her, critically ill chidren are what she is about.
Besides being one funny author, Ms. Jordan is also the creator of the Hugs and Hope Foundation, a group that has been “providing cheery cards, birthday and Christmas gifts, teddy bears and Bibles to children who are homebound or hospitalized”. You can learn more about the foundation online at www.HugsandHope.org
While visiting the Website, order a copy of “Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter”. It’s 240 pages of laughter, wisdom, and spirit. All proceeds from the sale of Marsha Jordan’s book are donated to the foundation.
Keep in mind that “Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter” is not just another serving of warmed-up Erma Bombeck. These essays are original, meat-and-potatoes entrées served up fresh and piping hot (and piping funny), along with some of the most thoughtful and spiritual side dishes to savor along with the laughs.
Over the years, I’ve written material for some of the best veteran female standup comedians in the business. Alongside those women, Marsha Jordan on paper matches up like a true heavyweight. (I don’t think she’d mind me using that word in this particular instance!)
When the sitcom, “Everybody Loves Raymond” premiered on CBS back in the middle 1990s, it opened with Ray Romano as his TV character Ray Barone introducing the show’s cast of characters. When it got to the children, Ray was quick to tell us, “It’s not about the kids!”
“Everybody Loves Raymond” was funny and was a hit show for 10 years. Marsha Jordan is funny, too.
But, for Marsha, it is about the kids.
Thank God. And thank Marsha.
Log on now and order “Hugs, Hope, and Peanut Butter”. You can’t start laughing soon enough.
Copyright 2007 Wendel James Potter
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