Table of Contents
Preface vii
You Waste It, You've Lost It Joseph J. Salter 1
Captain Bell's Rescue Ha-Thanh Nguyen 5
I am an Immigrant Joanna Bodnar 9
My Treasure Jars Belinda Sturgill 13
For the Sake of Autism Kimberly Parker 17
In a Better Place Dana Gates 21
Being a "New Creature" Sharon Carter 25
As-Salamu Alaikum Patricia Canbolat 29
The First 72 Heidi Peaster 33
Peaceful Beginnings into the Next Life Diana M. Amadeo 37
Dying Would Not Be the End Melinda Callaghan 41
What Love Can Do Margaret Murphy 45
One Last Ride Ginny Richardson-Clark 49
Making a Difference Heather Douglas 53
Last 72 Shyla Dogan 57
I Would Not Want a Million Dollars Laurie Krebs 61
A Small Seed in Their Hearts Andres Robles 65
The Blessing I Was Given Eric Riley Sanders 69
The Letter to Madelyn Deborah Ross 73
One Pressing Issue on My Mind Mary Thompson 77
When God Calls Me Home Leesha White 79
A Doorway to Pass Through AdriAnna Newberry 83
That Speck of Sand Ginger Johnson 87
These Words Are Powerful June A. Ford 89
Follow Your Heart Erica F. Drame 93
This Dream We Call Life Jennifer Folker 97
We Have a Purpose Janice Wagley 101
We Were Born Dying Jonathan Dominic Pisana 105
One Salty Tear Drop on My Tongue Misty Provencher 109
Chicken Soup for the Soul Dale S. Brown 113
Something Else Would Be More Important Jeanette Oruç-de León 117