Jack Canfield - Chicken Soup for the Sisters Soul: Inspirational Stories About Sisters and Their Changing Relationships

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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SISTERS SOUL

CHICKEN SOUP
FOR THE
SISTERS SOUL

Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Patty and Nancy Mitchell
Heather and Katy McNamara

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Cos Cob, CT

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copyright 2012 Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

ISBN: 978-1-4532-7927-4 (ePub)

Cover design by Andrea C. Uva
Interior design by Lawna Patterson Oldfield

Contents

Carolyn Magner Mason

Cindy Beck

Dawn Braulick

C. Michele Davis

Rhonda Adkins as told to Carla Merolla

Penny Perrone

Phyllis Nutkis

Victoria E. Thompson

Tasha Boucher

Chera Lee Bammerlin

Nora Steuber-Tamblin

Melinda Stiles

Diane Payne

Marsha Arons

Rita Billbe

Julie D. Workman

Ann Marie Rowland

Lisa Baillargeon

Martine Klaassen

Ruth Latta

Leona Lipari Lee

Michelle A. Tessaro

Walker Meade

L. J. Wardell

Penny and Vicky Vilagos

Robert Strand

Christa Holder Ocker

Alora M. Knight

Jennifer Koscheski

Eileen Goltz

Karen Asp

Andrea DAsaro

Cammie McGovern

Hope Fillingim

Elisha M. Webster

Gail E. Strock

Ina Hughs

Destiny McIntosh

Alice Collins

Chadd A. Wheat

Stephanie Wyndance

Rebecca Christian

Delia Ephron

Phoebe Elizabeth Sisk

Judy Lynne Lucia

Marci Alborghetti

Deborah Hedstrom-Page

Betty McMahon

Amanda Athey Swain

Molly Bruce Jacobs

Dee Berry

Diane Burke

Robin Janson-Shope

Kelly L. Stone

Elayne Clift

Joseph Brandes

Liz Mayer

Muriel J. Bussman

Phyllis Nutkis

Nancy B. Gibbs

Robert C. Fuentes

Greta Zwaan

June Cerza Kolf

Gwen Macsai

Rhonda Rhea

Pamela Haskin

Carol McAdoo Rehme

Lee Schafer Atonna

Chris Miota

Faith Andrews Bedford

Ricky Keen

Benita Glickman

Tasha Boucher

Glenda Barbre

Jackie Case

Jodi Severson

T. Jensen Lacey

Carol Sweet

Janie Emaus

Marsha Arons

Nancy Swiatek Pardo

Jane Eppinga

Shelly Isenberg

Danielle Collier

Sandra I. White

Lynne Zielinski

Cricket Hardin Vauthier

Christine Many

Renee Simons

Susan Farr Fahncke

Deborah Dee Simmons

Diane Goldberg

Stacey Granger

Sheri Jennings

Penny Perrone

Shes always there for me, I can call her day or night, I can tell her anything, Id be lost without her. These are just some of the phrases we found repeated in the thousands of inspiring, heartfelt and humorous stories that were submitted to us for Chicken Soup for the SistersSoul. Whether connected by genetics or the heart, our sisters know us in a way no one else can. Were cut from the same cloth, molded by a unique shared experience. Our sisters know what it was like to grow up where we grew up, when we grew up and with whom.

We are at once girlfriends, shopping companions, confidants, rivals, sounding boards and more. These invisible ties stretch and bend through times of closeness and distance, yet, in all but the fewest cases, we remain inextricably connected.

We conceived of this book as a gift to our own sisters; however, we hope that it inspires you to recognize the essential role your sisters play in your lives. Youve probably noticed that when youre going through a challenging time, your natural inclination is to reach out to another woman. When we talk with our biological sister, or a chosen sister of our heart, we feel less alone. Knowing that we can count on our sister in a time of crisis or to celebrate good news brings great comfort. With our sisters, we can ramble through our internal landscapeno agenda, no planned outcomejust to listen and be listened to.