Table of Contents
Introduction Barbara LoMonaco xi
1 Grand Wisdom
1 Grandmother's Gift Elizabeth Rose Reardon Farella 1
2 Queen of Hearts Emily Parke Chase 6
3 Are You Sure You Have Alzheimer's? Cynthia Morningstar 9
4 Granny's Bible Robin Rylee Harderson 11
5 Grandma Knows Cathy Howard 16
6 Go Finger Margie Reins Smith 21
7 Gramma's Advice Linda Burks Lohman 23
8 Best Friend Arlene Rains Graber 26
9 The Courage to Dream Danica Favorite 29
10 The Locket Donna Brothers 33
2 Becoming a Grandmother
11 Bewitched by Baby T D.R. Ransdell 41
12 What Does a Grandmother Know? Davi Walders 45
13 From Sad to Glad Sallie A. Rodman 49
14 Woven with Love Joy Faire Stewart 52
15 On Becoming a Grandmother Terrie Todd 55
16 Ready or Not Margaret M. Marty 57
17 A Grandma's Heart Donna Lowich 59
18 Ready for Stardust Terri Elders 61
19 A Different Bike Ride Janet Perez Eckles 64
20 Evan Sallie Wagner Brown 68
3 Making a Difference
21 Solid Rangers Bettie Wailes 75
22 Sheryl's Gift LeAynne Snell 79
23 Granny's Cedar Chest Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy 82
24 Brandon's New Life Jewell Johnson 85
25 Becoming a Second Generation Parent Christine Long 88
26 A Little Pink Sock Sally Schwartz Friedman 92
27 Not a Poem Jane Ebihara 95
28 Passages in Stone Laudizen King 97
29 Life Frances R. Ruffin 100
30 Her Turn Kara Johnson 102
31 Grandma's Trade Secret Courtney Conover 105
4 Grand Friends
32 The Day Nono Said Yes Marsha Porter 111
33 The Snitch Kay Conner Pliszka 115
34 Of Prune Pits and Pirate Ships Gretchen Nilsen Lendrum 118
35 Adolescence Revisited Sally Schwartz Friedman 122
36 ttyl B.J. Taylor 126
37 Secret Smiles Sharon Landeen 130
38 Letters to Mamaw Lisa Kulka 132
39 That's What Grandmothers Are For Miriam Hill 134
40 Staying with Mammie Melissa Face 137
41 Pizza Night William Mark Baldwin 141
5 The Name Game
42 They Call Me Bup Luann Warner 147
43 The Baby Babble Race Suzette Martinez Standring 149
44 Name-Calling Carol McAdoo Rehme 151
45 Extra Grandma Melinda Richarz Lyons 152
46 Adopting Edna Rita Lussier 154
47 Grandma's the Name Linda Williams Aber 157
48 Mommar's Girl Joanne Wright Schulte 159
49 Mama Henry Matthew Ward 161
50 She Called Me Grandma Ann Summerville 163
51 Comeuppance Barbara Brady 166
6 Through the Generations
52 No Greater Compliment Linda C. Defew 171
53 Silence Is Golden Sally Schwartz Friedman 174
54 How Can We Make Grams Cry This Year? Aaron Solly 178
55 Return to Heart Mountain Jessie Miyeko Santala 182
56 Two Peas in a Pod Sallie A. Rodman 186
57 Great Expectations Patricia Fish 190
58 Grandma's Legacy Talia Carner 193
59 Grandma's Challah Marcia Berneger 195
60 Memories Karen R. Kilby 200
61 A Working Woman Nancy Hatten 202
62 Full of Grace Hilary Heskett 205
7 Grand Fun
63 An "Aha Moment" Alice Muschany 211
64 Serious Business Beth Morrissey 214
65 The Candy Drawer Karen Jameson 216
66 Just Wait Until You're a Mother Valerie J. Frost 219
67 Watching Andrew Judith Marks-White 224
68 Jeffrey's Promise Pam Rogers 227
69 The Magic Purse P.S. Durham 229
70 Brownies for Breakfast Jane McBride Choate 234
71 The Problem with Scandinavian Grandmothers Elizabeth Bostock 236
72 Favorites Gloria Ashby 240
8 From the Mouths of Babes
73 Generation Gasps Molly O'Connor 247
74 Ready to Go Ruth Lehrer 250
75 It's Family Beverly F. Walker 253
76 How Big Was Your Computer? Donna S. Watson 256
77 More Kimberly Ripley 259
78 Just Checking In Alice Muschany 262
79 Don't Bruise the Petals April Knight 266
80 Grandparents' Day Miriam Hill 269
81 When Everything Changes Sally Schwartz Friedman 271
82 What Lurks Behind the Trees Barbara Elliott Carpenter 275
9 Oh My Aching…
83 Thank Heaven for Little Boys Sally Schwartz Friedman 281
84 Shhhhhh Ferida Wolff 284
85 Day 10 of 13 Toni Somers 288
86 Cheerio Parties Carol Harrison 290
87 Bring on the Rain Alice Muschany 294
88 Grandma Goes Crazy Judith Marks-White 297
89 Living Life Soaking Wet Karen Kelly 302
90 Granny Tries the Jacuzzi Phyllis Tomberg Giglio 305
91 Camp Grandma Ellen Fink 308
10 Grand Adventures
92 Free-Falling Grandma Bobbie Jensen Lippman 315
93 Time-Traveling Grandmother Judy Harch 321
94 The New Refrigerator Ruth Smith 324
95 Pyramids and Pillowcases Diane Gardner 327
96 A Child Is Born Frances R. Ruffin 329
97 Emily and the Flying Fish Sally Schwartz Friedman 332
98 Adventures in Etiquette Rosemary Francis 335
99 Sliver of Bed Pamela Loxley Drake 338
100 Land of the Rising Sun Ann Barnett 341
101 Jordan and Mandi Spend the Night Margie Pasero 345
Meet Our Contributors 349
Meet Our Authors 364
Thank You 366
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 367
