Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom: 101 Stories of Gratitude, Love and Good Times
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom will touch the heart of any mother with its stories of gratitude, joy, love, and learning from children of all ages.\ A mother's job is never done, but in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom, she gets the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of thanks in these touching, heartfelt stories. CSS Thanks Mom will bring any mother joy, inspiration, and humor and show her that the kids were paying attention after all.
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A mother's job is never done, but in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom, she gets the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of thanks in these touching, heartfelt stories. CSS Thanks Mom will bring any mother joy, inspiration, and humor and show her that the kids were paying attention after all.
Foreword Joan Lunden xiii\ Following in Her Footsteps\ 1 What My Mother Gave Me Before She Died Brad Meltzer 1\ 2 Struggles Are Relative Desiree Diana Amadeo 5\ 3 A Lasting Lesson Jim Dow 8\ 4 My Inspiration Michelle Anglin 12\ 5 Adolescent Awakening Tasha Mitchell 16\ 6 Doing the Right Thing Steve Chapman 18\ 7 A Letter to My Mother Gary B. Luerding 20\ 8 The Simple Life Julie Bradford Brand 23\ 9 My Mother, The Patriot Terrilynne Walker 26\ 10 A Son's Admiration Aaron Felder 28\ 11 Someone Who Cares Janelle In't Veldt 31\ 12 Discount Shopping Keith Smith 34\ Mom Knows Best\ 13 Little Trouper Penny Orloff 41\ 14 Lip Drama Emily Osburne 45\ 15 My Mother, My Teacher Jessica Gauthier 49\ 16 The Pantsuit Harriet Cooper 51\ 17 Thank You for Not Pushing Christy Barge 54\ 18 The Chest Judy M. Miller 56\ 19 Just in Case Ann O'Farrell 58\ 20 You'll Always Be "Mom" Rebecca Hill 60\ 21 Out Mother Sandra P. Bishop 62\ 22 I've Got the Power Aditi Ashok 65\ 23 Blooms of Wisdom Kathy Harris 67\ 24 Is Anybody Dead? Corrina Lawson 69\ Making Sacrifices\ 25 Seven Sticks Sandy M. Smith 75\ 26 Believing in the Writer in Me John P. Buentello 78\ 27 A Mother at Last Joyce A. Anthony 81\ 28 My Mother, My Friend Elizabeth M. Hunt 83\ 29 First Anniversaries Kate E. Meadows 86\ 30 Role Model Kiashaye Leonard 89\ 31 Bright Lights, Big City Tom LaPointe 91\ 32 A New Mom in Town Al Serradell 94\ 33 My Supermom Mary Laufer 97\ 34 My Mom, My Hero Brandy Widner 101\ 35 Surprise! Carolyn Mott Ford 104\ 36 The Old Green Coat Kathy Smith Solarino 106\ Favorite Moments\ 37 Cape Towns Saralee Perel 111\ 38 Taking Time Teresa Hoy 115\ 39 The Birthday Wayne Summers 118\ 40 Our Evenings with Alex Trebek Maryanne Curran 122\ 41 Dark Winter Lucas Youmans 125\ 42 The Gift in the Plain Brown Wrapper Jennie Ivey 127\ 43 A Different Kind of Experience Christina Flaaen 130\ 44 Duck and Cover Gemma Halliday 132\ 45 Secret Stash Joanne Faries 135\ 46 Walking with Mom Dallas Woodburn 138\ Mom to the Rescue\ 47 Driving Me Home Wendy Walker 145\ 48 Pretty Baby Diane Gardner 149\ 49 Loving Hands Jennifer Quasha 151\ 50 A Mother Takes On Big Tony Michael Jordan Segal 154\ 51 From Mama to Mom Jane Dunn Wiatrek 158\ 52 Fear Stephen D. Rogers 161\ 53 To Keep Me from the Rain Joyce Stark 163\ 54 With Ears Wide Open Carol Chiodo Fleischman 165\ 55 The Day My Mother Took On the Principal Barbara Mayer 168\ 56 Lifeline Kiran Kaur 172\ 57 A Quest for Answers Stephanie Haefner 175\ 58 Carrying Me Forward Aviva Drescher 178\ What Goes Around\ 59 Chicken Soup from the Heart Annmarie B. Tait 185\ 60 Mom's Jewel Ferida Wolff 189\ 61 Just Like Mom Shannon Scott 192\ 62 Finding Joy in a Time of Loss Megan Dupree 194\ 63 Turning Into My Mother Karen Kullgren 197\ 64 Tunnel Vision Norma Favor 200\ 65 The Magic of the Mess Ronda Armstrong 202\ 66 Dusting Off Memories Jenny R. George 205\ 67 The Letter Kathy Marotta 208\ 68 Lasting Impressions Janine Pickett 210\ 69 Happy to Be You Saralee Perel 212\ One of a Kind\ 70 How to Be Special Jeannie Mai 217\ 71 My Blessing Linda Burks Lohman 220\ 72 My Mother's Legacy H.M. Gruendler-Schierloh 223\ 73 Mom's Many Hats Gail Wilkinson 227\ 74 Fish Lips Terri L. Lacher 229\ 75 Making Her Own Way Kara Townsend 232\ 76 Beauty Never Fades Betsy S. Franz 234\ 77 Mom's Heart Rachel Furey 236\ 78 Somebody to Turn the Rope Elizabeth Atwater 238\ 79 Spilt Milk Rebecca Lasley Thomas 241\ Gifts of the Heart\ 80 Because You Were There Stephen Rusiniak 247\ 81 The Quilt Hope Justice 250\ 82 A Mother's Faith Mimi Greenwood Knight 253\ 83 Nobody's Child But Mom's Ellen Fink 256\ 84 The Blue Dress Jennifer Gilkison 260\ 85 The Best Coloring Book Ever Rebecca Olker 264\ 86 Fan Appreciation Doug Hirschhorn 267\ 87 Silent Reassurance Kym Gordon Moore 271\ 88 New Dresses Stacia Marie Erckenbrack 274\ 89 A Ride Down Memory Lane Christopher Hartman 276\ 90 The World's Best Care Packages Mark Damon Puckett 280\ My Mother's Legacy\ 91 A Thousand and One Stories, A Million and One Words Jacquelyn Mitchard 287\ 92 Hand-Me-Downs Shawnelle Eliasen 291\ 93 A Poem in Her Pocket Michelle Dette Gannon 294\ 94 Ode to Old Yeller Theresa Sanders 296\ 95 But Wait, There's More Sheila Curran 300\ 96 A Simple, Lasting Legacy Pamela Underhill Altendorf 304\ 97 Retaining Memories Robert S. Nussbaum 306\ 98 China Ray M. Wong 309\ 99 Things My Mother Taught Me Kris Hale 313\ 100 The Note Tom Phillips 317\ 101 Why I Play Samuel Torres 319\ Meet Our Contributors 325\ Meet Our Authors 343\ About Joan Lunden 345\ Thank You! 347\ About Chicken Soup for the Soul 348\ Bonus Story: How I Became an Author in the Back of My Minivan Wendy Walker 354
