Chicken Soup for the Soul, Moms & Sons: Stories by Mothers and Sons, in Appreciation of Each Other Book

A Special Foreword Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen xi
1 Raising Boys
1 Don't Blink Pamela Hackett Hobson 1
2 Back from the Heights Dierdre W. Honnold 3
3 A Cup for the Coach Joanne P. Brady 7
4 Brian Jay O'Callahan 8
5 A Little League Mom Harry Del Grande 9
6 Rites of Passage Kathryn Kvols 10
7 The Mother's Day Note Jeri Chrysong 13
2 Being a Sport
8 One of the Boys Marnie O. Mamminga 17
9 Simple Pleasures Carol Einarsson 20
10 Youthful Promises Denise Fleming 23
11 First Day Fishing Tanya Breed 27
12 Mom Has a Wicked Curveball Tanya J. Tyler 30
13 Mom Hits the Links Adam Bruns 33
3 Thanks Mom
14 About the Doubt Wanda Simpson 39
15 The "No Hug" Rule Cheryl Costello-Forshey 43
16 P.K.'s Mission Roberta Anna Heydenberk, Ed.D. Warren Robert Heydenberk, Ed.D. 48
17 A Worthy Investment Allison Yates Gaskins 51
18 A Mother's Love Johnny N. Ortez, Jr 54
19 Against the Odds Elgin Staples 57
20 Mason's Sacrifice Veneta Leonard 60
21 Angel Nathen Cantwell 62
4 Grieving and Peace
22 Remembering Eric Tracy Clausell-Alexander 67
23 The Joy of Easter Marion Blanchard 70
24 Music-Loving Tabby Beverly F. Walker 73
25 I Still Choose "Mom" Connie Sturm Cameron 76
26 Reaching for Peace Thomas Ann Hines 81
27 I'll Make You a Rainbow Linda Bremner 85
28 The Angels on the Cruise Shari Dowdall 89
29 Joseph's Living Legacy Kathie Kroot told to Heather Black 92
5 Single-Minded Devotion
30 Kitchen Comfort Lynn Fredericks 99
31 Watching Over You Linda Ferris 102
32 The Fisherman Cynthia Borris 104
33 From Prison to Ph.D. Kathleen Halloran 108
34 Love and Cheeseburgers Kathy Bohannon 111
6 IChoose You as My Son
35 Outpouring of Love Jean Brody 117
36 Startled by a Dream Sharon Gibson 120
37 My Son LeAnn Thieman 124
38 A Cure for Restlessness Linda Jin Zou 128
39 I Am a Mother Joan Sedita 131
40 To Have and to Hold Elizabeth Thring 134
7 Raising Wonderful Men
41 Baked with Loving Hands Phyllis Ring 141
42 Summer Son Jennifer Olsson 144
43 Miss You, Love You Penny Fedorczenko 148
44 Tea Party Gloria Plaisted 151
45 Mother-and-Son Moment Tinisha Nicole Johnson 154
46 Song-and-Dance Man Maryjo Faith Morgan 157
47 Happy Anniversary Evelyn Marder Levin 160
48 A Lesson from My Son Kathleen Beaulieu 163
8 Special Moments
49 Mama Can't Read Charles A. Mariano 169
50 Dissed Mary J. Davis 172
51 Together, We Can Do Anything Jarod Larson 173
52 It's Baseball Season Denise Turner 177
53 The Best Days of Our Lives Colleen Hartry 179
54 I Flushed It Pier Novelli 183
55 So How Do You Boost an Ego? Kirk Hill 186
56 A Scarf, Earrings, Necklace, Bottle of Perfume Andy Strasberg 188
57 The Last First Day Barbara LoMonaco 191
58 Jimmy's New Shoes Marie A. Kennedy 193
9 Love through the Generations
59 The Gravy Boat Rescue W.W. Meade 199
60 The Blessing Aurelio Deane Font 203
61 The Light Patricia S. Laye 205
62 The Power of Our Family History Cynthia Leal Massey 208
63 The Longest Week Teresa Pitman 211
64 It Just Isn't Fair Nancy L. Rusk 215
10 Through the Eyes of a Child
65 Two Little Boys Named Chris Delores Lacy 223
66 The Sandbox Revelation Christine E. Penny 224
67 The Two Eyes Leah Golomb 225
68 The Pencil Box Doris Sanford 227
69 Dusting in Heaven Denise Peebles 229
70 The Plum Pretty Sister Cynthia Brian 231
71 Grandma and the Chicken Pox Susan Amerikaner 235
72 I Want It in Ink Dorothy M. Neddermeyer 236
11 Courage and Persistence
73 Hand-Me-Down Love Greg Franklin 241
74 Music That Might Never Be Heard Doris Hays Northstrom 245
75 A Mother's Test Ervin DeCastro 249
76 The Price of a Dream Ricky C. Hunley 252
77 Bound by Love Victoria Patterson 254
78 The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore 257
79 Doubting Thomas Leah Tucker 262
12 Making a Difference
80 A Child's Playground Tony Gilbert 269
81 The Flight of the Red-Tail Penny Porter 274
82 My Son the Rabbi Rabbi Michael Gold 282
83 Mother of Three Thousand Sons Falaka Fattah 285
84 Terrorist Brownies Amie Clark 290
85 Sweet Petunia Leon J. Rawitz 292
13 Gratitude
86 Motherhood 101 Karen L. Waldman Alyson Powers 299
87 She Has Always Been There Robert Allen 303
88 Mom's Special Day Connie Hill 307
89 Speaking Cynthia Laughlin 309
90 The Beach Trip Dawn Holt 312
91 Mother's Day Marcia Zina Mager 314
92 Gains and Losses Xiao Xi Zhang 319
93 Mom Taught Me to Play Baseball Mike Robbins 322
14 Learning from Each Other
94 My Son, the Street Person Eva Nagel 329
95 Good News on the Paper Route Barbara Curtis 334
96 Kiss Katherine Pepin 336
97 Recipe for Life Arthur Bowler 337
98 Wasting Water Susan H. Hubbs 339
99 The Purse Tal Vigderson 342
100 Seven Days to Live Mary Anne Fox 347
101 Tears and Laughter Kimberly Thompson 350 More Chicken Soup 354 Who is Jack Canfield? 361 Who is Mark Victor Hansen? 363 Who is Amy Newmark? 365 Acknowledgments 367