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January or New Year's Day

 1. Resolve

 2. Changed My Life

 3. "Changing" with Kindness

 4. A Risky Proposal

 5. Nothing All That Special

 6. Tale of the Red Shirt

 7. Olympic Dreams

 8. No Damage Done

 9. A Hand Up

 10. Savoring the Sentiment

February of St.Valentine's Day

 1. Among the Hearts

 2. Shining Brightly

 3. The Language of Love

 4. One Good Turn...

 5. The Happiest Day of My Life

 5. A Broken Heart

 7. One in a Million

 8. Beauty, Shining Through

 9. Making a Difference

 10. I Held His Hand

March or St. Patrick's Day

 1. Dances with Her Heart

 2. Spilled Coal

 3. Crocus Rising

 4. Sharing Luck

 5. St. Patrick Mysteries

 6. Closer Every Day

 7. Break It Down

 8. Clover Alert

 9. Easter Memories

 10. Many Returns

April or Easter

 1. The Easter Gift

 2. A Wonderful Gift

 3. Proud as a Peacock

 4. A Song in Our Hearts

 5. You Look Just Like Her

 6. Snoring Serenades

 7. The Best Tip

 8. Finally There

 9. Can You Believe It?

 10. I Wish I Knew

May or Mother's Day

 1. Address Unknown

 2. A Time to Treasure

 3. Freedom's Price

 4. Aeternum Vale

 5. Special Time

 6. Grammie's Geraniums

 7. The Diploma

 8. White Rose Wreath

 9. New Mom

 10. The Great Wedding of '46

June or Father's Day

 1. Always There

 2. All He Ever Wanted

 3. Gift of Life

 4. The Universal Language

 5. All Worthwhile

 6. Uncle Dave

 7. Life Defining Moment

 8. Clothesline Memories

 9. Daddy's: Request

 10. Dad's Address Book

July or Independencd Day

 1. Go Twins

 2. Gravity Takes Its Toll

 3. God Bless America

 4. The Flags of Hayden Street

 5. A Place of Wonder

 6. Zucchini Summer

 7. The Old Man of the Mountain

 8. "I Feel Good"

 9. Thanks for the Memories

 10. Sight Unseen

August or Summer Vacation

 1. The Powers of Love

 2. Enthusiasm

 3. Godspeed

 4. The Most Thoughtful Gift

 5. Ten Painful Puns

 6. Shoe Obsession Disorder

 7. Ripples in the Pond

 8. Wasting Precious Time

 9. Doctor Visit Dumb Syndrome

 10. Lighting the Stars

September or Labor Day

 1. Book Smellers Unite

 2. Untold Treasures

 3. Broken Eggs

 4. Like Hinds' Feet

 5. Depression Brownies

 6. My First Friend

 7. The Grocery Blues

 8. Fowl Play

 9. Person with Heart

 10. I Told Him

October or Columbus Day & Veteran's Day

 1. Life Is What You Make It

 2. Tupperware

 3. Looking Up

 4. The Big Rig

 5. Simpler Times

 6. First Grade Proverbs

 7. Letting Go

 8. Extra Good Luck

 9. The Pumpkin Patch

 10. Jacknapped

November or Thankslziving Day

 1. Thank You Once More

 2. A Small Victory

 3. The Greatest Thanksgiving

 4. Listen at It

 5. Lemonade

 6. 11 th Day of the 11 th Month

 7. Forgotten Heroes

 8. Not My Daughter

 9. Stuffed with Traditions

 10. Good Neighbors

December or Christmas

 1. Bet Your Boots

 2. Christmas Crayons

 3. The Gift

 4. The Pink Ballerina

 5. From Time to Time

 6. A Christmas Visit

 7. Rattling Rules

 8. The Christmas Card

 9. Kevin's Saint

 10. Isn't That What It's about