The Groovy Chicks' Road Trip to Peace

by Dena Dyer, Laurie Barker Copeland, Ginger Plowman (Contributor)

Just what is a Groovy Chick? She aspires to be at peace with God, others and herself. She is real, honest, growing, open to new ideas and opportunities, energetic and excited about life--and she's on a meaningful journey with Jesus! Laurie and Dena (in the persons of hip chicks Pepper and Starshine) combine the best of both worlds: touching stories with laugh-so-hard-you-snort stories.


pt. 1. Feelin' groovy (peace with God). Shoulder pads and insecurities : slip slidin' away / by Laurie Barker Copeland --
Garden of Eden / by Marcea Galindo --
Out on a limb / by Anita Higman --
A glimpse of glory / by Kay Flowers --
Peace in the midst of store wars / by Ellie Kay --
Oxygen / by Chris Karcher --
Pardon me / by Ginger Plowman --
Moms finding our spiritual groove / by Jane Jarrell and Rachel St. John-Gilbert --
Hippies in heaven / by Nancy C. Anderson --
Guarded wardrobes / by Sue Chapman Brown --
The groovy grasshopper / by Eva Marie Everson --
The horse stood still / by Lilly Allison --
An uncommon bond / by Kathy Clenney as told to Dena Dyer --

pt. 2. But girls don't cry (peace with others) . Football follies / by Dena Dyer --
Don't be a drip / by Rhonda Rizzo Webb --
We're all grown-ups here / by Becky Freeman and Ruthie Arnold --
A vacation like no other / by Heather Enright --
From pest to best friend / by Susan Meyers --
Positive peace with slightly imperfect people / by Karol Ladd --
It was the best of times / by Marita Littauer --
Driving with God / by Tracy Rasmussen --
Peace in my chaos / by Christine Casselberry --
Be what's missing / by Kitty Chappell --
No place like home / by Leslie Wilson --
When God rode a bus / by Bonnie Sams, as told to Jeanne Zornes --
Making peace with personalities / by Laurie Barker Copeland.

pt. 3. I can't get no satisfaction (peace with self). Can I get a witness? / by Dena Dyer --
When church chicks laugh, we all laugh along / by Joanne Brokaw --
I learned the truth at seventeen / by Tonya Ruiz --
Love, grease, and the long road to hair peace / by Anita Renfroe --
Picture perfect / by Dean Crowe --
Finding our way on the road of life (or maybe not!) / by Sandra Felton and Karen Whiting --
Patchwork women / by Shae Cooke --
My new best friend / by Martha Bolton --
Childless, not Godless / by Kathy Carlton Willis --
Hip house decor / by Heather Enright --
Oh Donny / by Tonya Ruiz --
A groovy kind of U-turn / by Allison Gappa Bottke --
Youth dew / by Laurie Barker Copeland.

251 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2005

About the author

As a busy wife and mom, Dena Dyer constantly loses things—but she’s holding onto her sanity (barely). Her favorite forms of therapy? Talking and laughing with her sons, date nights with her hubby, reading, cooking, and watching movies. Dena is thankful for her creative life, which is varied and full. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, though.

“Jesus truly is my strength when I am weak,” she says. “His love, mercy, and grace have been incredibly instrumental in my life. That’s why I’m so passionate about sharing Him with other people, however He allows me to.”

Dena’s publishing credits include Love at First Fight: 52 Story-Based Meditations for Married Life (written with her husband), the multi-award-winning Kregel release, Wounded Women of the Bible, and 9 other books, including: Let the Crows’ Feet and Laugh Lines Come!, Mothers of the Bible, two volumes in the Groovy Chicks’ Road Trip series, two Christmas books, and Grace for the Race: Meditations for Busy Moms.

Her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest, The Writer, Woman’s World, HomeLife and many other magazines, and her tips have been published in Working Mother, Thriving Family, Redbook, Family Circle, Parenting, Nick Jr. and Scholastic Parent. For six years, she served as a contributing editor with The High Calling (www.highcalling.org). Her day job is as Executive Assistant to Jamie Aten, Founder and Co-Director of Wheaton's Humanitarian Disaster Institute.

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A neat little book consisting of stories written by several women on how their spiritual beliefs have made them stronger and helped them to overcome adversity in their lives. "Yes, it is possible to be godly and groovy...."

[Deb Sharp]

What a fun book to read