Chicken Soup for the Soul: Believe in Miracles: 101 Stories of Hope, Answered Prayers and Divine Intervention

by Amy Newmark

These true stories of answered prayers, divine intervention, messages from heaven and miraculous healing will give you hope and deepen your faith. 

Miracles happen every day—to people from all walks of life. You’ll be inspired, awed and comforted by these 101 stories from ordinary people who’ve had extraordinary experiences, including:
Maggie, who told her mom at age 12 that she would marry the handsome star of her favorite movie, and then through a series of coincidences met him as an adult while an actress. She and Mark have been married more than 40 years. Cherri, who dreamt she found her drowned toddler floating in a neighbor’s pool after an extensive search. When she awoke, her son was actually missing. Cherri ran straight to the neighbor’s and found her son kneeling at the edge of the pool. Robert, who was pronounced dead after 30 minutes of CPR but whose wife insisted the doctor go back in and keep trying. All Robert remembers is an angel who kept pushing him away from the threshold of a serene blue-lit place he wanted to enter. Sherry, the Army officer who lost the diamond from her ring on the first day of training, spent weeks looking for it, and prayed during her graduation for it to be returned to her. Then she looked down and saw it in the mud between her boots. Lynn, who dreamt she saw a couple leave their newborn by a well where two women found her. A year later, Lynn adopted a one-year-old girl from China. When she and her daughter visited the orphanage 14 years later they saw the well where she had been left and met the two women who found her, exactly as in the dream.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2020

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book offers stories by many individuals who experienced miracles. When you least expect it and you’re in some kind of hardship, an assistance appears. These are stories filled with hope and joy.

This is the first book of this kind that I’ve read. I liked the hopeful stories, but at the same time I didn’t connect with them even though I believe in higher power assistance. It’s probably a personal preference as I never connected much with short stories. They don’t offer a depth in writing that longer stories do.

If you have read some other books in this series of Chicken Soup for the Soul and liked them, then you most likely will enjoy this book.

[Ingrid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading (or hearing) about synchronicity and serendipity. For me these unexplanable stories are the icing on the cake of life.
A lot of stories were from a Christian point of view, understandable but not necessarily mine. I read the book in one day.

[L.C. Tang · Rating 5 out of 5]

101 short stories of encouragement, hope, joy and divine intervention. I particularly enjoyed the following chapters: Chapter 1, titled Miracles Happen; Chapter 2, Divine intervention, Chapter 6, Perfect Timing; and Chapter 11 Angels by the side. Overall, 319 pages of feel-good stories.

[Isabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this book in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic and slowly made my way through the 101 stories over the last year. I was at Target and for some reason, this book stood out to me on the shelf. I was going through a tough time and the message of "miracles" was appealing to me. I remembered the Chicken Soup for the Soul series fondly from when my 3rd-grade teacher read the kid's version to our class. It was 20% off, so I decided to buy it. I often read the stories at night before bed, and they were very comforting and encouraging. In a year of so much tumult and negativity, it really was like chicken soup for my soul to read these beautiful stories. The majority of the stories were written by women, and I appreciated this perspective. These aren't the types of stories you would see in the news or that could be a standalone book, however, this book is the perfect format for these stories to be told. Most fittingly, I began reading this book when the pandemic was at its worst (when I was in the most need of uplifting stories) and have finished it when things seem to finally be getting better. Perhaps this book was my own little "miracle" that served its purpose at just the right time.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the chicken soup for the soul angel books, so I was extremely excited when I came across this book at my local Qbd bookshop and knew immediately that I would definitely be buying this book to add to my chicken soup for the soul angel book collection. I absolutely adored reading this book I love these books reading about Guardian Angels that come in all forms and that even though we can’t see God persay he watches over us and sends signs of his love and protection for his creations. No matter the situation or circumstances he is always watching over us and willing to give us a helping hand we just have to let him in our hearts and ask for his help. I loved reading every story in this book, it was extremely heart warming and uplifting. I definitely recommend this book for lovers of angels and miracles and those you have read the chicken soup for the soul books this is a wonderful addition to the collection. I truly believe in guardian angels and have had my own experiences that further my beliefs on this topic. I definitely recommend this book you won’t be disappointed.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amy Newark has compiled luminous experiences of people who have experienced the Divine resulting in a life changing growth in Faith and in a Higher Power. Examples of miracles are grouped as chapters entitled, "Miracles Happen", "Divine Intervention", "Perfect Timing", "Answered Prayers", "How Did That Happen", "Amazing Coincidences", "Everyday Miracles", "Comfort from Beyond", "Angels by Our Sides" and other wonderful stories from real people who are helped through heartbreaking or frightening experiences. These beautiful shared encounters are a shot in the arm for anyone going through difficult life experiences that seem impossible.

[Teri Reck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great bit of light reading--filled with hope and joy. The accounts of many, many individuals' encounters with God in the form of miracles or angels. I read this just a bit at a time, to savor the many stories. Good reading for a difficult time when hope is exactly what is needed.

[Lee John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must be transparent and say I have a story in this anthology. But it's the other 100 that inspired me. I'd been using the essays as daily devotionals. Lee St. John

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was wonderful & just what I needed right now.

[Emily Goodson · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful read this book is and an incredible reminder of how God intervenes in our daily lives. This book helped me to recognize how truly great our God is.

[Angelica · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[harriet]

this is so random but my great aunt gave me some books to read and this was included. I actually enjoyed reading this because I do like these miracle / divine coincidence stories. however, the negative in me questions the reliability of some of these stories but I was trying not to be too critical. either way I had a fun time and it was really easy to get through (perfect book to carry around with you to medical appointments and like read a couple stories etc).

[caroline_reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Restore or strengthen ones hope in miracles and faith in God.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non-Fiction 202.11 - Trade - 2020 - short stories