Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 Single and Happy
Room at the Table Vivian Eisenecher 3
The Professor and the Soulmate Bryan Aubrey 5
Is Fire Goddess Spelled with Two Ds? Linda Stafford 9
Lessons from Aunt Grace Nardi Reeder Campion 13
Seeing 20/20 Bill Asenjo 19
Have Freedom, Will Travel Dawn McKenna 22
The Visit C. J. Herrmann 26
Fascination with Dree Megan Martin 30
I Don't Even Know Your Name Jean C. Fulton 34
Surviving the Shipwreck Cara Wilson 39
2 Dating
A-Head of the Game Katie Mauro 45
Bowled Over Jan Coleman 47
Reply to Box 222B Barbara Baumgardner 52
New Year's Eve Dilemma Judith L. Robinson 56
Dave Barry's Guide to Finding a Mate Dave Barry 59
On the Rocks Dick Purnell 65
A Good Catch Jeanne Marie Laskas 70
The Surprise Date Rosemary Laurey 74
A Cure for Cold Feet Pamela Elessa 79
Dating Again Joan Rivers 83
Loving Henry Terry L. Fairchild 87
The Last Date Cindy Jevne Buck 91
3 Finding Your Mate
The Invitation Oriah Mountain Dreamer 97
How David and Lily God Together Arnold Fine 99
The Moment It Happens Carol A. Price-Lopata 104
The High School English Teacher Arnold Fine 108
Perennials Jackie Shelton 112
The Letter Doris Byers Shirley Byers Lalonde 118
What's Your Sign? Janice Lane Palko 122
An Educated Woman Christine E. Belleris 127
Love at First Bite Christine Harris-Amos Cliff Marsh 129
A Chance of a Lifetime Michelle Wolins LeAnn Thieman 132
The Right One Diane Goldberg 138
4 Making A Difference
Mrs. Grodefsky Arnold Fine 142
One Day at a Time Cathy Gohlke 146
Can You Love Me? Pamela J. Chandler 149
Christmas Is Coming! Deb Gatlin Towney 152
Mama's Heart Toni Fulco 155
The Angel at the Bank Arnold Fine 158
5 Single Parenting
Hands to Go 'Round Linda Butler 165
Take Heart, Mom Cielle Kollander 168
A True Christmas Nancy Rue 172
Sidelined Judith Black 178
One Man and a Baby Paul Breon 182
Marty's Friends James M. Jertson 185
Outside the Circle of Possibility Patricia Lorenz 187
For Forever Rob Gilbert Karen Wydra 192
Where the Heart Is Brenda Nichols Ainley 193
For the Record Rob Loughran 198
A Wish Seed Lizanne Southgate 199
Message in a Mug Tina Fenech 203
Dr. Mom Melanie M. Watkins 206
A Real Family Christmas Kay Bolden 209
No Time for Dreams Barbara Feder Mindel 212
A Faded Card Louise Lenahan Wallace 215
What I Did on My Son's Summer Vacation Tom Durkin 218
Making the Grade C. L. Howard 222
6 Single Again
Love Is Just Like a Broken Arm Christie Craig 228
LET the MAGIC BEGIN Cathy Lee Crosby 231
The Drawer Wouldn't Close Jan Nations 237
The Ten-Dollar Bill J. A. Jance 241
Looking Toward the Light David Haldane 245
Lightning's Gift Maggie Baxter 249
Starting Over Jennifer Harris 253
My Sailor Man Linda Ross Swanson 256
Paid in Full Bobbie Reed 260
7 Losing a Partner
Rudy's Angel Wilma Hankins Hlawiczka 264
He Has Not Left Me Joyce Brothers 266
Love, Leo Doris Delventhal B. J. Connor 272
Cultivating My Garden T. J. Banks 276
A Widow's Workshop Shirley Pease 279
The Journey Christie Craig 282
The Voyage Anne Marion Eileen Lawrence 285
Unk's Fiddle Steven Burt 288
A Single Long-Stemmed Rose Mary Livingstone Benny Hilliard Marks Marcie Borie 292
8 We Are Not Alone
Angels, Once in a While Barb Irwin 296
A Small Miracle in Nashville Yitta Halberstam Judith Leventhal 300
The Best Seat in the House John Morris 305
Santa Redeemed Jean Bronaugh 310
A Bunch of Violets Carol Fannin Rohwedder 313
Everything He Had Judith Gillis 315
Heart Reconstruction Barbara Lighthizer 317
Rescued by a Drowning Dog Carren Strock 320
The Face of Compassion Michael Clay 323
9 Friends and Family
A Lasagna Kind of Christmas Linda LaRocque 328
Between Two Worlds Kari West 332
Dad Is There for Me Again-and Always Cynthia Mercati 335
Life's Final Pieces Barbara Jeanne Fisher 339
The Makeover Maggy Rose McLarty 344
Unbroken Circle Laurie L. Oswald 347
A Shining Thing Arthur Gordon 351
Turning the Page Jan Coleman 355
Full Circle Meredith Hodges 358
Who Is Jack Canfield? 361
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 362
Who Is Jennifer Read Hawthorne? 363
Who Is Marci Shimoff? 364
Contributors 365
Permissions 377
