Elisa Morgan is President Emerita of MOPS International, Inc., based in Denver, Colorado. She is the author, editor, or coauthor of numerous books, including Twinkle, Naked Fruit; Mom, You Make a Difference! Mom’s Devotional Bible; What Every Mom Needs; What Every Child Needs; and Real Moms. Elisa has two children, and a grandchild, and lives with her husband, Evan, in Centennial , Colorado.Carol Kuykendall is director of special projects at MOPS International. She is the author of four books including Five-Star Families: Moving Yours from Good to Great; and the coauthor of five more, including Real Moms, What Every Child Needs, and Children Change a Marriage. A popular seminar and retreat speaker, Carol also writes for Guideposts and Daily Guideposts, and her articles have appeared in Reader’s Digest and Parents magazines. She has been a guest on Focus on the Family and Family Life Today radio broadcasts. Carol and her husband Lynn have three children and three granddaughters. Carol and Lynn live in Boulder, Colorado.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionOne --- Security: Hold-Me-Close LoveTwo --- Affirmation: Crazy-About-Me LoveThree --- Belonging: Fit-Me-Into-the-Family LoveFour --- Discipline: Give-Me-Limits LoveFive --- Guidance: Show-Me-and-Tell-Me LoveSix --- Respect: Let-Me-Be-Me LoveSeven --- Play: Play-With-Me LoveEight --- Independence: Let-Me-Grow-Up LoveNine --- Hope: Help-Me-Hope LoveThe MOPS StoryNotes