Chocolate for a Teen's Spirit Inspiring Stories for Young Women About Hope, Strength, and Wisdom

by Allenbaugh, Kay

• ISBN13: 9780743222891
• ISBN10: 074322289X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780743233859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-04
• Publisher: Touchstone
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Summary

Sweet and SpiritedHeartwarming, haunting, and often hilarious, the delicious stories inChocolate for a Teen's Spirittouch on the things all young women face as they move into adulthood and search for spiritual grounding during times both tame and turbulent. Written by teens themselves as well as by women with good memories for those years gone by, these true-life tales range from lighthearted vignettes to poignant confessions. TheChocolatestorytellers share their own moving experiences -- about setting a goal and reaching it, about being the victim of a cruel trick and rising above it, about finding love in unexpected places, and about finding the Divine in all things.Chocolate for a Teen's Spiritwill help you discover all the facets of a spirit-filled life -- ways to nurture your faith in yourself, to use your creative gifts, to find love through friends, parents, partners, and teachers, and to experience pure joy.

Author Biography

Kay Allenbaugh, creator of the Chocolate series, is a writer and speaker who is known as "The Caretaker of Stories for Women of the World." She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Contributors to Chocolate for a Teen's Spirit include bestselling authors, motivational speakers, newspaper columnists, radio hosts, spiritual leaders, psychotherapists, businesswomen, and teenagers from all over the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE
The Love Letter	5	(4)
Kathleen Pimentel
Life's No Day at the Beach	9	(4)
Beverly C. Lucey
Parking Problems	13	(3)
Stephanic Ray Brown
Haunting of Hatchet Hollow	16	(5)
Emily Moorehead
I Don't Know These People	21	(4)
Betty Auchard
How Slick Stan Learned Probability	25	(6)
Laurie Nuck
II DISCOVERING LIFE'S TREASURES
You Can't Go Back	31	(4)
Judith Morton Fraser
Not My Type	35	(3)
Lisa Sanders
Kay's Tips for Teens	38	(2)
Kay Allenbaugh
A Good Lesson	40	(2)
Betty Auchard
Getting Over Him	42	(3)
Anne Pennebaker
Worth Waiting For	45	(4)
Jacquelyn B. Fletcher
III GROWING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Breaking the Rules	49	(3)
Brianna Mahin-Ayers
The Christmas Ball	52	(4)
Susan B. Townsend
In One Fell Swoop	56	(3)
Wendy (Reid Crisp) Lestina
My Own True Name	59	(3)
Diane Gonzales Bertrand
The Real Winner	62	(4)
Nancy B. Gibbs
Barnyard Tae Kwon Do	66	(3)
Alana Jenkins
Little Miss Goodbar	69	(6)
Robin Michelle Mendoza
IV BRINGING SPIRIT TO LIFE
Oliver Bascom	75	(3)
Kathleen Pimentel
Gettin' My Mojo Workin'	78	(2)
Beth Boswell Jacks
New Girl in School	80	(3)
Susan B. Townsend
Seek and You Shall Find	83	(2)
Kim Keenan
Remembering Jess	85	(3)
Beth Ziemnik
Spirit Petals	88	(2)
Sheila Stephens
Friends Forever	90	(7)
Alaina Smith
V TEEN MISCHIEF
Sometimes You Just Can't Win	97	(3)
Sherry Bennett
Confessions of a Weekend Hippie	100	(3)
Felice R. Prager
Big Buns	103	(2)
Cheryl Jenkins
Sharp Edges	105	(3)
Shelley Sigman
A Fair to Remember	108	(7)
Tamra B. Orr
VI FROM SHIFTING SAND TO SOLID GROUND
Practice Makes Perfect	115	(4)
Carol Sjostrom Miller
Scaling New Heights	119	(3)
Mary H. Wu
Plastic Curtains	122	(5)
Judith Bader Jones
My Unkissed Self	127	(3)
Marilyn D. Davis
One Lick at a Time	130	(4)
Margaret C. Price
The Grass Is Always Greener	134	(5)
April Burk
VII YOU ARE NEVER ALONE
The Witch and Her Magic Potion	139	(4)
Renie Szilak Burghardt
Growing Pains	143	(4)
Kelly Scheufler
Driving Miss Lisa	147	(3)
Lisa Kaufman
That's What Friends Are For	150	(4)
Stephanie Bernier
Looking for Familiar Clues	154	(4)
Alice T. Cheek
Sticks and Stones	158	(4)
Sande Boritz Berger
From Not to Hot	162	(5)
Gayle Trent
VIII PROUD MAMAS
Kelly's Choice	167	(3)
Anne Goodrich
The One-Year Rule	170	(3)
Carole Gaunt
When Yes Means No	173	(4)
Carol F. Fantelli
A Class Act	177	(4)
Nancy Smith Harris
Say What?	181	(2)
Cindi Pearce
Saving the Best for Last	183	(4)
Barbara Ann Dush
More Chocolate Stories?	187	(2)
Contributors	189

Excerpts

Introduction

Heartwarming, haunting, and often hilarious, the delicious true-life stories inChocolate for a Teen's Spiritwill remind you how much you have in common with young women everywhere. The Chocolate storytellers have shared their own moving experiences -- about setting a goal and reaching it, about being the victim of a cruel trick and rising above it, about finding love in unexpected places, and about finding the divine in all things. These stories will comfort you and show you that joy often lies just on the other side of pain. You'll also discover why a bit of mischief can sometimes open the path to spiritual fulfillment.

Alive with humor, honesty, and the intimacy of close friends,Chocolate for a Teen's Spiritwill help you discover all the facets of a spirit-filled life -- ways to nurture your faith in yourself, to use your creative gifts, to find love through friends, parents, partners, and teachers, and to experience pure joy.

The stories inChocolate for a Teen's Spiritare written by teens themselves as well as by women with good memories for those years gone by. From lighthearted vignettes to poignant confessions, these stories touch on the things all young women face as they move into adulthood and search for spiritual grounding during times both tame and turbulent. These stories also celebrate the mentors that I believe God supplies each of us -- the role models, teachers, and friends we encounter along the way to help guide us when we're lost, believe in us when we're afraid to believe in ourselves, and cheer for us when we succeed.

So find a comfy, sacred place, nibble on some chocolate, and let the heartwarming stories inChocolate for a Teen's Spiritfill your heart. As you turn the pages, listen for the messages that were meant just for you and look for the stories that would bring your friends the comfort they need as well. I hope that these stories will provide inspiration and show you how far you've come as you decide what you value, what qualities you hold dear in yourself and others, and where to find spiritual comfort when you need it most.

MayChocolate for a Teen's Spiritwarm your heart and bring you the hope, strength, and wisdom you so richly deserve.

Copyright © 2002 by Kay Allenbaugh

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