Just Unfriend Me ... Or Not: A compilation of original posts on Facebook

"Just Unfriend Me ... Or Not" is a compilation of Facebook posts by author Stan Parris, who began doing the grocery shopping for his wife, Charlotte, after his retirement from fulltime ministry in 2016.

After 37 humorous stories about his shopping experiences, he decided that a retired minister should probably be writing more about life experiences, many of which come with a spiritual message or poignant reminders that life on Earth is short and temporary. So, the book is divided in two sections - or really two books - one called "Walmart Words," and the second, "Just Saying." Those words appear in each chapter as he makes his point.

Readers may find themselves laughing aloud while guiding their virtual buggies through their own grocery stores or Walmart Superstores in their hometowns. His inexperience as a grocery shopper becomes evident when Charlotte accompanies him on one of his adventures and grabs things from the shelves without consulting his "orderly" list of items to be purchased. He only thought he knew his way around the store before being "schooled" by his wife.

While the humor of "Walmart Words" may bring tears of laughter, the "Just Saying" portion may bring the other kind of tears as the author puts readers on the podium with him as he presides over funerals of loved ones or reflects on the lives of those he has known and loved. His points range from, "don't litter," to expressing the need to allow Jesus to be in control of people's lives.

Stan's first book, "Just Outside of Hope," recounts his experiences as a missionary in Venezuela and his mission trips into many countries as missions pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. He retired as pastor of Second Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, the same city where he met his future wife while both were students at Henderson State University.

The author was raised just outside of Hope, as his dad always described his residency, and surrendered to the ministry while coaching football at Hope High School. He later returned to his hometown to pastor First Baptist Church.

The Rev. Stan Parris, an author, former pastor, missions pastor, and missionary, has written a second book after considerable success with his first title, "Just Outside of Hope," a book about how the Lord led him on mission journeys throughout the world, including a residential missionary post in Maracaibo, Venezuela.Stan retired as pastor of Second Baptist Church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, a small town that is home to two uni-versities-Henderson State University, a public school, and Ouachita Baptist University, a private Southern Baptist University that supplies more denominational preachers and music ministers than any school in Arkansas. Stan graduated from Henderson, which is a small part of the unusual path of his life from "just outside of Hope," Arkansas, where he grew up, to All-America college football player, to an NFL camp where he was one misstep from making the team, to coaching high school football, then surrendering to his long-held call tothe ministry, which led to a call to missions. He graduated from Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary in Fort Worth, Texas, then pastored churches in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, became missions pastor at one of the largest Southern Baptist Churches in his home state, eventually ending his fulltime ministry in the town where and when football was No. 1 in his life. His priorities changed, both with his marriage and his call to the ministry. His love of preaching has not diminished in retirement, leading him to in-terim pastorships and opportunities to fill in for pastors on leave or vacation.Stan married his college sweetheart, Charlotte Wilson Parris, and they have three children, Kyle, Kelly, and Kenneth. Stan and Charlotte also are "Papa" and "Nana" to five grandchildren-Alexa Nicole, Dustyn James, Sara Elizabeth, Charlee Lane, and Campbell Elise. The newest addition to the family is great-grandson, Beckham, ames Spinks.