When Life Gives You Butt Beans: Grinding Up Grief into Something Good, (Paperback)

Ginger Sinsabaugh is a barista of bad, grinding up bad situations, and turns them into something good. When her marriage fell apart in China, Ginger wanted to drown her sorrows in a cup of Copi Luwak, otherwise known as "butt bean" coffee. As she experienced a divorce that spanned two continents, thirteen time-zones and two years, Ginger learned valuable lesson. Just like those crappy beans, you can grind up life's hard experiences and move on, even if you're living in a county where toilet seats are optional and your faith is confiscated at border control.This fast reading book moves from China to a "Soup Kitchen" in Chicago, as Ginger navigates her divorce from afar, afraid to pull the trigger on a long-time marriage. Great for small group discussion or anyone who doesn't want to become bitter because of experiences they are going through, whether a lost marriage, lost faith or lost bladder control.Currently, Ginger lives in China, where she writes about her quirky adventures, life beyond midlife and off-the-grid travel.