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Acknowledgments

Foreword

Part One: The Simple Stuff

The Homecoming: Timothy Ciciora

A Beautiful Shade of Yellow: Jackie Sigmund

A Message in a Teddy Bear: Daniel Walisiak

An Umbrella to Remember: Susyn Reeve

Wisdom on Wheels: Maralyn Schwer

Confessions of a Plain Jane: Jane E. Van Leuven

Zen and the Art of Trying: DeMar Regier

Guinea Pigs, Pancakes, and Why I Hate Nike: Ame Stargensky

Eye on the Road: Zev Saftlas

Part Two: At a Crossroads

Forty: Ann Swinford, M.D.

The Big Fix: Mary N.

Breaking the Chains: Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant

Jumping the Tracks: Nicole Hanton

The Clock: Joan Mueller

Busted!: Ann Pierce

What I Found on the Couch: Dan C.

Prison Saved Me: Dax Xenos

Part Three: Taking Chances

My Perfect Mess: Nancy Roman

Facing the Music: Kathleen Muldoon

Bottom of the Ninth: Marlon LeTerrance

Everyone Is Shy: Julie Knapp

Bull Ahead: Donna Surgenor Reames

The Juror: Christine Ducey

The Right Road: Debra Cheehy

Part Four: Finding Yourself

Coffee with Sam: Michael Raysses

What Mama Said: Thomas Kennedy

The Ride Home: Mike Sackett

Through My Daughter's Eyes: Beverly Tribuiani-Montez

On the Same Ground: Tena Zapantis

More Than Feet and Inches: Ruthie Just Braffman

Saved!: Ted LoRusso

By Any Means Necessary: Ron Rey

Part Five: Survival

A Silent Night in Vietnam: Stephen T. Banko III

Bitter or Better: Judith Grace

Within My Reach: Pius Kamau, M.D.

A Single Word: Janice Ann Nelson

A Serious Case of the L.I.D.s: David Parker

The Poem That Reached Through Time: Diana Michael

Chew Your Water: Terrie McKenna

Nobody Dies Here: Bob Lenox

Doing the Thing You Cannot Do: Carole O'Hare

15 Minutes: Katie Adair

Part Six: Friends & Family

The Well: Charlie Riggs

The Boy at Ground Zero: Paul Keating

That's What Friends Are For: David Sanger

Grandma's Big Secret: Anne Shaw Heinrich

Sassy: Patti Virella

A Hitchhiker's Tale: Robert J. Simmons

Just Enough of Today: Shara Pollie

The Greatest Gift: Stella Pulo

Win-Win: Mauricio Heilbron, Jr., M.D.

Just Getting Started: Cynthia Harris

Part Seven: On the Job

Stacking the Logs: Frank Lunn

Passing the Test: Margery Hauser

Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda: Linda Roth Conte

Wanted: Gor Yaswen

What You Tolerate: Gerry Oguss

Truck No. 15: Bert Goolsby

Love at Work: Ruth B. Spiro

Shirkaholic: John Donohue

Part Eight: Love & Romance

Falling for Charlie: Janet Guillet

Love Song: Laura Neumeyer

Jane Austen Meets the New York Giants: Geralyn Ruane

50-50: Brenda Degner

Grab Him and Kiss Him: Kaye Whillock

The Anniversary Card: Elizabeth Morrissey

You Just Know: Lisa Mercurio

Australian Love Story: Diana Harley

Part Nine: Keeping the Faith

Yelling at God: Carol Kodish-Butt

An Unexpected Prayer: Steve Martinez

Good Enough for Now: Rebecca Marie Barkin

Circles in the Dirt: Jon B. Fish

Coming to America: Herbert Launer

Being Carried: Denise Horbaly

Repairing My World: Tom Yulsman

Part Ten: Essentials

Covering All the Bases: Jay Ratliff

Every Person I Meet: Kathleen Nash

Help!: Jacqueline Sia

One Does What One Can: Kathy Faught

The Chemistry Test: Eric Dodson Greenberg

The Credit Hammer: Archie Harper

The Pride Inside: Stephanie Castillo

Nana After Hours: Lloyd Lederkramer

The Accidental Accordionist: Kay Hickman

A Bird on Your Head: Wanda Thomas

Part Eleven: Letting Go

Growth in the Valley: Richard Cook

My Father's Daughter: Karri Watson

It Went Unspoken: Mark Drought

A Matter of Forgiveness: J.

A Hero's Return: Susan Luzader

Celebrating Jonathan: Amy Jaffe Barzach

The Unthinkable: Terry Naylor

My Sister's Letter: Paul E. Mulryan

Part Twelve: The Bottom Line

Nothin' But a Thing: Dorsey Prince Leonard

The Pentagon, 9/11: April Gallop

Keep It in Your Head: Marne Benedict

The Broken Lamp: Tim O'Driscoll

Surviving Mom: Ann Hite

Waiting for My Real Life to Begin: Maureen Ryan Griffin

Coda: Gregory Fouts

Part Thirteen: A St. Jude Story