A Cup of Comfort for Women: Stories that celebrate the strength and grace of womanhood

• Year: 2007
• Leaves: 336
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Celebrate the boundless spirit of womanhood with "A Cup of Comfort for Women". In this collection, you'll find everyday women just like you living, loving, and accomplishing - often against overwhelming odds.You'll delight in these remarkable women and their stories, from a mother and grown daughter who travel to Italy together - and finally find each other - to a woman in her nineties who inspires others with her philosophy, "You know you can't keep me down."Savour the warmth of "A Cup of Comfort for Women" with your daughter, your mother, your sister, your grandmother, and all of your female friends, coworkers, and neighbours - one inspiring story at a time.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Book Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Acknowledgments......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 10
On Turning Forty......Page 14
A Bike with Pink Ribbons......Page 18
Heart to Heart......Page 24
My Time......Page 29
Joan’s Lover......Page 34
A New Year’s Magic......Page 39
The Mended Cup......Page 45
Emily’s Front Porch......Page 49
A Gift of New Beginnings......Page 54
The Moon, Two Stars, and Italy......Page 58
Chrysalis......Page 65
Thanksgiving in Tucson......Page 71
Walking into the Wind......Page 78
Quilting a Legacy......Page 84
From Me to We......Page 90
To Pearlie, with Love......Page 95
Duty-Free......Page 102
Well Furnished with Love......Page 106
Pink Organdy......Page 110
Monday Morning......Page 117
Must Be Wednesday......Page 123
Look in the Mirror, Darling......Page 128
Boundless Gifts......Page 133
Traveling Companion......Page 137
No Longer Strangers......Page 146
The Table......Page 152
Riding the Rapids......Page 156
Demystifying the C-Word......Page 162
Dishwashing Therapy......Page 167
The Four Marys......Page 171
Camaraderie......Page 175
Legend of the Perfect Girlfriend Girl......Page 182
The Trip to Plentiful......Page 187
The Truth about Dreams......Page 193
T Roses......Page 199
The Rising of the Sun......Page 204
The Christmas Box......Page 209
Julie’s Gift......Page 214
The Wrong-Number People......Page 219
Enjoy!......Page 223
In My Mother’s Heart......Page 230
A Hand to Hold......Page 233
A Solid Investment......Page 237
Six Summers Ago......Page 241
Tree of Life......Page 249
Technicolor Dreams......Page 253
Laura: Moving Friends Forever......Page 258
The Women Who Made Me......Page 265
Kneading the Bonds of Friendship......Page 270
Steering into Safe Waters......Page 274
Two American Ladies......Page 278
A Little Taste of Heaven......Page 284
These Small Things......Page 289
Little Big Woman......Page 293
Fly Away......Page 300
Valentine’s Day Special......Page 303
Sharp Eyes......Page 310
Fairy-tale Endings......Page 315
Tell Your Story in the Next Cup of Comfort!......Page 321
Contributors......Page 324
About the Editor......Page 336