Chicken Soup for the Military Wife's Soul 101

A tribute to the women who uphold the written and unwritten oaths of service and of marriage.

Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Introduction	p. xiii
Red, White and Blue
The Commissary Roadblock	p. 2
God Bless America… and Remember Italy, Too!	p. 4
A Quiet Road	p. 7
The Call Home	p. 10
Pregnancy	p. 12
My Nurse Angel	p. 14
The Calm During the Storm	p. 17
Miracle Wallet Lisa Cobb	p. 19
A Soldier, Someone's Child	p. 22
All in a Day's Work	p. 26
I Miss You So
A Navy Wife's Prayer	p. 30
Picture the Waiting	p. 31
Letters of Hope	p. 36
A Chain of Love	p. 39
Deployed	p. 41
Silent Survivors of the Vietnam War	p. 44
The Phone Call	p. 47
Hello, Beautiful	p. 50
Free Mail	p. 52
Mercy	p. 55
Navy Pilot's Wife	p. 58
The Unseen Veteran	p. 61
Raising Military Brats
The Cost of War in Cheerios	p. 64
Can't Let Go	p. 67
Strains of Freedom	p. 69
In the Arms of a Soldier	p. 73
Hi Daddy	p. 76
Doubting Thomas	p. 80
My House Is a War Zone	p. 84
Baby's First Words	p. 88
All in a Day's Duty	p. 90
War Is Not a Game	p. 93
Daddy's Angels	p. 97
You Are on Speaker Phone	p. 99
Holidays-Military Style
Red, White and Blue Christmas	p. 102
Our Matchbox Christmas	p. 103
Spouse of a Soldier	p. 108
Angels Shop at Wal-Mart	p. 110
A Military Family	p. 112
A Simple Act of Kindness	p. 114
An Extra Chair	p. 116
Christmas-Military-Family Style	p. 118
The 25 Days of Christmas	p. 121
Honey, We've Got Orders
Keep the House	p. 124
Honorable Gift	p. 127
Part of the Navy Means Saying Good-Bye	p. 131
Discomboobled Military Mate	p. 135
The Difference a Year Makes	p. 138
Saying Good-Bye	p. 140
The Line Ends Back There Bill Blankfield, Col, USAF (Ret.)	p. 143
Our National Anthem	p. 146
My Home	p. 148
The Angel Book	p. 150
No Life Like It
The Difference	p. 154
Wow	p. 157
The Delivery of Finding Strength	p. 160
Operation Enduring Freedom	p. 163
Hair Humor	p. 166
Footsteps at the Door	p. 169
Only Joking	p. 172
Thank You	p. 175
The Cookie Lady	p. 177
The Honeymoon Is Over	p. 179
It'll Be Okay	p. 183
United We Stand
Sacrifices	p. 186
Dreams and Doubts	p. 189
Bluegrass Parkway	p. 193
Terrorist Brownies	p. 197
Destination: Military Wife	p. 200
Newfound Heroes	p. 204
The Angel at the Olive Garden	p. 207
You Didn't Tell Me	p. 209
Hooah	p. 211
An Officer at the Door
His Name Was John	p. 216
Anticipation	p. 219
Accepting the Folded Flag	p. 223
A Widow's Salvation	p. 226
A Little Thing	p. 230
Somebody Knew Gene	p. 233
The Christmas Tree	p. 236
A Bittersweet Photograph	p. 239
A Family Like No Other	p. 242
War-A Widow's Weeds, a Widow's Words	p. 246
I'll Be There with You	p. 250
Beyond the Call of Duty
Happiness Was Born a Twin	p. 252
Combat Boots to Keds	p. 256
Welcome Home!	p. 261
A Colorful Experience	p. 264
Patriotic Women Bake Cookies	p. 267
Something to Be Proud Of	p. 270
The Wedding	p. 273
Angel in the Air	p. 277
It Took a War	p. 279
Living Your Dream
Change of Perspective	p. 282
Identity: A Time of Transition	p. 284
If I Return	p. 288
Lollipops	p. 290
Military Family	p. 293
Mail Call-God's Provision for Intimacy	p. 297
Grandma's Wisdom	p. 301
A Trip to Washington, D.C.	p. 303
Standing Tall	p. 305
Who Is Jack Canfield?	p. 309
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?	p. 310
Who Is Cindy Pedersen?	p. 311
Who Is Charles Preston?	p. 312
Contributors	p. 313
Permissions	p. 324
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