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Informationen zum Autor DAN GEDIMAN is executive director of This I Believe, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that engages people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief have been featured on public radio since 2005. Gediman is the coeditor of the New York Times bestseller This I Believe and This I Believe II. JOHN GREGORY is editorial director and MARY JO GEDIMAN is outreach director of This I Believe, Inc. Klappentext THIS I BELIEVE On Love In the 1950s, Edward R. Murrow's radio program This I Believe gave voice to the feelings and treasured beliefs of Americans around the country. Fifty years later, the popular update of the series has been heard on public radio since 2005 and continues to explore the beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live. This book brings together essays on love from people all around the country whose sentiments and stories will surprise, move, and inspire you. Whether writing about romantic love or love for family and friends, love for pets, or love of nature, places, or humanity, these essayists share deeply personal thoughts on what love means to them, how they express it, and what it has taught them about themselves and others. Dr. Ross Hays writes about how the families of seriously ill patients show him the power of love to heal. Lorraine Kelly, a lawyer, shares what her visits to jailed clients tell her about the power of love denied. For Shannon Denney, love is in the kitchen, where she connects to her family's past by making her grandmother's coconut pie, while for Debra Bronow, love is spread through gifts of her hand-knit socks. Playwright Louise Gray simply explains why love is like pickled pig feet. In their intimate and honest stories, the contributors share acts of hope and faith, reflections on grief and loss, and celebrations of acceptance and forgiveness. A testament to the strength and endurance of the bonds that connect us, this collection is a wonderful gift for everyone who believes--or struggles to believe--in love.Inspiring essays on love shared by men, women, and young people from all walks of life In the 1950's, Edward R. Murrow's radio program, This I Believe, gave voice to the feelings and treasured beliefs of Americans around the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 The Love I Choose 5 Jessica Mercer Zerr They Built a Family 8 Laura J. K. Chamberlain A New Kind of Love 11 Rachel Wegner In My Father's Tears 14 Lawrence Kessenich The Beauty of Aging 17 Debi Knight Kennedy The Gift of Being 20 Lorraine Kelly Gray Hairs and Wrinkles 23 Fabiola Piña Love is Stronger Than Death 26 Opal Ruth Prater Come to My Table 29 Shannon Lee Denney My Best Friend 32 Raymond Allinger Leave the Light On 35 Marianne Rogowski How We Love Our Enemies 38 David Waln What We Tried to Do 41 Louise V. Gray The Most Powerful Medicine 44 Ross Hays The Value of Your Life 47 Jenna Greer Hand-Knit Socks 50 Debra Bronow Deciding to Love Her 53 Amy Simmons Farber Love on Four Feet 56 Sarah Culp Searles A Walk in the Woods Together 59 Cindy Lollar Sam's Valentine 62 Kathy Heffernan To Dwell in Possibility 65 Patricia W. Bennett Duck Blind Lessons 69 James Johnson First Friend 72 Susan Senator Amazing Grace 75 Korinthia Klein Love Lives through Them All 78 Tanuj Bansal Brotherly Love 81 Katie Weiner Old Love 84 Jane R. Martin
