Product Description

Sometimes it's hard to find just the right words to tell your mother 'thanks.' It's like the quote above; if you feel grateful, then you must share your gratitude with the ones you love--especially your mother.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms will help you show your thankfulness to the many moms in your life, be it your mother, stepmom, mother-in-law, or even your best girlfriend who is a mother. It's your chance to tell them how much they mean to you and how much you care.

And that's what the contributors to this very special book have done. Through their inspiring, moving, and often funny stories, poems, and cartoons, they all pay tribute to their mothers, and their contributions to this very special tribute book speak volumes about their love and admiration for the special person each calls 'Mom.'

Share in their memories and rekindle the memories in your own life. And if you're still finding it hard to come up with the right words to tell your mom how much you love and appreciate her, there's an easy solution: hand her this book, give her a hug and a kiss, and simply say, 'Thanks, Mom.'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #733966 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.'
 --William Arthur Ward

About the Author

Jack Canfield is a sought-after national speaker and author and the co-creator of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Mark Victor Hansen is a sought-after national speaker and author and the co-creator of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Patty Aubery is the vice president of the Canfield Training Group and Self-Esteem Seminars, Inc. She is the coauthor of several Chicken Soup books, including Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Christian Soul, Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul, and Chicken Soup for the Working Woman's Soul.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

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Special Moments

We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.
George Duhamel

Cappuccino Tacos and Bubble Pie

Give love and unconditional acceptance to those you encounter, and notice what happens.
Wayne Dyer

When the lavender-scented bubbles reached the crest of the tub, I turned off the faucet.
'I'm going to take a bath,' I hollered to my husband. 'Can you watch Peyton for a few minutes?'
'Sure. I'll try,' answered a distant voice.

I sank into the tub, took a deep breath, and started to let the bombardments of life melt away. And then the bathroom door creaked open.
The blue eyes of my three-year-old daughter peeked into my private haven.

'Mommy, can I come in?' Peyton whispered, her voice tentative and polite. She stood like a soldier, awaiting orders.
'Oh, okay, just for a minute,' I grumbled, and she scurried into the room, beaming.
'Is it hot?' she inquired, casually dipping her finger into the water to gauge the temperature.
'Yes. It's hot, very hot,' I said, hoping to discourage her invasion of my bath. 'Mommy likes it that way.'
'Oh,' she sighed, disappointed. She was crestfallen the water was not in her temperature range, but knew that there was a remedy. 'Can I get in with you?'

I growled and furrowed my brow, teasing her. 'Okay, okay,' I said, adding cold water from the tap. She shimmied out of her pajamas and practically dove in.
'I'm going to make you cappuccino tacos and bubble pie,' Peyton announced as she spread a handful of bubbles onto a washcloth.
'Sounds delicious. Those are my favorites,' I answered with only my head above the tepid water.
'Do you want milk or juice?' she asked.
'Will you make me a milkshake?'
'Oh, yes,' my little chef replied. 'Do want vanilla or chocolate?'
'Chocolate.'
'Do you want whipped cream and sprinkles?'
'Of course. That's the only way to have a milkshake, right?'
'Yep,' she agreed as she added a dollop of whipped-cream bubbles and pretend sprinkles, sprinkles of love.
Peyton's encroachment on my bath time has become a ritual in our home over the years. And to be honest, at first I really missed my solo dip—when I could read a magazine and let the stress of the day dissolve into the scalding water sans distraction. But life has taught me not to fritter these precious moments of motherhood.

When she was five, Peyton was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She spent a month in the hospital and I routinely would climb into her metal-frame bed, sharing cafeteria-issue milkshakes with her—longing for a lukewarm bath, a frothy bubble pie, and the sweet taste of more time.

These days, Peyton's foamy milkshakes top my list of favorites. When she serves up her creative bubble-concoctions, she always reminds me to give thanks. So we bow our heads together and pray.

I am thankful for so much more than these frothy bath-time concoctions.

Celeste T. Palermo

Best Friends
Golden sunlight streams through the little window.
Our heads are bowed so close together
that the same ray of sunshine highlights our hair.
We whisper, then giggle.
The two of us act so much like young schoolgirls
that no one would ever guess
we are mother and daughter
simply painting each other's toenails.
Jennifer Lynn Clay

©2008. Celeste T. Palermo. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Chicken Soup for the Soul A Tribute to Moms by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street , Deerfield Beach , FL 33442.

Customer Reviews

Touching Tribute to Moms
I'm definitely a Chicken Soup for the Soul fan. I keep wondering when they will run out of stories, but just when I think they can't come up with another winner, they do!

Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms is full of wonderful stories of how mothers have touched their children's lives. This book is broken into several categories including: Special Moments; A Mother's Guiding Hand; Learning and Teaching; On Love; Through the Eyes of a Child; On Wisdom; Letting Go; and Thank You Mom. Though they all contained heart-warming stories, I especially liked "Through the Eyes of a Child".

Each story is short enough to read in one sitting, yet touching enough to make that reading worthwhile. I highly recommend this book.

Chicken Soup for the Soul; A Tribute to Moms
I bought this book for my Great Grand daughter to give to her mam, I read a few of the stories and I thought they were very good especially the last one in the book.A very good Mother's day present Thank you
Les Hunter

Another Treat
Chicken Soup for the Soul: a Tribute to Moms by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Patty Aubery If you already are familiar with the Chicken Soup series, you know in advance you are in for another treat with the newest Chicken Soup for the Soul book. This one is PERFECT for any mom you know and love. It is filled with heart-warming stories and memories of excellent writers who share their intimate, loving moments they recollect with their mothers. You will laugh, shed a few tears, and cherish this book for years of re-reading. It is very special