Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 Staying Young at Heart
Risky Business Jo Coudert 2
Time Out Random Acts of Kindness 6
The Age of Mystique Anita Cheek Milner 7
Strike Out or Home Run? Harriet May Savitz 9
The Long Ride Diana L. Chapman 12
Annual Checkup W. E. "Bill" Thorn 16
Daily Prayer John T. Baker 20
2 Sharing with Others
The Rich Family Eddie Ogan 23
The Secret Benefactor Woody McKay Jr. 27
They Call Me "The Umbrella Lady" Roberta L. Messner 31
A Million-Dollar Smile Paul J. Meyer 36
Uncle Li and Sarah Wong Audrey Bowie 40
Greater Than a Super Bowl Tom Landry 46
3 Across the Generations
The Inventive Generation Nancy Reagan William Novak 53
Love Is a Grandparent Erma Bombeck 54
Kids on Grandparents Stuart Hample Eric Marshall 57
Change of Heart Muriel J. Bussman 59
Minimaxims for My Godson Arthur Gordon 62
Help for the Helper Maxima Thompson 68
These Things I Wish for You Lee Pitts 72
4 Celebrating Life
A Novel Experience Phyllis S. Heinel 76
Together We Can Make It Dan Clark 79
A Second Chance Renae Pick 82
Happy Anniversary Evelyn Marder Levin 85
A Matter of Life and Death Mickey Mann Johnson 88
Hindsight Retold Max Lucado 92
The Door Prize Roberta L. Messner 94
Red Shoes with Gold Laces Sidney B. Simon 98
5 Still Learning
Profile of a Prime-Timer Nardi Reeder Campion 102
Matchless Moments Tom Harken 104
Mr. Kindrick's Pearl of Wisdom Dudley Callison 108
Cramming for Finals Florence Littauer 111
It's Never Too Late Mildred Cohn 112
An Even Greater Lesson Barbara Russell Chesser 115
Remembering to Forget Amy Seeger 119
Banana, Anyone? Robert Darden 120
6 On Love
What He Did for Love Eileen Lawrence 124
Loving Muriel Robertson McQuilkin 128
I'll Be Seeing You Louise R. Hamm 132
The Ideal Invitation Del Chesser 136
Five Dates, Eleven Hundred Letters and Fifty-Five Years Later Amy Seeger 137
Love's Cross-Stitch Evelyn Gibb 143
The Golden Gift John C. Bonser 147
7 On Overcoming
A Timeless Tapestry Vicki Marsh Kabat 151
Daddy's Best Birthday Nita Sue Kent 153
Fear Fouls a Pond Retold Bill Floyd 157
A Plan for You Ruth Stafford Peale 158
Two of a Kind Bettie B. Youngs 160
Letters Home from War Barbara Bartocci 166
FDR and Me Sharon Whitley Larsen 172
In the Eye of the Storm Helen Weathers Diana L. Chapman 176
8 A Matter of Perspective
Beautiful Day, Isn't It? Retold Barbara Johnson 180
From Here to Eternity Michael T. Smith Kelley Smith 181
You Can Be Right Amy Seeger 184
Overnight Guest Hartley F. Dailey 189
The List Agnes Moench 194
The Mirror Has Three Faces Kristina Cliff-Evans 196
Ready to Roll Betsy Hall Hutchinson 198
Cracking Up Maureen S. Pusch 201
Get Up and Go Pete Seeger 203
9 On Believing
Just One Wish Margaret E. Mack 206
The Patient and Her Encourager Scot Thurman 209
Bewitched Penny Porter 212
The Man Without a Name Naomi Jones 217
Sophie's Seascape Barbara Jo Reams Russell 220
Make Me Like Joe! Tony Campolo 225
Kathleen's Piano Roberta L. Messner 227
Grandma's Garden LeAnn Thieman 231
10 Living Your Dream
A Dream Deferred Marie Bunce 236
Never "Too Old" Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Paul J. Meyer Barbara Russell Chesser Amy Seeger 240
Sweet Petunia Leon J. Rawitz 245
Special Delivery Paul Stripling 249
Being There Doris Dillard Edwards 252
Reaching My Impossible Dreams Dan Miller 257
High-Flying Nun Sister Clarice Lolich Diana L. Chapman 262
11 Reminiscing
Mom Had a Beef with Rationing Marie Aiken Nina Gordon 267
My Brush with the Red Cross Barbara E. Keith 270
Mama's Medicines Lee Hill-Nelson 274
A Birthday Remembered Elizabeth Leopard 278
The Cat in the Bag Arnold Fine 281
Front Porches Vicki Marsh Kabat 285
The World Upside Down Edith Eva Eger 288
The Four Chaplains Victor M. Parachin 291
12 Ageless Wisdom
Making the Rest the Best Paul J. Meyer 296
No Ordinary Auction Bob Welch 301
When I Grow Up Barbara Russell Chesser 304
Rules of the Road John C. Fitts 309
Fifty Reasons Why Older Is Better Lisa Birnbach Ann Hodgman Patricia Marx David Owen Liz Curtis Higgs Others 312
Who Is Jack Canfield? 317
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 318
Who Is Paul J. Meyer? 319
Who Is Barbara Russell Chesser? 320
Who Is Amy Seeger? 321
Contributors 323
Permissions 332
