Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dads and Daughters: Stories about the Special Relationship between Fathers and Daughters Book

A Special Foreword Jack Mark xi
1 No Better Way to Say I Love You
1 The Wedding John P. Walker 1
2 Love in a Box Nancy Julien Kopp 5
3 You Did Good Carla Riehl 8
4 The Look Patty Sweden Sullivan 12
5 Daddy's Gift Shirley Garrett 15
6 The Best One Michelle Marullo 18
7 The Painted Tractor Bobbie Wilkinson 20
8 Let Us Be United Kimi Beaven 23
9 Daddy's Best Birthday Nita Sue Kent 27
10 Beacon of Faith Margot Brown McWilliams 30
2 Daddy's Little Girl
11 The Dad He Planned to Be Stephanie Welcher Thompson 37
12 Baby's First Words Sarah Monagle 40
13 Long Distance Vitamins Emily Chase 42
14 Gone Fishin' David Clinton Matz 44
15 Becoming a Jock Dad Andy Smith 46
16 A Snow Cloud's Silver Lining Annmarie B. Tait 49
17 A Special Bond Ed Mickus 52
18 To Any Service Member Nick Hill 55
19 The Trellis Daniel Schantz 57
20 Wedding Day Pamela G. Smith 60
21 My Traveling Companion Edmund W. Boyle 62
22 Questions Danny Dugan 65
3 "Step" ping Up to the Plate
23 My Daughter, Once Removed William Jelani Cobb 71
24 Step-Babies Christie Craig 75
25 The Unconditional Step Donald R. Novakovich 79
26 Father Christmas Steven H. Manchester 82
27 He Completed Us Michelle Lawson 86
28 She Calls Me Daddy John Cox 88
29 A Tale of Two Fathers Kimberly Ripley 90
4 Gratitude
30 Memorial Day Flags Arthur B. Wiknik Jr. 97
31 A Daughter's Letter Rani Nicola 100
32 Trust Me Lanny Zechar 103
33 A Bouquet to Remember Cindy L. Lassalle 105
34 The Best "Father-Daughter Date" Ever! Carol McClain Bassett 108
35 Batter Up, Dad Anne Carter 112
36 The Camping Trip Laura M. Stack 115
37 The Visit Tre' M. Barron118
38 Softball People Stacey Becker 120
39 A Tribute to Gramps Dana O'Connor Melissa Levin 125
5 Through the Eyes of a Child
40 God's Hands Shirley Pope Waite 131
41 The Little Broom Bruce Porter 132
42 A Garden So Rich Christie Craig 136
43 Anna's First Cubs Game Louis Schutz 139
44 A New Strength Kara L. Dutchover 141
45 Moonshine Debra Ann Pawlak 144
46 You Can Share My Daddy Linda L. Kerby 147
47 On the Nose D. B. Zane 149
48 The Best Game I Never Saw Darrel Radford 152
49 Just a Walk in the Park Steven H. Manchester 155
6 Learning from Each Other
50 What Do You Have to Say for Yourself? Kate Rowinski 163
51 Refresher Lesson from Dad Pamela Bumpus 166
52 Honest Mike Marilyn Diephuis Sweeney 168
53 Ghost Mother Michele Bender 170
54 A Practice Round for Life Debra Moss 174
55 Mollie's Moment Bill Shore 178
56 Given Away Renata Waldrop 181
57 The Gag Gift George Parler 184
58 Only One J. G. Nursall 187
59 Simple Wooden Boxes Martha Pendergrass Templeton 192
60 Nonno Beppe's Gift Susanna Palomares 195
7 Loss and Grieving
61 A Surprise Gift for Mother Sarah A. Rivers 201
62 Budding Hope Elaine G. Dumler 204
63 The Ride Michelle Beaupre Matt 207
64 The Smell of Grass Adelaide Isaac 210
65 Both Sides Now Bobbie Probstein 212
66 Daddy's Garden Linda Swartz Bakkar 215
67 Our Own Perfect Rainbow Liz Allison 217
68 My Dad Brenda Gallardo 219
8 The Power of Forgiveness
69 Father Knows Best Abigail R. Gutierrez 225
70 The Miracle of Forgiveness Karen Davis Lees 228
71 Never Too Late Debra J. Schmidt 231
72 The Haircut Margaret J. Wasilewski 235
73 Behind the Mirror Laura Reilly 239
74 Letter to a Stranger Karen L. Cooper 242
75 A Dance with Dad Jean Jeffrey Gietzen 247
76 Daddy's Story Ruth A. Hancock 250
9 Treasured Moments
77 I'm Daddy's Girl Becky Freeman 257
78 The Day I Met The Splendid Splinter Ted Janse 259
79 A Musical Eye-Opener Nancy B. Gibbs 262
80 Daddy's Dance Louise Tucker Jones 263
81 Turning Back the Clock Betty Cuniberti 266
82 Naming Worms Allison McWood 269
83 Who Giveth? S. Maitland Schrecengost 272
84 The Anniversary Ken Swarner 274
85 Secret Ingredients Jane Zaffino 276
86 One for the Books Becky Lee Weyrich 279
87 We Are Dragon-Slayers Timothy P. Bete 283
88 Summer Memories Harmony Zieman 286
89 A Garden for Four Rayne Wolfe 289
90 What's Up with Dads and Pork Chop Sandwiches? Angela Cervantes 292
91 Old Love Turned Brand New Vicki Frizzell told to Janet Matthews 296
10 I Will Always Be There for You
92 Sand Castles Jennifer Reichert 303
93 Just Between Us Janet Lynn Mitchell 307
94 My Dad, My Source for Healing Kelsey Cameron 310
95 I Love You, Pilgrim Aletheia Lee Butler 312
96 The Promise Antonio Farias 315
97 Run for Gold Ruth Barden 319
98 Arm-in-Arm Michele Wallace Campanelli 322
99 Secret Tears Nancy B. Gibbs 325
100 Promises Kept Kristi Powers 328
101 One More Cast Bruce Masterman 331 More Chicken Soup 334 Who is Jack Canfield? 343 Who is Mark Victor Hansen? 345 Who is Amy Newmark? 347 Acknowledgments 349