Get ready to laugh and cry as you read You're Not the Only Nut in the Tree of Life: There are many of us hanging right there beside you.

Being a mother of five children has been both a challenge and a joy for author Debra Munden. When she met her future husband, Bob, in high school, the two never imagined the adventures they would share as parents.

Like all young couples, they felt they would "have it all together" when it came to raising children. "We had it all planned out, but God had different ideas than we did. We are now enjoying watching our children go through the same struggles we did," she says with a quiet smile and a knowing nod. "I think my greatest joy has been when one of my children tells me, 'Please, don't tell me I was any way like this!' "

Each chapter shares a personal story and ends with a tie-in to scripture in the Bible. "The purpose of my book is to achieve five things: to make you laugh; to make you cry; to make you think; to make you remember; and to make you hope."

So sit back, relax, and realize that You're Not the Only Nut in the Tree of Life.

About the Author: Debra Munden's girlfriends all told her she should write a book. "I think my book will inspire people to laugh at themselves." She is now working on her next book. She lives in Palmdale, California, and helps run her husband's insurance company.

Publisher's website: http://SBPRA.com/DebraMunden