The cat at the door: and other stories to live by

220 Pages·1991·1.16 MB·English

by  Anne D. Mather, Louise B. Weldon

The Cat At the Door : And Other Stories to
title:
Live By
Mather, Anne D.; Weldon, Louise B.;
author:
Martin, Lyn.
publisher: Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 089486758X
print isbn13: 9780894867583
ebook isbn13: 9780585300177
language: English
subject Self-esteem, Short stories.
publication date: 1991
lcc: BF723.S3M37 1991eb
ddc: 170/.83
subject: Self-esteem, Short stories.
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The Cat at the Door
And Other Stories to Live By
Anne D. Mather
and
Louise B. Weldon
Illustrated by Lyn Martin
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First published June 1991.
Copyright © 1991, Anne D. Mather and Louise B. Weldon. All rights
reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any
manner without the written permission of the publisher.
ISBN: 0-89486-758-X
Printed in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-70284
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Contents
Page
I'm Smart at Being Me 1
The Day the Cat Died 2
On Cats and Privacy 3
Honest with God 4
Deciding to Get a New Cat 5
Little Brother's Birthday Gift 7
The Cat at the Door 8
The Big Pink Eraser 9
Now Is Not Forever 10
The Worry Dolls 11
Teddy Bears at the Party 12
I Can Talk to God About Anything 13
The Special Plate 14
Rich Breakfasts 15
The New Stepmom 16
Best Friends 17
God, Are You Mad at Me? 18
Heroes 19
Being a Friend to Myself 20
Learning to Say No 21
A Difficult Friend 22
Handling a Teaser 23
Dancing Butterflies 24
The New Pen 25
Dr. Kid 26
In Charge of Me 27
A Girl Named Selamawit 28
The Chain of Love 29
When "Three's a Crowd" 30
Gearing Up for Headgear 31
First Day of Headgear 32
Word Watch 33
What Knitting and Thomas Edison Have in Common 34
I Don't Put Myself Down 35
Trusting Life 36
Laughitis 37
Making Lunches 38
Hugging Away Nightmares 39
Practical Jokes 40
One Way to Forgive 41
I Forgive 42
Forgiving Begins at Home 43
The Blade of Grass 44
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Page
The New Cousin 45
No Comparison 46
Gramps and the Mind Garden 47
Scarecrow 48
Mom Tells the Truth 49
Unanswered Prayers 50
Helping a Friend 51
The Middle-School Scaries 52
Being Liked 53
I Can Cope with This! 54
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too 55
Thinking About God 56
The Worrywart's Pledge 57
The Worry-Free Way 58
Dad Might Lose His Job 59
Worrisome Things 60
What I Want To Be 61
Think Small 62
Your Secret Longing 63
The Rehearsal 64
Wildflowers 65
What a Trophy Isand Isn't 66
No Competition 67
Fifty-Five Hundred Chances 68
Finding the Music 69
More Solutions Than You Can Dream Of 70
Asking for What You Want 71
Hands in the Cement 72
Mind Pictures 73
Positive Talk and Pictures 74
Vacuuming on a Summer's Day 75
Mental Skiing 76
Different Kinds of Genius 77
Sharing Feelings 78
Crying over Spilled Milk 79
The New Colt 80
Making a Sandwich 81
What You Water Grows 82
Feeling Blue 83
A Personal Celebration 84
Fat Cat and Linda's Dad 85
Playing Barbie Dolls 86
Getting There 87
Top-Bunk Cooperation 88
Homesick 89
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A Fish Story 90
I Think I Can! 91
Cleaning Closets 92
Unpleasant Chores 93
The Neighborhood Club 94
The Blame Game 95
Problems, Problems 96
Listening for Answers 97
An Inside Job 98
Moving 99
Wrapped in Love 100
Where Do You Pray? 101
Rich in Attitude 102
Bumps on the Head 103
An Intelligent Place to Live 104
Get It Out to Get It Over 105
Celebrating with Our Friends 106
The Birthday Party 107
Disagreeing with Friends 108
The Wet Head 109