Chicken Soup for Every Mom's Soul: 101 New Stories of Love and Inspiration for Moms of All Ages PDF
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR EVERY MOM’S SOUL CHICKEN SOUP FOR EVERY MOM’S SOUL New Stories of Love and Inspiration for Moms of All Ages Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Heather McNamara Marci Shimoff Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield Beach, Florida www.hcibooks.com www.chickensoup.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chicken soup for every mom’s soul : new stories of love and inspiration for moms of all ages / Jack Canfield...[et al.]. p. cm. eISBN-13: 978-0-7573-9496-6 eISBN-10: 0-7573-9496-5 1. Mothers—Anecdotes. 2. Motherhood—Anecdotes. 3. Mother and child— I. Canfield, Jack, 1944- HQ759.C523 2005 306.874’3—dc22 2004060705 © 2005 John T. Canfield and Hansen and Hansen LLC All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. HCI, its logos and marks are trademarks of Health Communications, Inc. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th Street Deerfield Beach, FL 33442–8190 Cover design by Andrea Perrine Brower Inside formatting by Dawn Von Strolley Grove W e dedicate this book to baby Navarrette, who witnessed its creation from coauthor Heather’s womb. We welcome you and all new babies with our deepest wishes for a world full of joy, peace and love. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Share with Us 1. ON LOVE Saying I Love You LindaCarol Cherken Behind Blue Eyes Jenny Graham Words to Love By Mother Teresa Princess Kristy Ross An Impromptu Dance at Dusk Marian Gormley Billy the Brave J. T. Fenn Cellular Love Amy Hirshberg Lederman Mini Massage Therapists Marian Gormley The Gravy Boat Rescue W. W. Meade Mom’s Favorite Child Sue Thomas Hegyvary Letter to Josh Linda Masters My Mother’s Blue Bowl Alice Walker Always Believe in Miracles Gerrie Edwards Love on Trial James N. McCutcheon 2. A MOTHER’S COURAGE My Mother’s Strength Patricia Jones Learning to Say Hello Kathi Rose Pennies from Heaven Susan Clarkson Moorhead Shoulder to Shoulder Carol McAdoo Rehme Bound by Love Victoria Patterson A Misfortune—Not a Tragedy James A. Nelson My Son, the Street Person Eva Nagel 3. ON MOTHERHOOD Motherhood: A Transformation Peggy Jaeger Sibling Rivalry Deeptee and Vikrum Seth Loving Her Best Deborah Shouse Motherhood 101 Karen L. Waldman with Alyson Powers What I Want Most for You, My Child Saritha Prabhu And What Do You Do? Jennifer Singer The Littlest Girl Scout Erica Orloff Lost and Found Alice Steinbach A Long Day at the Track Mary Kay Blakely The Kiddie Garden Jacklyn Lee Lindstrom Anniversary Celebration Renee Mayhew Near Misses and Good-Night Kisses Sally Nalbor 4. BECOMING A MOTHER Replicas Melissa Arnold Hill Pink and Blue Makes . . . Green? Debbie Farmer Outpouring of Love Jean Brody Love Can Build a Bridge Naomi Judd Calling Mr. Clean Karen C. Driscoll I Am a Mother Joan Sedita I’ll Do It Barbara Wojciechowski as told to Heather Black You’ll Never Be the Same Kim McLarin 5. INSIGHTS AND LESSONS Mother’s Lessons Can Last a Lifetime Vicki Marsh Kabat Entertaining Angels Jaye Lewis Trying Times and Dirty Dishes Cynthia Hamond On-the-Job Training Karen Trevor Mother’s Magic Mimi Greenwood Knight Gotta Watch the Fish Eat Cheryl Kirking Dancing for Fireflies Sarah Benson Nobody’s Perfect Mary Kay Blakely A Mother’s Letter to Santa Debbie Farmer Momma’s Little Surprise Susan Krushenick Look at Me Jaie Ouens Mother Love Carol McAdoo Rehme The Last Rebellion—Weddings Ruth Lehrer Recipe for Life Arthur Bowler 6. SPECIAL MOMENTS Snow at Twilight Maggie Wolff Peterson Picture Day Carolyn C. Armistead Sharing a Bowl of Happiness Kristy Ross The Good-Night Kiss Georgette Symonds Anticipating the Empty Nest Bonnie Feuer Teddy Bear Tonic Bonnie Walsh Davidson The Day Mama Went on Strike Nancy West The Peach-Colored Crayon Phyllis Nutkis 7. MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS The Bike Trip Peggy Newland The Piano Phyllis Nutkis Don’t Cry Out Loud Carla Riehl First Love Sophia Valles Bligh It’s a Date! Carol McAdoo Rehme My Daughter, the Musician Linda Ellerbee She Came Back Bearing Gifts Luann Warner The Pink High-Tops Dorothy Raymond Gilchrest 8. LETTING GO To See You Cynthia M. Hamond Mama’s Hands Beth Crum Sherrow The Fragrance of Chanel Charlotte A. Lanham Signs of the Times Bonnie Michael Light in the Dark Betsey Neary Tomorrow Is Not Promised Rita Billbe 9. A GRANDMOTHER’S LOVE A Dance with My Grandmother Rusty Fischer Mended Hearts and Angel Wings Anne S. Cook Sacred Cows Ina Hughs Gran Mary Ann Horenstein Little Bits of Letting Go Lynda Van Wyk Porch-Swing Cocktails Rusty Fischer 10. TIES THAT BIND Another Mother Jann Mitchell Recapturing the Joy Lee Sanne Buchanan In the Eyes of the Beholders Deborah Shouse Sunday Afternoons Phyllis Nutkis Baked with Loving Hands Phyllis Ring The Intent of the Heart Walker Meade Mother’s Silver Candlesticks Liesel Shineberg Baby Steps Jane Glenn Haas The Mother’s Day Gift Joan Sutula The Quilt Paula McDonald More Chicken Soup? Supporting Others Who Is Jack Canfield? Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? Who Is Heather McNamara? Who Is Marci Shimoff? Contributors Permissions
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