Kathy Troccoli - Spaghetti for the Soul: A Feast of Faith, Hope and Love

Praise for
Spaghetti for the Soul

Spaghetti for the Soul shows us how to find hope when theres little, love when theres no affection, and life by faith when the world offers none. The read will feed your passion for living more like Christ.

J OSH D. M C D OWELL , author and speaker

I love Kathy and Ellie, and you will too! In Spaghetti for the Soul, they invite us to taste the lives they livelives of strength and passion. You will be inspired to love more, hope with greater conviction, and live by faith with deeper trust. Give this book a taste test; you wont be disappointed!

J ENNIFER R OTHSCHILD , author of Lessons I Learned in the Dark and Self Talk Soul Talk and founder of WomensMinistry.net

Reading Spaghetti for the Soul is like meeting good friends for dinner. Upon arrival you discover they have prepared comfort food for your body and soul food for your heart. Ellie and Kathy combine sparkling wit, poignant biblical insights, authentic emotions, honest questions, and generous portions of hope in this not-to-be-missed feast for the mind and spirit.

C AROL K ENT , speaker and author of A New Kind of Normal

How does one describe two such delectable, incredible women? Kathy Troccoli and Ellie Lofaro are such unique designs of God that, honestly, the girls just defy description. Spaghetti for the Soul is their combined effort to speak their hearts to you and to me. They give us windows into their souls and doorways into their hearts as they open their lives to their readers. They are wonderful, amazing, exciting, fascinating, and full of the sweet love of Jesus. You will experience a tantalizing feast when you sit down to read this book. I loved it, I love them, and I have no doubt that you will as well.

J AN S ILVIOUS , author of Big Girls Dont Whine and Foolproofing Your Life

S PAGHETTI FOR THE S OUL
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( MSG ) are taken from The Message by Eugene H . Peterson. Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NASB ) are taken from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org). Scripture quotations marked ( NCV ) are taken from the New Century Version. Copyright 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NLT ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

Italics in Scripture quotations indicate the authors added emphasis.

Copyright 2008 by Kathy Troccoli and Ellie Lofaro

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in the United States by WaterBrook Multnomah, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Troccoli, Kathy.
Spaghetti for the soul: a feast of faith, hope, and love / Kathy Troccoli and Ellie Lofaro. 1st ed.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-76906-0
1. Christian womenReligious life. I. Lofaro, Ellie. II. Title.
BV4527.T78 2008
248.843dc22

2008010974

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It seems apropos to finally dedicate a book to each other. What a joy (and test of patience) it was to cook this spaghetti together. We celebrate our faith, our enduring friendship, and our deep love of food.

La vita bella! Life is beautiful!

We want to express our warm gratitude and thanks to the following people:

• Jeanette Thomasonfor your genuine excitement and generous support about an Italian-flavored celebration for the soul. Your vision ignited our desire to serve this feast.
• Laura Barkerfor deftly and uniquely combining our voices, and for your dedication to the details. You have challenged us, and we are grateful. (We covet your reference resources!)
• Mark Ford and Micah Kandrosfor artistry and attitude that made the photo shoot a pleasure.
• Nicole Beckler and Monie Simpkinsfor administrative support extraordinaire.
• The team at WaterBrook Multnomah and Random Housethank you for offering your best so that we could offer ours. It has been a wonderful experience.

We are forever indebted to our prayer teams, who carry us forward on their knees. You ladies know who you are. May the Lord repay you a hundredfold.

We also thank Sheri Berrier, Lisamarie Cortez, Katie Zuniga, and Vanessa Maddoux, who poured special ingredients into the spaghetti pot. Thank you for contributing to this labor of love.

Ellie wishes to thank her husband, Frank, and her children, Paris, Jordan, and Capri, who ate a lot of pizza, Chinese food, and cold chicken while this book was being written.

To the God who sets a place for us at His tablewe adore You. Thank You for creating us in Your image and for sending Jesus to show us what You look like.

Menu

Antipasti Appetizers
Come to the Table

Primi Piatti First Course
Abundant Faith

Secondi Piatti Second Course
Abundant Hope

Piatti Principale Main Course
Abundant Love