Stories for a Woman's Heart: Second Collection

by Gray, Alice

• ISBN13: 9781590528709
• ISBN10: 1590528700
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Multnomah

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.

Author Biography

Alice Gray is an inspirational conference speaker and the creator and compiler of the bestselling Stories for the Heart book series, with over 5 million in print. She and her husband, Al, live in Arizona.

Table of Contents

Compassion
MENDED by Fanny Crosby	13	(2)
ONE GLASS OF MILK	15	(2)
DON'T LET IT END THIS WAY by Sue Monk Kidd	17	(5)
MAY BASKETS by Faith Andrews Bedford	22	(2)
A LITTLE CUP OF WATER	24	(3)
MRS. AMATULI by Nanci Stroupe	27	(2)
IVY'S COOKIES by Candy Abbott	29	(4)
KEEP ME FAITHFUL by Ruth Harms Calkin	33	(1)
ON A STRETCH OF CALIFORNIA FREEWAY by Carolyn Lightfoot	34	(3)
MORE THAN A HERO by Jan Nations	37	(4)
THE POWER OF TOUCH by Jill Steiner	41	(2)
RYAN'S GIFT by Nancy Paulson	43	(3)
ROSE-COLORED GLASSES by Liz Hoyt	46	(3)
Treasured Moments
TEA CUPS AND CURLS by Janette Oke	49	(2)
SPECIAL OCCASIONS by Faith Andrews Bedford	51	(3)
THE RED CARPET by Linda HoHonsheit	54	(2)
COOL BLADES by Pam Gross	56	(2)
TEA SET TREASURES by Nancy Jo Sullivan	58	(4)
SUNSHINE by Ruth Bell Graham	62
SNOW ANGEL by Barbara Baumgardner	53	(3)
RESCUED by June L. Varnum	56	(13)
THE RING by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal	69	(3)
EVERYTHING IN GOD'S GOOD TIME by Cynthia M. Haniond	72	(3)
JUST FOR TODAY by Sally Meyer	75	(2)
CHRISTMAS IS FOR LOVE	77	(2)
A DANCE LESSON IN THE KITCHEN by Marcia Lee Laycock	79	(4)
Motherhood
ONLY ONE by Kate Douglas Wiggin	83	(2)
SNOWBALLS AND LILACS by Lisa Marie Finley	85	(3)
IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Dale Hanson Bourke	88	(3)
NIGHTLIGHT by Sue Monk Kidd	91	(1)
BEDTIME BLESSINGS by Nancy Jo Sullivan	92	(3)
MY PLASTIC PEARLS by Judy Gordon	95	(1)
HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD by Edna Massimilla	96	(2)
DANGER: MY MOTHER by Anne Goodrich	98	(4)
SCHOOL DAYS by Nancy B. Gibbs	102	(2)
MY MOTHER PLAYED THE PIANO by John Smith and LeAnn Weiss	104	(3)
A BREATH OF TIME by Carla Muir	107	(1)
TOO MANY RIPPLES by Cheryl Kirking	108	(2)
HOW DOES SHE DO THAT? by John Trent, Ph.D., with Erin M. Healy	110	(3)
ONLY MOM WILL DO by Kim Jeppesen	113	(2)
Friendship
ENTWINED HEARTS	115	(2)
CECE AND AGNES by Mary Treacy O'Keefe	117	(2)
VALENTINES IN A SHOE BOX by Faith Andrews Bedford	119	(3)
WHEN THE QUILT SHOW CAME HOME by Jennifer Gott	122	(2)
MY FOREVER FRIEND by Kristi Powers	124	(3)
TURNING THE PAGE by Jan Coleman	127	(3)
WHEN TWO SMILES MEET by Heather Harpham Kopp	130	(1)
THE PIANO by Sharon Sheppard	131	(3)
FRIENDSHIP FROM THE HEART by Melody Carlson	134	(2)
GONE FISHIN' by Cindy Winter-Hartley	136	(2)
MINT FOR GOOD by Rhonda Wehler	138	(2)
GOOD FRIEND by Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum	140	(3)
Inspiration
CHOSEN SHELTER by Martin Luther	143	(2)
TWO SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM by Cynthia Hamond	145	(3)
CARES GARDEN	148	(4)
WITH SONGS OF REJOICING by Joan Wester Anderson	152	(3)
GOD'S PROMISE by Judy Gordon	155	(1)
THEN THERE WAS HOPE by Edd L Brown	156	(4)
BEST PRESENT OF ALL by Bonnie Compton Hanson	160	(2)
LOVE MADE VISIBLE by Bob Perks	162	(3)
THE PERFECT DOGWOOD by Cortina Hyde	165	(3)
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER by Mary Dow Brine	168	(2)
A DAY HEMMED IN LOVE by Nancy Jo Sullivan	170	(3)
HEARTSONG by Jennifer Oliver	173	(3)
AUNTIE by Betty Johnson	176	(3)
True Love
LOVE REMAINS by Theodore Tilton	179	(2)
AN OLD-FASHIONED LOVE STORY by Sharon Sheppard	181	(2)
BERRY MAUVE OR MUTED WINE? by Suzanne Eller	183	(3)
ANNIVERSARY MORNING by P. Kortepeter	186	(1)
BEN AND VIRGINIA by Gwyn Williams	187	(4)
LOVE IN A LOCKET by Geery Howe	191	(3)
WITH THIS RING by Ruth Bell Graham	194	(2)
MOM'S LAST LAUGH by Robin Lee Shope	196	(3)
GRACE'S AMAZING VALENTINE by Shawn Alyne Strannigan	199	(2)
MY HUSBAND, MY LOVE	201	(1)
NO SCORECARD by Marguerite Murer	202	(3)
THE TREASURED RING by Rochelle M. Pennington	205	(1)
DO YOU WANT ME? by Park York	206	(3)
Potpourri
FRAGRANT MEDLEY by Kimber Annie Engstrom	209	(2)
MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE FARE by Kent Nerburn	211	(3)
THANK YOU, FOZZY! by Rusty Fischer	214	(4)
THE PEACEKEEPER by Gloria Cassity Stargel	218	(2)
YUK IT UP! by Patsy Clairmont	220	(3)
FOR HIS EYES ONLY by Kathleen Rudman	223	(2)
LONG-TERM ROMANCE by Ruth Bell Graham	225	(1)
FINDING MY WAY HOME by Kay Marshall Strom	226	(3)
A PERFECT ROSE by Melody Carlson	229	(1)
IN A HURRY by Gina Barrett Schlesinger	230	(2)
SPECIAL DELIVERY by Richard Flanagan	232	(3)
THE GRAY SLIPPER by Pearl Nelson, as told to Lynne M. Thompson	235	(2)
THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER by Christine Redner	237	(2)
PRECIOUS CARGO by Laurie Patterson	239	(4)
Sweet Memories
KEEPSAKES OF THE HEART	243	(2)
HIGH BUTTON SHOES by Margaret Jensen	245	(3)
THE CHRISTMAS ROOM by Gillette Jones	248	(4)
AN OLD LEATHER SCHOOL BAG by Karen Orfitelli	252	(6)
THE BRIDAL BOUQUET by Charlotte Adelsperger	258	(2)
REMEMBERING by Kimber Annie Engstrom	260	(1)
TEACUPS OF LOVE by Nancy Jo Sullivan	261	(3)
A DESK FOR MY DAUGHTER by Gardner McFall	264	(3)
PRECIOUS GIFTS by Alice Gray	267	(2)
THE SUMMER OF THE GOLDEN EGGS by LaRayne Meyer	269	(4)
HANDS OF LOVE by Gail Sosinshy Wickman	273	(2)
Faith
STREAMS IN THE DESERT by Kimber Annie Engstrom	275	(2)
THE PRICE OF A MIRACLE	277	(2)
THE BREATH OF GOD by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal	279	(2)
ANIMAL CRACKERS by Jennifer Tovell	281	(3)
MY FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN	284	(2)
MOM'S OLD BIBLE by Jerry B. Jenkins	286	(2)
THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM FOR WOMEN by Judy Booth	288	(1)
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE? by Nancy Jo Sullivan	289	(3)
BLOSSOMS OF KINDNESS by Betty Kehl	292	(2)
SNOWFLAKES FROM HEAVEN by Linda HoHonshelt	294	(2)
ROAD MAP by Barbara Darland	296	(1)
THE CHRISTMAS I REMEMBER MOST by Robin Jones Gunn	297	(2)
THE GREATEST QUESTION by Anne Graham Lotz	299	(2)
TOTALLY AWESOME by Charles R. Swindoll	301	(3)
BECAUSE I CARE	304	(7)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	311