This is fun entertainment and encouragement to help age more gracefully.

I am beyond middle age and much of the humor in this book is relatable! I started smiling on the first page. I was absolutely delighted when reading revealed that the anecdotes are mixed with advice from God’s Word.

There are several suggestion lists. I had the honor to share devotion in early March at my local woman’s club. As part of my short program I shared from this book: 10 Ways You Can Turn Someone’s Life Around (location 210). We all agreed this was a great list that helps to improve our own lives by helping others. Another good list shared is “seven reasons why we should take up the torch of service and put a fire under our feet”.

The author shares wonderful attitude and action advice all woven with sound Biblical foundation. The only drawback I had with the NetGalley version was formatting issues that resulted in excessive hyphenation breaking up words and the easy flow. Hopefully, that is resolved for the released Kindle version. I highly recommend this entertaining and encouraging work to all readers although it's particularly fun and helpful for middle and senior ages.

Source: NetGalley 2019. My Rating 4.75.

I enjoyed the humorous anecdotes and spiritual insights on the subject of aging, but the structure made for a less-than-smooth read. When quotes are inserted in the middle of a paragraph or even a sentence, it interrupts the message the author is trying to convey. I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the content in this book; it is a combination of some serious writing and humor. However, I had a lot of trouble reading this preview copy on my Kindle because information would be cut off mid-sentence, more information would follow, and then it would pick up where it left off before.

I'm giving it four stars for the content, and I hope they fixed this before it went on the market.

Reading Stan Toler is like having a conversation with an old friend. Topics change without warning, advice is given and received by all parties and beliefs are shared by all. When you were young and listened in on your older relatives talking, this is what they sounded like. I've Never Been This Old Before is a unique title of a unique story.

I wanted to like this book. The premise is good. But the writing wasn't. While it was a bit light-hearted, it had a heavy dose of his preaching. That would be fine, but sometimes they just didn't mesh with each other. I can't recommend the book so I will not be adding it to my blog or other social media sites I have.

Found this book very difficult to read due to the way it has been written/set out.
Gave up halfway through.
Very glad I didn't have to pay for this

Toler gives readers a good dose of humor, spiritual teaching, and practical suggestions for a better life, all centered on aging. The humor was interesting. I think one might need to be a southerner to understand and appreciate some of it. I laughed aloud sometimes and groaned others. I appreciate the teaching Toler included on topics like contentment. He has insights into Christian living that might only come through long life and experience. He shares some of those experiences with illustrative stories from his own life.

This is an entertaining book for those entering the second half or perhaps last third of life. You'll be encouraged to not worry about your sagging skin or lack of technical expertise. You'll receive some very practical ideas to help flourish in life. You'll also be inspired to know that God has exciting plans for your days ahead.

Food for thought: “No matter where we are on our journey, we're just visiting. Let's make the most of every moment, say the best of every person, and see the positive in every situation.” (Loc 880/994)

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

This selection was very difficult to read, the formatting didn’t translate well into electronic file - garbled chapters, sentences hanging and picking up in odd places, etc. What I could read was not very engaging, which was a shame, as I thought I’d like the mixed.religious and secular format promised. Give it a hard pass.

This book features scriptural advice and comments, interspersed with author memoirs and anecdotes. It is a humorous take on aging. This quick and fun read is probably best taken in small doses. It is a good book to pick up and read for a short trip on public transportation or for lunch time quick reads. The anecdotes read more like jokes, and that format became tiresome for me after awhile. Young people probably won't find this book funny, but older adults will identify with the situations.

I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

It might be that I should have done a bit more homework about the author, but I wasn't expecting a book that was so religiously based. The humor was fine, if not a bit predictable, and the book is good clean fun. I lost interest part way through, but perhaps I just wasn't in the mood. Nothing against the book, just not a lot to gush over. Felt a bit like it was written from an equation of "now I'm old enough to be codgy."

This book is both funny and reflective, with on point humor that in the end makes a valid Christian point to remember. Highly enjoyable r4ad.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the arc, which I have enjoyed reading.
This is a light hearted look at getting old by the author Stan Toler, He celebrates midlife and beyond with wit and wisdom dedicated to the silly and serious sides of ageing. The book is packed with numerous anecdotes, advice from God and notes on self improvement..
It is a light hearted look at ageing, with snippets from the authors work as a preacher.
Recommended.

This book is filled with Laugh-Out-Loud funny snippets and anecdotes about our day to day lives as we age. I quite enjoyed the stories and the humor :) For me, this book lacked a good flow and seemed a little choppy until I changed my view of this as a traditional book to a book of collected short stories :)

I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review. I am getting up there in years and other than jokes and what I heard when I was younger, I didn't know much about this stage in life. When I saw this book, I just had to read it.
Parts of the book made me laugh and I have been thinking before I have to have a sense of humor in this stage of life which I never had. But thankfully, I am getting one and I could see while reading that I was getting the right frame of mind for this stage in life.
I have been thinking about God more and more as I am getting older so it was nice that this was talked about in the book. God isn't done with us when we get old, He still has plans for us and we still are useful and have a purpose.
As I read the book, I thought about things other than the changes going on in my life, which has been a shock that I can't do things the same as I used to. This part of my journey wasn't feeling too good to me. Reading the book gave me hope that being this old was going to be all right. I've Never Been This Old Before but now I can see this journey from someone else's point of view and it gives me hope, it inspires me to have a sense of humor and God does have a plan for me and I am feeling better about being this old. This would make a great gift for a parent or grandparents that are getting up there in years, it would also be good for younger people to have a better understanding of not only what is to come but what people they know might be going through. It isn't a textbook, it is a story that will give you insight or it did me.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The can’t review the book, because the edition was all scrambled, it was hard to make sense of it. Chapter titles and quotes were imbedded in text, text stopped and continued paragraphs later. Whatever I could read, it was full of scripture quotes and a few funny stories. Don’t bother with this one.

What an outstanding book. A tough topic handled with candor and humour that was truly inspirational. Balance between humour and serious points was achieved throughout the book. Made me really think about some areas in my life and what I should be doing differently.

As we age, we face more difficulties. Health declines, friends and relatives move away or die, and things just don’t seem to be easy to do anymore. Those difficulties can make people think God has nothing more for them, but they still have something to offer. Stan Toler shares more about that message in I’ve Never Been This Old Before.

I’m not to the Golden age yet, but I was intrigued by the point of the book. There is a lot of negativity about getting older, and it is a nice change to see something positive. In fact, positive outlooks are stressed throughout the book, outlooks that are based on God’s promises. Stan Toler uses anecdotes and jokes to relate biblical truths. The humor at first seems a little random, but he brings all of it together to illustrate the point of each chapter.

It’s a quick read, but there is plenty of fun and many things to think about. It serves as a good reminder that getting older doesn’t mean becoming useless. God still has a plan for you and a way for you to serve Him.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review
I am not religious so I realize now that I'm not the target audience for this book. That said, there is a lot of good humor about growing older and life's ups and downs that come with aging. This is a fast and funny read when you need a pick-me-up.

I was curious about this ARC even if I'm not into Christian books.
I found it funny at times and well written. I think it can surely be appreciated by more religious people.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.