MY APRIL FOOL WIVES

About the Book

In MY APRIL FOOL WIVES, Olin Joseph Tunnell shares his personal story of divorce and recovery with insights for confronting all kinds of losses in life. Tunnell was married twice to women who were both born on April 1. He often jokes that only an April fool would marry him. He is a Methodist minister who was damaged emotionally and professionally after his first wife of fifteen years divorced him. He reflects on important lessons that he learned. All forms of loss in this life provide opportunities for recovery and joyful living. An excerpt from his book reads, “If you’re hurting, I want to share a message offering peace and reconciliation. No matter how much anger erupts from divorce, there are future possibilities beyond your pain and suffering if you have faith and trust God’s word.” Today, Tunnell is friendly with his first wife and he and his second wife have been together for thirty-three years. His journey is a triumphant testimony of how it is possible to overcome tragedies and begin anew. Brilliant in its honesty and truth, MY APRIL FOOL WIVES is a thoughtful look into the reality of divorce and an inspiring story of courage, forgiveness and faith.

About the Author

Olin Joseph Tunnell was married twice to women born on April 1. He was a Methodist minister married to the first wife for fifteen years and was damaged professionally and emotionally by the divorce she wanted. After eight years of recovery, he married another woman who was also born on April 1. The second marriage has been successful for over thirty-three years. Ironically, both wives were born outside his home state, have first names starting with the letter J, and were special education teachers who became licensed counselors. The first was a Methodist in Tennessee and the second was a Jewish agnostic from New York. He believes that all losses including divorce and death offer opportunities for recovery and joyful living. He shares his own experiences to encourage the reader to overcome grief and anger despite painful losses. Olin is an ordained United Methodist minister with bachelor’s and master’s degrees and maintains licensing as a clinical social worker and chemical dependency counselor. He published his first book entitled Searching Ashes for Burning Embers. In the current book, he has an amazing story to share that will encourage faith for confronting all losses in life. Even after the anguish of divorce, he and his first wife are now friends. Both wives enjoy each other at family gatherings. He often laughs about the irony that only an April Fool married him.