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Посвящается матери. Reprinted with permission of David Weatherford. ©1997 David Weatherford.

Выбор. Reprinted with permission from Guideposts Magazine. ©1985 by Guideposts, Carmel, NY 10512.

Детский самолет. Reprinted by permission of Sharon Linnca and LeAnn Thieman. ©1997 Sharon Linnea and LeAnn Thieman.

Подарок маме. Reprinted by permission of Sarah A. Rivers. ©1997 Sarah A. Rivers.

День матери. Reprinted by permission of Niki Scpsas. ©1997 Niki Sepsas.

Все эти годы. Reprinted by permission of Alice Collins. ©1997 Alice Collins.

Заколки для волос. Reprinted by permission of Linda Goodman. ©1997 Linda Goodman.

Сожми мою руку, и я скажу, как люблю тебя. Reprinted by permission of Mary Marcdante. ©1997 Mary Marcdante.

Гены?.. Reprinted by permission of The Economics Press. Excerpted from The Best of Bits & Pieces. ©1995 The Economics Press.

Родился ребенок. Reprinted by permission of Reverend Michael Lindvall. ©1997 Reverend Michael Lindvall.

Самый лучший сын. Reprinted with permission of Sharon Drew Morgen. ©1997 by Sharon Drew Morgen.

Дети рождаются только раз. Reprinted by permission of Joseph C. Rosenbaum. ©1997 Joseph C. Rosenbaum.

Мы — три сестры. Reprinted with permission by Faith Andrews Bedford. ©1997 Faith Andrews Bedford.

Открытая дверь. Reprinted by permission of New Leaf Press. Excerpted from Moments for Mothers by Robert Strand. ©1997 New Leaf Press.

Мама на один день. Reprinted by permission of Anne Jordan. ©1997 Anne Jordan.

Наша маленькая девочка. Reprinted by permission from the January 1990 Reader's Digest. ©1990 by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Прочесть, когда тебе одиноко. Reprinted by permission of Mike Staver. ©1997 Mike Staver.

С легкой маминой руки. Reprinted with permission from Guideposts Magazine. ©1994 by Guideposts, Carmel, NY 10512.

Так сказала мама... Reprinted by permission of Robert F. Whittle Jr. ©1997 Robert F. Whittle Jr.

Проверка. Reprinted by permission of Glenn Van Ekeren. ©1997 Glenn Van Ekeren.

Какого цвета объятия? Reprinted by permission of Loretta Hall. ©1997 Loretta Hall.

Чесночные сказки. Reprinted by permission of Mike Lipstock. ©1997 Mike Lipstock.

Зубная фея. Reprinted by permission of Suzanne Moustakas. ©1997 Suzanne Moustakas.

Любовные записки. Reprinted by permission of Antoinette Kuritz. ©1997 Antoinette Kuritz.

Их спас ремень безопасности. Reprinted by permission of Randee Goldsmith. © 1997 Randee Goldsmith.

День общей неудачи. Reprinted by permission of Judith Towse-Roberts. ©1997 Judith Towse-Roberts.

Полуночный гость. Reprinted by permission of Edith Dean. ©1997 Edith Dean.

Мой сын Рапан. Reprinted by permission of Jeanne White. ©1997 Jeanne White.

Все хорошо, мама? Reprinted by permission of Christine Perez. ©1997 Christine Perez.

Сдвинуть горы. Reprinted by permission of Thomas Nelson Publishers. ©1997 Jim Stovall. Excerpted from You Don't Have to Be Blind to See. All rights reserved.

Любовь через расстояние. Reprinted by permission of Amsheva Miller. ©1997 Amsheva Miller.

Настоящее зрение. Reprinted by permission of Marsha Arons. ©1997 Marsha Arons.

Каждое утро — дар. Reprinted by permission of Deborah Bebb. ©1997 Deborah Bebb. Excerpted from Woman's World Magazine.

Любовь без границ. Reprinted by permission of Chet Dembeck. ©1997 Chet Dembeck. Excerpted from Woman's World Magazine.

Борьба за ребенка. Reprinted by permission of Tom Mulligan. ©1997 Torn Mulligan.

Добро пожаловать в Голландию. Reprinted by permission of Emily Perl Kingsley. ©1987 Emily Perl Kingsley.

Слово матери. Reprinted by permission of Deborah Shouse. © 1997 Deborah Shouse.

Материнство — «Простая игра»? Reprinted by permission of Jacklyn Lee Lindstrom. ©1997 Jacklyn Lee Lindstrom.

Первый рисунок. Reprinted by permission from the December 1995 Reader's Digest. ©1995 by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Письмо матери сыну, идущему в школу. Reprinted by permission of Rebecca Christian. ©1997 Rebecca Christian.

Спортивная мама. Reprinted by permission of Judy Bodmcr. ©] 997 Judy Bodmer.

Больше никаких поцелуев на ночь. Reprinted by permission, ©Newsday, Inc., 1969.

Признаки взрослого материнства. Reprinted by permission of Liane Kupferberg Carter. ©1997 Liane Kupferberg Carter.

Всегда, навсегда и навечно! Reprinted by permission of Jcanette Lisefski. ©1997 Jeanette Lisefski.

Молчаливый герой. Reprinted by permission of Denny McConnick and Lisa McCormick. ©1997 Denny McCormick and Lisa McCormick.

Вырастить ребенка. Excerpted from Babies and other Hazards of Sex by Dave Barry. ©1984 Rodale Press. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from the Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Ребенок идет в колледж. Reprinted by permission of Stanley Volkens, executor for Phyllis Volkens.

Мамина помощница. Reprinted by permission of Jane Jayroe. ©1997 Jane Jayroe.

Мачеха. Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Graham. ©1997 Jennifer Graham.

Радость пришла в мир. Reprinted by permission of W. Shirley Nunes. ©1997 W. Shirley Nunes.

Неописуемый подарок. Reprinted by permission of Jennifer Graham. ©1997 Jennifer Graham.

Материнская интуиция. Reprinted by permission of Amy Hilliard-Jones. ©1997 Amy Hilliard-Jones.

Она похожа на нас. Reprinted by permission of Judy Farris. ©1997 Judy Farris.

Мама. Reprinted by permission of Barbara L. Warner. ©1997 Barbara L. Warner.

Я не хочу нового ребенка. Reprinted by permission of Rosemary Laurey. ©1997 Rosemary Laurey.

He в наших сипах. Reprinted by permission of Colleen Derrick Horning. ©1997 Colleen Derrick Horning.

Бесценное сокровище. Reprinted by permission of Sandra Julian Barker. ©1997 Sandra Julian Barker.

Избранная. Reprinted by permission of Sue West. ©1997 Sue West.

Потанцуй со мной. Reprinted by permission of Jean Harper. ©1997 Jean Harper.

Предсказание. Reprinted by permission of Rochelle M. Pennington. ©1997 Rochelle M. Pennington.

Семейный обед. Reprinted by permission of Shari Cohen. ©1997 Shari Cohen.

Прыжок назад. Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Inc. ©1997 by Joan Rivers. Excerpt from Bouncing Back by Joan Rivers.

Моя дочка — мой учитель. Reprinted by permission of Janet S. Meyer. ©1997 Janet S. Meyer.

Сломанная кукла. Reprinted by permission of Dan Clark. ©1997 Dan Clark.

Мир по-детски. Reprinted by permission of Sherwin Kaufman. ©1997 Sherwin Kaufman.

Майский день. Reprinted by permission of Donna Getzinger. ©1997 Donna Getzinger.

Как узнал Санта- Клаус?'Reprinted by permission of Faye Porter. ©1997 Fave Pni-tpr

День, когда я очень занята. Reprinted by permission of Cindy Ladage. ©1997 Cindy Ladage.

Игра с ребенком. Reprinted by permission of Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster from / Am a Mother of Sons by Jayne Jaudon Ferrer. ©1996 by Jayne Jaudon Ferrer.

В мгновение ока. Reprinted by permission of Daryl Ott Underbill. ©1997 Daryl Ott Underhill.

Когда мама пришла на вечеринку. Reprinted by permission of Margie M. Coburn. ©1997 Margie M. Coburn.

Подарок за дверью. Reprinted by permission of Christina Keenan. ©1997 Christina Keenan.

Ангел в униформе. Reprinted by permission of Jeannie Ecke Sowell. ©1997 Jeannie Ecke Sowell.

Сердце сына. Reprinted by permission of Sandy Jones. ©1997 Sandy Jones.

Удочерить мечту. Reprinted by permission of Kathryn Lay. ©1997 Kathryn Lay.

Дорогой, тебе лучше присесть. Reprinted by permission of Sheryl Nicholson. ©1997 Sheryl Nicholson.

Обещание в День матери. From the book Where Miracles Happen: True Stories of Heavenly Encounters by Joan Wester Anderson. ©1995 by Joan Wester Anderson. Published by Brett Books, Inc. Reprinted by permission.

Мама и сын находят друг друга. Reprinted by permission of Carolyn Campbell. ©1997 Carolyn Campbell.

Спустя сорок лет. Reprinted by permission of Linda O'Camb. ©1997 Linda O'Camb.

Четыре ангела. From Angel Lettersby Sophy Burnham. ©1991 by Sophy Burnham. Reprinted by permission of Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Решающий гол для мамы. Reprinted by permission of John Morris. ©1997 John Morris.

Вспомни наши дни. Reprinted by permission of Victoria A. Lapikas. ©1997 Victoria A. Lapikas.

Мамин юбилей. Reprinted by permission of Terry Marotta. ©1992 Terry Marotta.

Ребенок без матери. Reprinted by permission of Jane Kirby. ©1997 Jane Kirby.

Робин. Excerpted from Barbara Bush: A Memoir. Reprinted with special permission from Simon & Schuster ©1994. All rights reserved.

Позволить уйти. Excerpt from Lessons of Love by Melody Beattie. ©1994 by Melody Beattie. Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.

Джон. Reprinted by permission of Muriel Cochrane. ©1997 Muriel Cochrane.

Капитану Канди и женщинам, покорившим небо. Reprinted by permission of Diana L. Chapman. ©1997 Diana L. Chapman.

Я рождена для такой работы. Reprinted by permission of Billie B. Chesney. ©1997 Billie B. Chesney.

Бабушкин сад. Reprinted by permission of Lynnette Curtis. ©1997 Lynnette Curtis.

Ужин в ресторане. Reprinted by permission of Maryann Lee Jacobs. ©1997 Maryann Lee Jacobs.

Нам нужен камень. Reprinted by permission of Kathy Ryan. © 1997 Kathy Ryan.

Мама и мисс Джордан. Reprinted by permission from the July 1989 Reader's Digest. ©1989 by The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Когда мама задует 75 свечей. Reprinted by permission of Alice Collins. ©1997 Alice Collins.

Семь чудес. Reprinted by permission of Jane Harless Woodward. ©1997 Jane Harless Woodward.

Почтовый ящик. Reprinted with permission by publisher Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida, from Values from the Heartland by Bettie B. Youngs. ©1995 Bettie B. Youngs.

Сокровища моей мамы. Reprinted by permission of Mary Kenyon. ©1997 Mary Kenyon.

Совсем наоборот. Reprinted by permission of Gerald E. Thurston Jr. ©1997 Gerald E. Thurston Jr.

Замечательная женщина. Excerpted from Holy Sweat by Tim Hansel. ©1989 Word, Inc., Dallas, Texas. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

Молитва за маму. Permission granted by Ann Landers and Creators Syndicate.

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