In This Issue

COVER STORY

MY OWN ANCHORS

Fact: Counting your blessings does make a difference, says the Inside Edition anchor.

BY DEBORAH NORVILLE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

PARENTING

KID ROCK

Change is good, right?

BY CATHERINE MADERA
ACME, WASHINGTON

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

WALKING THE LABYRINTH

Only one thing I ask of you: Have faith in the path.

BY PTOLEMY TOMPKINS
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

LIVING WITH CANCER

PEAK PERFORMER

Nothing could stop him.

BY JOSH SUNDQUIST
BRIDGEWATER, VIRGINIA

RECOVERY

COMING CLEAN

A son's moment of truth.

BY ELLEN DRISCOLL
AZLE, TEXAS

PETS

CATITUDE

Red had it. Did she?

BY ELLEN DRISCOLL
AZLE, TEXAS

REEL MAGIC

A FIELD OF JONQUILS

Swept up in Doctor Zhivago. 

BY JAN LAROSA
WINNETKA, ILLINOIS

LIVING GREEN

THE CHANGE ARTIST

A green baby business.

BY PAULA DEVORE
PORTLAND, OREGON

GRANDPARENTING

THE PECAN THIEF

Grandpa's lesson in kindness.

BY AL ESTEP
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

CELEBRITIES

A PEACEFUL PLACE

How the folk legend faced her deepest pain.

BY JUDY COLLINS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

PERSONAL CHANGE

FINDING GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

An extraordinary meeting.

BY GEORGIA MOON
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

AT OUR BEST

CLOSE CALLS

FORTUNE COOKIE HERO

"You may end up saving the day," it read.

BY JOHN SHAW
TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA

COMFORT FROM BEYOND

THE GARDENIA CORSAGE

Could this boyfriend pass her father's test?

BY EDITH PATTERSON HILL
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

COMFORT FOOD

THE MISSING INGREDIENT

A chef's recipe for happiness.

BY AYLMER GIVEN
JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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