Chicken Soup for Every Mom's Soul (38 page)

Karen Trevor
is a freelance writer and lives with her husband and three children in a suburb of Chicago.

Sophia Valles Bligh
received her bachelor of arts in journalism from San Diego State University. She is a freelance writer who enjoy swriting about health and women’s issues. Sophia enjoys yoga, reading, sewing, the beach, and spending time with her family and friends.

Lynda Van Wyk
has roots deep in the Northwest soil. Married for twenty-seven years, she and Doug raised their two kids five miles from the land homesteaded by her great grandparents. She writes poetry and family stories and owns Speckled Hen Country Store in Snohomish, Washington.

Karen Waldman, Ph.D.
, loves working as a psychologist. She also enjoys writing, dancing, music, acting, playing in nature, traveling with her husband Ken, and spending time with their wonderful families, friends, children and grandchildren (Lisa, Tom, Lana, Greta, Alyson, Brian, Eric, Maryann, David and Laura). Her e-mail is:
[email protected].

Luan Warner
was born in Logansport, Indiana, on July 28, 1950, to Arnold and Virginia Foust, the oldest of their six children. Her mother was a housewife and her father a carpenter, out of work in the winters and trying to catch up financially the remainder of the year. Luanna received an associate’s degree in photography and worked for an audio-visual production company. In 1983, her lifelong interest in writing became a career in advertising as a copywriter. She is still an active freelance copywriter and a beginning novelist. Luanna has one daughter, Carey, who has become a wife, mother and remarkable woman. Her daughter, her son-in-law, John, and grandchildren, Coltan (14), Sarah (13) and Alex (4 months) live about an hour away, but she makes it a point to see them often.

Nancy West
has received numerous awards as a Colorado author. She graduated from the University of Colorado and pursued a career as editor of
Where
to Live,
a magazine devoted to real estate. Her published works include children’s books and stories.

Maggie Wolff Peterson
became a freelance writer upon the birth of her son eleven years ago. Previously she was a newspaper reporter and worked as a staff writer for an international health organization.

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Behind Blue Eyes.
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Words to Love By.
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Mom’s Favorite Child.
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Letter to Josh.
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My Son, the Street Person.
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Motherhood: A Transformation.
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Sibling Rivalry.
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Loving Her Best.
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Motherhood 101.
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What I Want Most for You, My Child.
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And What Do You Do?
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Lost and Found.
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A Long Day at the Track.
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Near Misses and Good-Night Kisses.
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Pink and Blue Makes Green.
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Outpouring of Love.
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Love Can Build a Bridge.
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Calling Mr. Clean.
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I Am a Mother.
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I’ll Do It.
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You’ll Never Be the Same.
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Mother’s Lessons Can Last a Lifetime.
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Entertaining Angels.
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Trying Times and Dirty Dishes.
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On-the-Job Training.
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Mother’s Magic.
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Gotta Watch the Fish Eat.
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Dancing for Fireflies.
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Nobody’s Perfect.
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A Mother’s Letter to Santa.
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Momma’s Little Surprise.
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Look at Me.
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Mother Love.
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The Last Rebellion—Weddings.
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Recipe for Life.
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Bound by Love.
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Snow at Twilight.
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Picture Day.
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Sharing a Bowl of Happiness.
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The Good-Night Kiss.
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Anticipating the Empty Nest.
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Teddy Bear Tonic.
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The Day Mama Went on Strike.
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The Peach-Colored Crayon.
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The Piano.
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Don’t Cry Out Loud.
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First Love.
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My Daughter, the Musician.
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She Came Back Bearing Gifts.
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To See You.
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Mama’s Hands.
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Signs of the Times.
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Light in the Dark.
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Tomorrow Is Not Promised.
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A Dance with My Grandmother.
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Gran.
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Little Bits of Letting Go.
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Porch-Swing Cocktails.
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Another Mother.
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Recapturing the Joy.
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In the Eyes of the Beholders.
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Sunday Afternoons.
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The Intent of the Heart.
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Baby Steps.
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