This I Believe: On Love (Hardcover)

Introduction.

The Love I Choose (Jessica Mercer Zerr).

They Built a Family (Laura Chamberlain).

A New Kind of Love (Rachel Wegner).

In My Father’s Tears (Lawrence Kessenich).

The Beauty of Aging (Debi Knight Kennedy).

The Gift of Being (Lorraine Kelly).

Gray Hairs and Wrinkles (Fabiola Piña).

Love Is Stronger Than Death (Opal Ruth Prater).

Come to My Table (Shannon Denney).

By Best Friend (Raymond Allinger).

Leave the Light On (Marianne Rogowski).

How we Love Our Enemies (David Waln).

What We Tried to Do (Louise V. Gray).

The Most Powerful Medicine (Ross Hays).

The Value of Your Life (Jenna Greer).

Hand-Knit Socks (Debra Bronow).

Deciding to Love Her (Amy Simmons Farber).

Love on Four Feet (Sarah Culp Searles).

A Walk in the Woods Together (Cindy Lollar).

Sam’s Valentine (Kathy Heffernan).

To Dwell in Possibility (Patricia Bennett).

Duck Blind Lessons (James Johnson).

First Friend (Susan Senator).

Amazing Grace (Korinthia  Klein).

Love Lives Through Them All (Tanuj Bansal).

Brotherly Love (Katie Weiner).

Old Love (Jane R. Martin).

Pink Moments (Connie Spittler).

Love Like a Child (Mary Lineberger).

A Death He Freely Accepted (Greg Gatjanis).

The Blessings of Step (Janet Jayne).

Here’s to you, Merrie (Jordyn Maeda).

God Knows About Sacrifice (Lynne Scott).

Love Is a Verb (Sarah Stadler).

The Friend That Makes Me Complete (Penny Hagin).

A Magical Impact (Jeremy Green).

Put on Your Heavy Coat (Ellen Graf).

God Is in Her Hand (John Samuel Tieman).

A Gift of Unique Beauty (Cynthia Chauhan).

Four Sisters in Life and Death (Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow).

My Family Tree (Brenda Huff).

“Staying Close” (Ginny Taylor).

Love on Aisle Three (David Wuescher).

Swing-shift Kisses (Scott Saalman).

The Courage to Let Go (Gale Workman).

All the Mothering You Do (Patrice Vecchione).

Life Is a Battle (Elliana Grace and Julie Chinitz).

Show and Tell (Ann Erik).

A Tender Lullaby (Lee Reeves).

The Yellow House (Julie M. Sellers).

A Powerful Act of Love (Susan Hall).

Pennies from Heaven (Reg Stark).

Who We Really Are Inside (Matthew Schmidt).

Creation Is the Creator (Vicki Watson).

The Power of Friendship (Nadia Henderson).

To Love the Person in Front of Me (Karla Gregen).

Love from Head to Toe (Lorena Templeton Querns).

Made by Hand (Mary Mrugalski).

A Dog’s Life (Fred Flaxman).

Appendix: How to Write Your Own This I Believe Essay.

Acknowledgments.