Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. ON LOVE
A Secret Promise Kept Brian Keefe
A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy Mary Sherman Hilbert
The Most Caring Child Ellen Kreidman
lnformation Please Paul Villiard
Two Nickels and Five Pennies The Best of Bits &.Pieces
The Ice Cream Gir1 Marion Schoeberlein
How Magic Helped a Blind Girl See Michael,Jeffreys
The Horai Box Kathleen Podolsky
Manuel Garcia David Roth
A Taste of Freedom Barbara Rogoff
Compassion Is in the Eyes The Sower's Seeds
Warm in Your Heart Scott Gross
An Act of Kindness The Best of Bits &Pieces
Two Families John Sherrill
Guests in the Night Robert Gass
Appointment with Love Sumalith Ish- Kishor
Whoever Finds This,I Love You ! Author Unknown
An Afternoon in the Park Julie A. Manhan
The Little Boy and the Old Man Shel Silverstein
What's Really Important Author Unknown
Not a One ! Dale Galloway
Teddy Bear Dale Royal,Tommy Hill, Red Sovine and J. William Denny
2. ON PARENTlNG
Paco,Come Home Alan Cohen
Tommy's Essay Jane Lindstrom
Barney Lori Nettles
Almie Rose Michelle Lawrence
Why I Wear a Plastic Dinosaur Dan Schaeffer
The Coolest Dad in the Universe Angie K. Ward--Kucer
Workin' Man Ed Peterman
It's How You Play the Game That Counts Danny Warrick
No Charge M. Adams
Recognize Your Winners Don Martin
Courage of the Heart Patty Hansen
Legacy of an Adopted Child Author Unknown
What It Means to Be Adopted George Dolan
Class Reunion Lynne C. Gaul
The Gift Renee R. Vroman
3. ON TEACHING AND LEARNlNG
To Beth's First--Grade Teacher Dick Abrahamso
Mr. Washington Les Brown
Faith,Hope and Love Peler Spelke
The Shoes Paul E. Mawhinney
Bonehead Larry Terherst
Footprints on My Heart Laura D. Norton
4. ON DEATH AND DYING
The Golden Crane Patricia Lorenz
If I Had Only Known Jana Stanfield
A Trucker's Last Letter Rud Kendall
For the Love of a Child Thea Alexander
The Last Dance Rick Nelles
My Daddy Kelly J. Watkins
Where Do the Sparrows Go When They Die? Casey Kokoska
The Courage Not to Fight Denise Wicks-Harris
Please Dress Me in Red Cindy Dee Holms
Don't Worry,lt'll Be Alright Janice Hunt
The Eternal Optimist Beth Dalton
To Remember Me Robert N. Test
Keep Your Fork Roger William Thomas
There Are No Wheelchairs in Heaven D. Trinidad Hunt
5. A MATTER OF PERSPECTlVE
Christmas Author Unknown
The Cookie Thief Valerie Cox
The True Story of Arbutus and Sea Gull Louise Dickinson Rich
Lady,Are You Rich? Marion Doolan
The Flower in Her Hair Bettie B. Youngs
Avalanche Robert G. Allen
You Very Good;You Very Fast Kathi M. Curry
Make a Wish LeAnne Reaves