Stories for a Woman's Heart 2nd Collection : Over One Hundred Treasures to Touch Your Soul

by Gray, Alice

• ISBN13: 9781576738597
• ISBN10: 1576738590
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Multnomah Books

Summary

Like the tender and uplifting original edition of Stories for a Woman's Heart, this new collection of stories from the bestselling Stories for the Heart series will inspire and stir the souls of women. More than one hundred selections -- including many from today's most loved and respected Christian communicators -- offer encouragement on topics such as friendship, love, virtue, motherhood, memories, and faith. Whether savored in a quiet moment alone or shared with friends and family, these stories provide timeless joy that women are sure to cherish.

Table of Contents

Compassion
Mended	13	(2)
Fanny Crosby
One Glass of Milk	15	(2)
Don't let it end this way	17	(5)
Sue Monk Kidd
May Baskets	22	(2)
Faith Andrews Bedford
A Little Cup of Water	24	(3)
Mrs. Amatuli	27	(2)
Nanci Stroupe
Ivy's Cookies	29	(4)
Candy Abbott
Keep Me Faithful	33	(1)
Ruth Harms Calkin
On a Stretch of California Freeway	34	(3)
Carolyn Lightfoot
More Than a Hero	37	(4)
Jan Nations
The Power of Touch	41	(2)
Jill Steiner
Ryan's Gift	43	(3)
Nancy Paulson
Rose-Colored Glasses	46	(3)
Liz Hoyt
Treasured Moments
Tea Cups and Curls	49	(2)
Janette Oke
Special Occasions	51	(3)
Faith Andrews Bedford
The Red Carpet	54	(2)
Linda HoHonshelt
Cool Blades	56	(2)
Pam Gross
Tea Set Treasures	58	(4)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
Sunshine	62	(1)
Ruth Bell Graham
Snow Angel	63	(3)
Barbara Baumgardner
Rescued	66	(3)
June L. Varnum
The Ring	69	(3)
Yitta Halberstam
Judith Leventhal
Everything in God's Good Time	72	(3)
Cynthia M. Hamond
Just for Today	75	(2)
Sally Meyer
Christmas is for Love	77	(2)
A Dance Lesson in the Kitchen	79	(4)
Marcia Lee Laycock
Motherhood
Only One	83	(2)
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Snowballs and Lilacs	85	(3)
Lisa Marie Finley
It Will Change Your Life	88	(3)
Dale Hanson Bourke
Nightlight	91	(1)
Sue Monk Kidd
Bedtime Blessings	92	(3)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
My Plastic Pearls	95	(1)
Judy Gordon
Heaven's Very Special Child	96	(2)
Edna Massimilla
Danger: My Mother	98	(4)
Anne Goodrich
School Days	102	(2)
Nancy B. Gibbs
My Mother Played the Piano	104	(3)
John Smith
LeAnn Weiss
A Breath of Time	107	(1)
Carla Muir
Too Many Ripples	108	(2)
Cheryl Kirking
How Does She do That?	110	(3)
John Trent
Erin M. Healy
Only Mom Will Do	113	(2)
Kim Jeppesen
Friendship
Entwined Hearts	115	(2)
Cece and Agnes	117	(2)
Mary Treacy O'Keefe
Valentines in a Shoe Box	119	(3)
Faith Andrews Bedford
When the Quilt Show Came Home	122	(2)
Jennifer Gott
My Forever Friend	124	(3)
Kristi Powers
Turning the Page	127	(3)
Jan Coleman
When Two Smiles Meet	130	(1)
Heather Harpham Kopp
The Piano	131	(3)
Sharon Sheppard
Friendship from the Heart	134	(2)
Melody Carlson
Gone Fishin'	136	(2)
Cindy Winter-Hartley
Mint for Good	138	(2)
Rhonda Wehler
Good Friend	140	(3)
Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum
Inspiration
Chosen Shelter	143	(2)
Martin Luther
Two Scoops of Ice Cream	145	(3)
Cynthia Hamond
Carl's Garden	148	(4)
With Songs of Rejoicing	152	(3)
Joan Wester Anderson
God's Promise	155	(1)
Judy Gordon
Then There was Hope	156	(4)
Edd L. Brown
Best Present of All	160	(2)
Bonnie Compton Hanson
Love Made Visible	162	(3)
Bob Perks
The Perfect Dogwood	165	(3)
Corrina Hyde
Somebody's Mother	168	(2)
Mary Dow Brine
A Day Hemmed in Love	170	(3)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
Heartsong	173	(3)
Jennifer Oliver
Auntie	176	(3)
Betty Johnson
True Love
Love Remains	179	(2)
Theodore Tilton
An Old-Fashioned Love Story	181	(2)
Sharon Sheppard
Berry Mauve or Muted Wine?	183	(3)
T. Suzanne Eller
Anniversary Morning	186	(1)
P. Kortepeter
Ben and Virginia	187	(4)
Gwyn Williams
Love in a Locket	191	(3)
Geery Howe
With this Ring	194	(2)
Ruth Bell Graham
Mom's Last Laugh	196	(3)
Robin Lee Shope
Grace's Amazing Valentine	199	(2)
Shawn Alyne Strannigan
My Husband, My Love	201	(1)
No Scorecard	202	(3)
Marguerite Murer
The Treasured Ring	205	(1)
Rochelle M. Pennington
Do You Want Me?	206	(3)
Park York
Lotpouri
Fragrant Medley	209	(2)
Kimber Annie Engstrom
My Most Unforgettable Fare	211	(3)
Kent Nerburn
Thank You, Fozzy!	214	(4)
Rusty Fischer
The Peacekeeper	218	(2)
Gloria Cassity Stargel
Yuk It Up!	220	(3)
Patsy Clairmont
For His Eyes Only	223	(2)
Kathleen Ruckman
Long-Term Romance	225	(1)
Ruth Bell Graham
Finding My Way Home	226	(3)
Kay Marshall Strom
A Perfect Rose	229	(1)
Melody Carlson
In a Hurry	230	(2)
Gina Barrett Schlesinger
Special Delivery	232	(3)
Richard Flanagan
The Gray Slipper	235	(2)
Pearl Nelson
Lynne M. Thompson
The Most Valuable Player	237	(2)
Christine Redner
Precious Cargo	239	(4)
Laurie Patterson
Sweet Memories
Keepsakes of the Heart	243	(2)
High Button Shoes	245	(3)
Margaret Jensen
The Christmas Room	248	(4)
Gillette Jones
An Old Leather School Bag	252	(6)
Karen Orfitelli
The Bridal Bouquet	258	(2)
Charlotte Adelsperger
Remembering	260	(1)
Kimber Annie Engstrom
Teacups of Love	261	(3)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
A Desk for My Daughter	264	(3)
Gardner McFall
Precious Gifts	267	(2)
Alice Gray
The Summer of the Golden Eggs	269	(4)
LaRayne Meyer
Hands of Love	273	(2)
Gail Sosinsky Wickman
Faith
Streams in the Desert	275	(2)
Kimber Annie Engstrom
The Price of a Miracle	277	(2)
The Breath of God	279	(2)
Yitta Halberstam
Judith Leventhal
Animal Crackers	281	(3)
Jennifer Tovell
My First Christmas in Heaven	284	(2)
Mom's Old Bible	286	(2)
Jerry B. Jenkins
The Twenty-Third Psalm for Women	288	(1)
Judy Booth
May I Have This Dance?	289	(3)
Nancy Jo Sullivan
Blossoms of Kindness	292	(2)
Betty Kehl
Snowflakes from Heaven	294	(2)
Linda HoHonshelt
Road Map	296	(1)
Barbara Darland
The Christmas I Remember Most	297	(2)
Robin Jones Gunn
The Greatest Question	299	(2)
Anne Graham Lotz
Totally Awesome	301	(3)
Charles R. Swindoll
Because I Care	304	(7)
Acknowledgments	311