Mom in My Heart: A Review

This is a treasury of Heartwarming Stories about Moms compiled and edited by Joe L Wheeler.

If you have read Joe Wheeler’s Christmas in My Heart books, just think stories about Moms in the same heartwarming style and you’ll know what a treat you are in for when you read this collection of stories.

Like Joe Wheeler’s popular Christmas in My Heart books, Mom in My Heart is a touching collection of classic short stories that will tug at your heart and take up permanent residence in your memories. These stories about the selfless love of mothers, stepmothers, surrogate mothers, and mentors are suitable for reading aloud to your family or enjoying alone for a cozy evening’s entertainment.

There are 22 stories in this collection. I love reading each one of them but my favorite is entitled, When Queens Ride By.

When one thinks of mothering (nurturing someone or something from helplessness to self-sufficiency), it is natural to conceptualize long-term processes involving many years. Obviously, a mother mothers-or certainly ought to! Clearly a teacher or mentor can mother. But…could a complete stranger—one never seen before and likely never to be seen again—possibly be responsible for major life changes? The kinds of seismic changes one associates with years of instruction, conditioning, and mentoring?

Well that is what this story is about. When this story was written, women were the acknowledged mainstay of the American home. Since that time, the two-paycheck family has become the norm rather than the exception. As a natural result, the home environment has radically changed-in some respects for the better and in some respects for the worse. But the issue itself-the woman’s role in the home-is perhaps addressed better in this story than in any other I have ever read.

To make a long story short, John and Jennie Musgrove had a farm and Jennie was so involved with helping run the farm that she did not have time to do the mothering that her children needed and being the wife to John that would inspire him to have hope and courage  and success in running the farm. Then a lady stopped by to purchase some apples. You must read the story to find out what happened.

Mothers are special people. This book is not just for mothers. It is for the whole family. You can order this book on line- click here. Or check on other online venues such as Amazon.com.