Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom: 101 Stories of Gratitude, Love, and Lessons
400
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom: 101 Stories of Gratitude, Love, and Lessons
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Overview
She’ll read about:
- Great Role Models— amazing stories about moms setting a positive example
- Rising to the Challenge— courageous moms getting through tough times Maternal Mischief—laugh-outloud mishaps and wacky situations
- Love and Acceptance— forgiveness, understanding, and unconditional love
- The Best Cheerleaders— moms bringing out the best in children of all ages
- The Wisdom of Mothers— all their sage advice that we secretly follow
- Mom Was Right—Yes, she was! And you might as well admit it.
- My Mother the Teacher— our first and best teachers and their life lessons
- The Other Moms in Our Lives— stepmothers, grandmothers, in-laws & more!
Read Jo Dee’s story about her own mom, and 100 other stories about gratitude, love, and lessons.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611599459 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Chicken Soup for the Soul |
| Publication date: | 03/17/2015 |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Jo Dee Messina is an award-winning, multi-platinum recording country artist.
Table of Contents
Introduction Jo Dee Messina 1
Great Role Models
1 The String that Binds Our Hearts Jo Dee Messina 11
2 Without Prejudice Donna Finlay Savage 15
3 A Last Request and a Lasting Lesson Judith Lavori Keiser 18
4 The Play's the Thing Maggie Anderson 22
5 Fake It Till You Make It Alisa Edwards Smith 25
6 Selfie Alison Gunn 27
7 The Dangdest Thing Jeanie Jacobson 30
8 Mom's Recipe for Life Nancy Julien Kopp 33
9 The Letter Irena Nieslony 36
10 Breaking Bed Marge Gower 39
11 Sailing Through the Storm Pat Wahler 43
12 The Cake Lady Amy McCoy Dees 46
Rising to the Challenge
13 A Strike at the Ballpark Amy Newmark 53
14 This Too Shall Pass Connie K. Pombo 57
15 They're My Children Susan De Witt Wilder 60
16 Under Control Linda Fisher 62
17 Roomies Gail Molsbee Morris 65
18 Looking Back Clarissa Villaverde 68
19 The Perfect Prom Dress Marisa Bardach Ramel 70
20 As Long as I'm Living… Thomas Schonhardt 74
21 Mom Said No Terrie Lynn Birney 77
22 Underwear Model Edie Schmidt 80
23 Speak Up Maria Calderon Sandoval 82
24 Until One Day M. G. Lane 85
25 Safety Arms Alana Patrick 87
26 No Matter What Tyler Stocks 90
Maternal Mischief
27 Catastrophe Jody Lebel 97
28 Eating the Evidence Eva Schlesinger 101
29 The Mailman Zachary Waterman 106
30 Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Gloom of Night Kathy McGowen 110
31 Mom's Cuss Jar Donna Duly Volkenannt 113
32 The Bahamas Mammas Judith Fitzsimmons 116
33 My Mother's Wig Lorraine Mace 119
34 Top-Priority Delivery Rick Schafer 122
Love and Acceptance
35 I Was So Wrong Joe Ricker 127
36 A Bowl of Soup Heidi Gaul 130
37 Nothing Wrong Bobby Bermúdas 133
38 My Mother's Hands Marya Morin 135
39 An Ordinary Life Suzanne M. Brazil 139
40 The Cleaning Gene Harriet Cooper 143
41 Learning to Forgive Darlene Carpenter Herring 147
42 She Already Knew Ayanna Bryce 150
43 She Put Her Book Down Dale G. Jackson 154
44 Love in Four Panels Karen Wilson 157
45 A Miracle Mile Miracle Diane Stark 160
46 Cooking Up Love Tyann Sheldon Rouw 164
The Best Cheerleaders
47 Writing What You Know Larry Miller 171
48 Pilots and Princesses Carol Henderson 175
49 Letters from Home Rachel Loewen 179
50 A Book for Mama Mary Beth Magee 182
51 Mom's Lawn Chair Jill Haymaker 185
52 Footprints in the Sand Jennifer Lynn Clay 188
53 Mom's Dreams Michael Strand 190
54 The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars Denise Drespling 192
55 Finish It for Me Maril Crabtree 196
56 The Pie Chart of Me Aileen Liang 199
57 "Doing Life" with Mom Diane Stark 203
58 Just One More Chapter Gail MacMillan 206
59 The Courage to Wait Dayne E. Mazzuca 210
The Wisdom of Mothers
60 Confessions of a Latchkey Kid Mark Leiren-Young 217
61 Tell Them You Can Do It Mary Wood Bridgman 220
62 Be Nice Michelle A. Watkins 223
63 Never Too Busy John P. Buentello 225
64 Gotcha! Eva Carter 228
65 The Absence of Fear Brenda Watterson 231
66 Mom's Old, Useless Bible Joseph B. Walker 234
67 On Solid Ground Susan Blakeney 237
68 I'II Be Right There Katie Bangert 240
69 The Memory Box Diana Creel Elarde 243
70 A Heart Like Hers Logan Eliasen 248
Mom Was Right
71 A 100 Percent Chance of Mom Kathy Lynn Harris 255
72 Reclaiming My Sparkle Christy Heitger-Ewing 259
73 Stand Tall and Pround Susan R. Ray 264
74 Grumbling in the Garden Lori Zenker 267
75 Tough Love Pam Carter 269
76 Advice Worth Trying Rita Durrett 272
77 Dorothy and Sophia Kyle Therese Cranston 276
78 The Meanest Mother in Town Carol Commons-Brosowske 279
79 In Gratitude Raymond M. Wong 282
80 Birthday Blues Sarah McCrobie 284
81 Always Show Up R'becca Groff 286
My Mother the Teacher
82 My First Teacher Bill Jager 293
83 Back to the Bank Elizabeth Greenhill 295
84 Modeling Change Lorri Danzig 298
85 Honest Love Gretchen Bassier 302
86 The Love of Cooking Dorann Weber 306
87 For the Love of Learning CF Sherrow 308
88 A Teachable Moment Jennifer Clark Vihel 311
89 Yahtzee Queen Linda Lohman 314
90 The Wisest Woman in the World Gail MacMillan 316
91 Happy Feet Georgia A. Hubley 320
92 A Love of Words Michelle Shocklee 323
The Other Moms in Our Lives
93 Thanks to My Nine Moms Johnny Tan 329
94 Last Duet Chris Rainer 334
95 Quardruple Love Stephanie Jackson 338
96 Becoming a Daughter Jenni K. Worley 341
97 Just Is a Four-Letter Word Lynne Leite 344
98 Second Mother Annette Gulati 348
99 Eva Garrett Bauman 352
100 Joined at the Heart June Harman Betts 356
101 Just Ask Carol Hatcher 359
Meet Our Contributors 361
Meet Amy Newmark 377
Meet Jo Dee Messina 379
Thank Your 381
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 382