River Girl and Other Stories

By Ro Giencke
2009 
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Chapter 1: Seasons of Learning 

• Shortcuts to Joy
• Beginner’s Guide to Achievement
• Connect the Dots
• Skywriting Doesn’t Give Answers
• By Virtue of Hope
• Hope into the World
• Dreams in the Stars

Chapter 2: Seasons of Discovery 

• New Coat of Paint
• Discoveries
• Gift and a Need
• Gems Mined Deep
• Challenged and Changed
• Anatomy of Memory
• Pathways

Chapter 3: Seasons of Living 

• Winter Is . . .
• Valentine’s Day
• Spring
• Swinging
• May Day Moments
• Campers
• River Girl [title story]
• Fall
• Halloween in Three Parts
• Christmas

Chapter 4: Seasons of Connecting 

• Immigrant Bride
• Cherished
• Italian Blessing
• Your Turn at Bat
• Hospitality
• Mother’s Day
• Untitled
• Indwelling Spirit
• Anniversary
• Never Without Words

Chapter 5: Seasons of Loving 

• Reflections of a Tooth Fairy
• To My Daughter Going on Four
• Ducks with a Pink Washcloth
• Words as You Take Wing
• Recipes and Chocolate Cake
• Sloppy Joes for Speedy Times
• Bigger and Richer

Chapter 6: Seasons of Light 

• Month of Moments of Perfect Peace
• Country Summer
• Summer Home
• The Night of the Storm
• Looking Out
• Cruise in the Basin of the Sun 
• Free Ride on the Carousel of Life
• What I’ve Learned along the Way