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Tough Times Won't Last But Tough People Will front cover

The Coloring Book

If you do not enjoy a moment, you lose it forever. If you enjoy it, it is yours forever.~Debasish Mridha We were gathered at the kitchen table as we did every afternoon when we got home from school. Matt had just started first grade, Mike had started sixth, and I had started freshman year of high school. My mother, who always sat with us, rolled up to the table, my grandmother pushing her. “Mo...

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters front cover

More than a Medical Kit

Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to “make” your luck by always being prepared.~Michael Korda “Anybody have a bandage?” a voice echoed down the dorm hallway. It was our first week at college and we were all experiencing “forgot-it-itis.” I had neglected to bring snacks for late-night munchies. Some poor girl on the wing had apparent...

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Me and My Dog front cover

Bolo

Remember that it’s never too late and you’re never too old to get the body you were born to have.~David Kirsch My daughter is a runner. When she was a baby, she didn’t just learn to walk; her first steps sent her running. I ran with her, or rather after her, to guide her past obstacles, but I was never built for running. It was obvious by the time she was eight that she could run circles arou...

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters front cover

One-Pot Favorites

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.~Thomas Edison I sure didn’t buy it for the love of cooking. Meal planning and preparation were things I did more out of duty than pleasure. At the time, our daughters Christine and Mary were about nine and seven. They needed healthy, homemade meals, while I wanted them fast and easy. I was also in the throes of a mild addiction t...

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She Did It Herself

A woman is like a tea bag — you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.~Eleanor Roosevelt My grandmother was only in her sixties when Grandpa died. She continued to run their junkyard in the small Kansas town of Sabetha, sculpting her biceps with her newly acquired welding and cutting-torch skills, and sorting metals into neat piles. During the Depression and World War II, t...

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