Match Made in Heaven Volume II

by WALES, SUSANPLATZ, ANN

• ISBN13: 9781576736586
• ISBN10: 157673658X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-12-31
• Publisher: Multnomah

Summary

A follow-up to the popular original, A Match Made In Heaven: Volume II is brimming with stories that will encourage singles, stir happy memories, ignite romance for married couples, and comfort the widowed. Despite the negative publicity and grim divorce statistics that surround marriage today, many unions survive and thrive because of couples' faith and commitment to God and to one another. Featuring married couples from all ages and walks of life, this book of inspirational love stories offers hope, exhortation, and biblical values, reinforcing the truth that God cares about every aspect of our lives...including marriage.

Author Biography

Susan Wales is a realtor in her hometown of Pacific Palisades, California, where she lives with her husband Ken Wales, a film producer, and her daughter, Megan Chrane. Founder and former president of The Chrane Group, Inc., a management consulting firm in Atlanta, Georgia, Susan is the coauthor (with Ann Platz) of A Match Made in Heaven I & II and From This Day Forward. She is a popular speaker, a producer, and is cochairman of the UCLA Family Development Center that educates and counsels at-risk mothers.

Ann Platz grew up with a deep appreciation for the art of beautiful living. Her love for southern elegance began in her South Carolina ancestral plantation home where her family's skill and passion for entertaining was legendary. She has brought this expertise to her Atlanta design firm for over 20 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Divine Appointment
The Man in Charge	p. 17
The Feast of St. Stephen	p. 23
Mom's Last Laugh	p. 26
An Arranged Marriage	p. 29
The Puzzle Fits	p. 33
Mr. Wonderful	p. 35
An Old-Fashioned Girl	p. 37
The Greatest Catch	p. 39
Sing Me a Love Song	p. 43
It Started with Tomatoes	p. 46
The First Noel, But Not the Last	p. 50
The Moment We Met
A Christmas Remembered	p. 57
The Healing Dream	p. 62
Send Mikey Right Over!	p. 66
Hamburger Heaven	p. 69
Man's Best Friend	p. 71
Lettering in Love	p. 73
Lost and Found	p. 77
Left Instead of Right	p. 80
She Roped Him in	p. 83
Will you Marry Me?
A Christmas Portrait	p. 89
What About Fred?	p. 94
Time in a Bottle	p. 97
Silver Jubilee	p. 101
One Day your Prince will Come	p. 103
Pen Pals	p. 107
Beginning to Begin Again	p. 110
The Apple of His Eye	p. 113
With This Ring
A Costly Kiss	p. 119
Pop the Question, not the Cork	p. 122
This Too Shall Pass	p. 125
With This Ring	p. 129
Follow Your Heart	p. 131
A Heart of Stone	p. 135
The Ring Bearer	p. 139
I Thee Wed
I Heard the Voice of an Angel	p. 145
Heavenly Ham	p. 147
The Missing Candelabra	p. 148
Kindness Through Music	p. 153
The Look of Love	p. 154
Rocking Chair Wedding	p. 157
The Wedding March	p. 159
The Nervous Groom	p. 161
To Have and to Hold
Isaac and Rebekah, Revisited	p. 165
Guitar Love	p. 168
Dreaming on the Fairway	p. 171
The Birthday Card	p. 174
A Perfect Day	p. 178
Petals of Love	p. 181
From This Day Forward
The Blue Scarf	p. 185
Let There be Light	p. 188
Legacy of Love	p. 191
It Happened on the Brooklyn Subway	p. 193
Together...at Last!	p. 198
I Know Who You are!	p. 201
To Looe, Honor, and Cherish
The Green Dress	p. 207
The Secret of Love	p. 211
Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage	p. 213
What Became of Jessie?	p. 214
Norma's Ribs	p. 216
Love Across the Miles	p. 219
Lasting Love	p. 223
Love Story	p. 225
For Better for Worse
Wrapped in Forgiveness	p. 231
An Empty Place	p. 235
The Crucial Ingredient	p. 238
Perfect Love	p. 241
A New Love	p. 243
Prince Charming Fell Off His Horse	p. 246
Finding Peace at Home	p. 249
For Richer, for Poorer
The Unmatched Gift	p. 253
Let's Make Beautiful Music Together	p. 256
Real Riches	p. 260
The Gift	p. 262
Money Can't Buy You Love	p. 265
Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman	p. 268
In Sickness and in Health
The Healing Power of Love	p. 273
Amazing Grace	p. 276
The One Who Didn't Even Try to Get Away	p. 279
Arvella's Love Letters	p. 282
Someone to Count on	p. 286
Baseball Bill	p. 289
The Walk Through the Valley	p. 291
Teamwork	p. 294
As Long As We Both Shall Live
Anniversaries	p. 299
A Letter from My Heart	p. 302
The Way We Were	p. 305
The Guide	p. 307
Delayed Delivery	p. 311
The Good-Bye Kiss	p. 315
Travelin' Man	p. 317
The Red Carnations	p. 321
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