Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. ON LOVE
The White Gardenia Marsha Arons
Words from the Heart Bobbie Lippman
Mama's Soup Pot Leo Buscaglia
Just in Time Dan Clark
Gifts of the Heart Sheryl Nicholson
The Other Woman David Farrell
Ramona's Touch Betty Aboussie Ellis
"Are You God?" Dan Clark
The Electric Candlesticks Marsh a Arons
More Than a Scholarship Stephanie Bullock
It Couldn't Hurt Sandy Ezrine
A Goodnight Kiss Phyllis Volkens
Gifts Page Lambert
1,716 Letters Louise Shimoff
Martha's Secret Ingredient Reminisce magazine
2.ON ATTITUDE AND SELF-ESTEEM
Be a Queen Oprah Winfrey
Home Is Where The Heart Is Roberta L.Messner
A Tale of Two Cities The Best of Bits & Pieces
Where Do the Mermaids Stand? Robert Fulghum
The Pirate Marjorie Walk
So...What Do You Grow? Philip Chard
Grandma Ruby Lynn Robertson
Problem or Solution? Edgar Bledsoe
Just the Way You Are Jennder Read Hawthorne
True Beauty charlotte Ward
Angela's Word Barbara K.Bassett
Just Say Yes Fran Capo
The Gift of Gab Lynn Rogers Petrak
I Was a Sixth-Grade Scarecrow Linda Jessup
3.OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
If There's a Will Kathie Lee Gifford and Stacey Nasalroad
We've Come a Long Way Pat Bonney Shepherd
And Justice Has Been Served The Best of Biti & Pieces
No Hair Day Alison Lambert with Jennder Rosenfeld
Just Like You Carol Price
Little Red Wagons Patricia Lorenz
My Father's Lessons Cathy Downs
Who to Believe? More Sower's Seeds
The Marks of Life Diana Golden
Soaring Free Laurie Waldron
Tears of Joy Joan Fountaln with Carol Kline
4.ON MARRlAGE
Home Forever Jean Bole
A Little Holiday Magic K.M.Jenkins
Paris in the Springtime Jennder Read Hawthorne
Marriage Advice from 1886 Jane Wells
A Handful of Emeralds Rebecca Christian
What Women Don't Understand About Guys Dave Barry
Lost and Found Elinor Daily Hall
Grandpa's Valentine Elaine Reese
A Soldier's Last Letter Ma.Sullivan Ballou
A Love Like That Linda Ellerbee
AIl the Days of My Life Jeanne Marie Laskas
5.ON MOTHERHOOD
It Will Change Your Life Dale Hanson Bourke
As I Watch You Sleep Diane Loomans
To My Grown-Up Son Author Unknown
Running Away Lois Krueger
Taking a Break The Best Of Bits & Pieces
Help Wanted—The Ideal Mother Joan Beck
Graduation Day Mary Ann Detzler
A Mother's Letter to the WorId Author Unknown
To Give the Gift of Life Patty Hansen
Mother's Day Sharon Nicola Cramer
6.SPECIAL MOMENTS
In a Hurry Gina Barrett Schlesinger
No Small Act of Kindness Donna Wick
The Last Jar of Jelly Andy Skidmore
A Christmas Story Beverly M. Bartlett
Who Won? Dan Clark
Bush Sneakers Christine Harrls-Amos wlth Cliff Marsh
Feather Light Melody Arnett
365 Days Rosemarie Giessinger
Spots of a Different Color Grazina Smith
7.LIVE YOUR DREAM
The Wind Beneath Her Wings Carol Kline wIth Jean Harper
What Do You Want to Be? Rev. Teri Johnson
Hello, Dolly ! Dolly Parton
Finding My Wings Sue Augustine
Grandma Moses and Me Liah Kraft-Kristaine
"We're All Here to Learn" Charles Slack
A Room of One's Own Liah Kraf-Kristaine
Meeting Betty Furness Barbara Halnes Howett
8.ON AGING
Keeping Up with Granny...and the "Old Guys"
Teresa Bloomingdale
The Dancin' Grannies Beverly Gemigniani with Carol Kline
A Romance of the '90s for Those in Their 70s Lillian Darr
Bessie Bessie Delaney
"Are We Having Fun Yet?" Kim Miller
9.HIGHER WISDOM
Asking for Miracles Maya Angelou
The Wise Woman's Stone The Best Of Bits & Pieces
Let It Be K. Lynn Towse with Mary L. Towse
We Are Not Alone Mary L. Miller
The Hijacking K. Bernard
Miracle in Toronto Sue West
War Story Maureen Read
Connection Susan B. Wilson
Higher Love Suzanne Thomas Lawlor
I Wonder Why Things Are the Way They Are Christy Carter Koski
10.ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
On Giving Birth Kay Cordell Whitaker
A Doll for Great-Grandmother Jacqueline Hickey
Walking One Another Home Rita Bresnahan
The Making of a Woman Doni Tamblyn
Tribute to Dad Debra Halperin Poneman
Memories of a Childhood Past Sasha Williams
Threads That Bind Ann Seely
Praise to the Women on My Journey Rev. Melissa M. Bowers
Who Is Jack Canfield?
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
Who Is Jennifer Read Hawthorne?
Who Is Marci Shimoff?
What People Are Saying About