Roll With It: Encountering grace, grins, gridlock, and God in everyday life

by Tom Allen

It’s Happening Right Now!Experience life's profound journey through the ordinary and extraordinary. Join Tom Allen, a seasoned writer and editor, as he navigates the exhilarating peaks and dark valleys along life's road. But beyond those moments lie the true essence of existence—the in-between. It is in these everyday moments that we spend the majority of our waking hours, immersed in the beauty of daily life.With humor and an open heart, Tom shares his encounters and reflections. From wandering into restaurants to navigating the roadways, from witnessing miracles to pondering the mysteries of alligators, he explores life's subtleties and wonders.As Annie Dillard said, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." Embrace the "now" and cherish every day as a new opportunity to perceive life's beauty and the ever-present hand of God in it. Through Tom's captivating storytelling, you'll find joy in the seemingly ordinary and discover the profound in the seemingly mundane. Embark on this transformative journey and savor the ride called life.

178 pages, Paperback

Published October 30, 2023

Reviews

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Allen’s ROLL WITH IT is like stirring David Sedaris and Anne Lamott together. His essays can be laugh out loud funny, and then you’re confronted (usually gently) with a moral truth. It’s all about the regular stuff of life like driving in traffic, waiting in line, playing hide and seek. Yet Allen makes them anything but ordinary by his wit and his insight. He’s a storyteller from the first page to the last, and since his stories are brief and can be read in any order as stand alone pieces, this book can satisfy even the “but I’m not a reader”s among us!

[Lynda Allen]

Inspiring and humorous!

This book is equally fun to read and inspiring. Tom Allen has a way of finding the spiritual in the everyday. He is honest about the human foibles we all have and is able to find humor in them in a way that doesn't berate or belittle, but creates compassion for ourselves and others. I would highly recommend this inspiring, heartfelt, and fun read!

[Lydia Harrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed out loud and could not put it down! What an absolutely joy to read! Bravo, Tom!

[Scottie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable and fun read! Also, I love the alliteration in the title! ;)