Over the last two weeks, you've had the chance to get to know Loree Lough and Cynthia Ruchti, two of my co-authors for His Grace is Sufficient...Decaf is Not. Rounding out our foursome is TRISH PERRY. I've collaborated with Trish before, and for a while we were both represented by the same agent. We also share a diverse personal background, and I was surprised and delighted to discover that she is a bit of a kindred spirit. I adore her. Trish is an award-winning novelist with a degree in psychology. After meeting in person a couple of times, I find it almost impossible to believe that this stunning woman is a grandmother!
About His Grace is Sufficient...Decaf is Not, in Trish's own words ...
The theme of our devotional is grace. What does grace mean to you?
It means deliverance from my frailties, from my sinfulness; not necessarily deliverance from the consequences of that sinfulness, but eternal deliverance that means He still loves and accepts me. And He always will. Whenever I feel guilt or shame start to crawl back over me for some mistake I’ve made in the past, I remember the amazing grace the Lord has promised me and demonstrated to me.
A portion of the proceeds of these Summerside Press devotionals goes to ovarian cancer research. What do you wish every woman knew about the disease?
To be aware of anything unusual about her body and to address it head on. Many women put off seeing a doctor out of a strange fear about getting bad news. The sooner any health issue is diagnosed, the better.
Tell our readers a little about your perspective of the other authors.
You are just fun, funny, a dynamo, and one of my life’s great blessings; I truly praise God for knowing how much richness you would bring into my world.
Loree Lough was the first novelist I ever met in person (she doesn’t know that), a few decades ago, and she played a role in my choosing to write fiction, rather than nonfiction, God bless her!
Cynthia Ruchti is a poet, and one of the sweetest souls I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I’ve loved getting to know her a little better during this project.
Is there anything else you'd like to say to readers?
I'd love for everyone who picks up this devotional to walk away with peace. That’s what I feel when I consider His grace. I think as women we tend to self-reflect more than men do, and often that self-reflection uncovers plenty of reasons for us to beat ourselves up and feel we’ll never get it right. This devotional shares many ways that we, the authors, don’t get it right. Yet we know His grace is sufficient, even though our efforts aren’t.
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