Stories for a Woman's Heart: Second Collection

Like the tender and uplifting original edition of Stories for a Woman's Heart, this new collection of stories from the bestselling Stories for the Heart series will inspire and stir the souls of women. More than one hundred selections -- including many from today's most loved and respected Christian communicators -- offer encouragement on topics such as friendship, love, virtue, motherhood, memories, and faith. Whether savored in a quiet moment alone or shared with friends and family, these stories provide timeless joy that women are sure to cherish.

Alice Gray is an inspirational conference speaker and the creator and compiler of the bestselling Stories for the Heart book series, with over 5 million in print. She and her husband, Al, live in Arizona.

Compassion

MENDED by Fanny Crosby

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(2)

ONE GLASS OF MILK

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(2)

DON'T LET IT END THIS WAY by Sue Monk Kidd

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(5)

MAY BASKETS by Faith Andrews Bedford

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(2)

A LITTLE CUP OF WATER

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(3)

MRS. AMATULI by Nanci Stroupe

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(2)

IVY'S COOKIES by Candy Abbott

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(4)

KEEP ME FAITHFUL by Ruth Harms Calkin

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ON A STRETCH OF CALIFORNIA FREEWAY by Carolyn Lightfoot

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(3)

MORE THAN A HERO by Jan Nations

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(4)

THE POWER OF TOUCH by Jill Steiner

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(2)

RYAN'S GIFT by Nancy Paulson

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(3)

ROSE-COLORED GLASSES by Liz Hoyt

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(3)

Treasured Moments

TEA CUPS AND CURLS by Janette Oke

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(2)

SPECIAL OCCASIONS by Faith Andrews Bedford

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(3)

THE RED CARPET by Linda HoHonsheit

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(2)

COOL BLADES by Pam Gross

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(2)

TEA SET TREASURES by Nancy Jo Sullivan

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(4)

SUNSHINE by Ruth Bell Graham

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SNOW ANGEL by Barbara Baumgardner

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RESCUED by June L. Varnum

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THE RING by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal

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(3)

EVERYTHING IN GOD'S GOOD TIME by Cynthia M. Haniond

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(3)

JUST FOR TODAY by Sally Meyer

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(2)

CHRISTMAS IS FOR LOVE

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(2)

A DANCE LESSON IN THE KITCHEN by Marcia Lee Laycock

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(4)

Motherhood

ONLY ONE by Kate Douglas Wiggin

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(2)

SNOWBALLS AND LILACS by Lisa Marie Finley

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(3)

IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Dale Hanson Bourke

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(3)

NIGHTLIGHT by Sue Monk Kidd

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(1)

BEDTIME BLESSINGS by Nancy Jo Sullivan

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(3)

MY PLASTIC PEARLS by Judy Gordon

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(1)

HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD by Edna Massimilla

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(2)

DANGER: MY MOTHER by Anne Goodrich

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(4)

SCHOOL DAYS by Nancy B. Gibbs

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(2)

MY MOTHER PLAYED THE PIANO by John Smith and LeAnn Weiss

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(3)

A BREATH OF TIME by Carla Muir

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(1)

TOO MANY RIPPLES by Cheryl Kirking

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(2)

HOW DOES SHE DO THAT? by John Trent, Ph.D., with Erin M. Healy

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(3)

ONLY MOM WILL DO by Kim Jeppesen

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(2)

Friendship

ENTWINED HEARTS

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(2)

CECE AND AGNES by Mary Treacy O'Keefe

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(2)

VALENTINES IN A SHOE BOX by Faith Andrews Bedford

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(3)

WHEN THE QUILT SHOW CAME HOME by Jennifer Gott

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(2)

MY FOREVER FRIEND by Kristi Powers

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(3)

TURNING THE PAGE by Jan Coleman

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(3)

WHEN TWO SMILES MEET by Heather Harpham Kopp

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(1)

THE PIANO by Sharon Sheppard

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(3)

FRIENDSHIP FROM THE HEART by Melody Carlson

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(2)

GONE FISHIN' by Cindy Winter-Hartley

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(2)

MINT FOR GOOD by Rhonda Wehler

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(2)

GOOD FRIEND by Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum

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(3)

Inspiration

CHOSEN SHELTER by Martin Luther

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(2)

TWO SCOOPS OF ICE CREAM by Cynthia Hamond

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(3)

CARES GARDEN

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(4)

WITH SONGS OF REJOICING by Joan Wester Anderson

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(3)

GOD'S PROMISE by Judy Gordon

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(1)

THEN THERE WAS HOPE by Edd L Brown

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(4)

BEST PRESENT OF ALL by Bonnie Compton Hanson

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(2)

LOVE MADE VISIBLE by Bob Perks

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(3)

THE PERFECT DOGWOOD by Cortina Hyde

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(3)

SOMEBODY'S MOTHER by Mary Dow Brine

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(2)

A DAY HEMMED IN LOVE by Nancy Jo Sullivan

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(3)

HEARTSONG by Jennifer Oliver

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(3)

AUNTIE by Betty Johnson

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(3)

True Love

LOVE REMAINS by Theodore Tilton

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(2)

AN OLD-FASHIONED LOVE STORY by Sharon Sheppard

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(2)

BERRY MAUVE OR MUTED WINE? by Suzanne Eller

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(3)

ANNIVERSARY MORNING by P. Kortepeter

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(1)

BEN AND VIRGINIA by Gwyn Williams

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(4)

LOVE IN A LOCKET by Geery Howe

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(3)

WITH THIS RING by Ruth Bell Graham

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(2)

MOM'S LAST LAUGH by Robin Lee Shope

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(3)

GRACE'S AMAZING VALENTINE by Shawn Alyne Strannigan

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(2)

MY HUSBAND, MY LOVE

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(1)

NO SCORECARD by Marguerite Murer

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(3)

THE TREASURED RING by Rochelle M. Pennington

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(1)

DO YOU WANT ME? by Park York

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(3)

Potpourri

FRAGRANT MEDLEY by Kimber Annie Engstrom

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(2)

MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE FARE by Kent Nerburn

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(3)

THANK YOU, FOZZY! by Rusty Fischer

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(4)

THE PEACEKEEPER by Gloria Cassity Stargel

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(2)

YUK IT UP! by Patsy Clairmont

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(3)

FOR HIS EYES ONLY by Kathleen Rudman

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(2)

LONG-TERM ROMANCE by Ruth Bell Graham

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(1)

FINDING MY WAY HOME by Kay Marshall Strom

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(3)

A PERFECT ROSE by Melody Carlson

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(1)

IN A HURRY by Gina Barrett Schlesinger

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(2)

SPECIAL DELIVERY by Richard Flanagan

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(3)

THE GRAY SLIPPER by Pearl Nelson, as told to Lynne M. Thompson

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(2)

THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER by Christine Redner

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(2)

PRECIOUS CARGO by Laurie Patterson

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(4)

Sweet Memories

KEEPSAKES OF THE HEART

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(2)

HIGH BUTTON SHOES by Margaret Jensen

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(3)

THE CHRISTMAS ROOM by Gillette Jones

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(4)

AN OLD LEATHER SCHOOL BAG by Karen Orfitelli

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(6)

THE BRIDAL BOUQUET by Charlotte Adelsperger

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(2)

REMEMBERING by Kimber Annie Engstrom

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(1)

TEACUPS OF LOVE by Nancy Jo Sullivan

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(3)

A DESK FOR MY DAUGHTER by Gardner McFall

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(3)

PRECIOUS GIFTS by Alice Gray

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(2)

THE SUMMER OF THE GOLDEN EGGS by LaRayne Meyer

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(4)

HANDS OF LOVE by Gail Sosinshy Wickman

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(2)

Faith

STREAMS IN THE DESERT by Kimber Annie Engstrom

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(2)

THE PRICE OF A MIRACLE

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(2)

THE BREATH OF GOD by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal

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(2)

ANIMAL CRACKERS by Jennifer Tovell

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(3)

MY FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN

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(2)

MOM'S OLD BIBLE by Jerry B. Jenkins

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(2)

THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM FOR WOMEN by Judy Booth

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(1)

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE? by Nancy Jo Sullivan

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(3)

BLOSSOMS OF KINDNESS by Betty Kehl

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(2)

SNOWFLAKES FROM HEAVEN by Linda HoHonshelt

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(2)

ROAD MAP by Barbara Darland

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(1)

THE CHRISTMAS I REMEMBER MOST by Robin Jones Gunn

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(2)

THE GREATEST QUESTION by Anne Graham Lotz

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(2)

TOTALLY AWESOME by Charles R. Swindoll

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(3)

BECAUSE I CARE

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(7)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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