ABOUT JESUS, MO, AND CHEESE PUFFS
Flo’s deformed eye doesn’t bother her a bit. Nope. Never mind the eye patch or her aversion to mirrors. But when she wins $40,000 in the lottery, she decides to get one of those “TV doctors” to fix her bad eye. It’s a long way from Indiana to California, so she and Mo, pack along some extra bags of cheese puffs for the trip.
Funny thing about life, it doesn’t always follow a plan. Flo and Mo, primed for an adventure, get sidetracked at every turn. For one, there’s the young family with the broken-down car they stop to help only two hours into the trip. Turns out there’s more to the young family than either of them could ever imagine. On to Hooker, Oklahoma, where they stumble into a wake for the town hero—High Henry, a Clydesdale horse, who shows the town it’s not the package but the heart inside that matters.
At a farmer’s market in Pasadena, Jostlin’ Jack and Angel—a happy if homeless couple, suggest Flo “wear the world like a loose garment.” Angel’s words come back to Flo when the plastic surgeon wants to rework her whole face and make her into something she’s not. Realizing at last the only limitations in life are the ones she puts on herself, Flo opens her heart to the possibilities.
Jesus, Mo and Cheese Puffs is the kind of story that asks you to look and find the magic in every single encounter.
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ABOUT LISA BOUCHER
Lisa Boucher has Sicilian roots and thinks about cooking and food about as often as she thinks about writing more books! In her spare time she travels, holds a BA in English, works part-time as a nurse, and makes pesto and homemade granola, naming her local cottage product line (Simple Grace). Lisa is married, and has twin sons that play college football.
Next book in the pipeline: “Black Butterflies White Fences,” an interracial love story. Coming late spring or early this summer.
My Review:
I really liked Jesus, Mo, and Cheese Puffs. Flo won some money in the lottery and decide she was going to get her eye fixed that was injured in a car accident. She decided a doctor in California was the best choice. The story starts on the drive and the various individuals that she met on the way that needed help in one way or another. Flo couldn’t refuse a person in need. The story was about who she helped along the way. It made me wonder who needs my help and that I need to pay more attention. I really liked Jesus, Mo, and cheese Puffs.