His Grace is Sufficient...Decaf is NOT

Sweet Readers & Friends:

I've gotten together with three of my favorite chicks on the planet, and we've put together the third volume of Summerside Press' lighthearted devotionals for busy women.

Loree Lough, Trish Perry and Cynthia Ruchti have joined me (and our editor, the lovely and talented Connie Troyer!) in pouring our hearts and humor into this newest edition. We're proud and happy to ask you all to give it a whirl.

If you'd like to see the video trailer, it's available HERE.

In the coming weeks, I'll be spotlighting my co-authors here on the blog so that you can get to know them a little better, if you don't know them already. It's been a complete JOY to work with this group of women, and I think what we have to offer you is going to bless and encourage you!

Oh, and P.S. - We've dedicated this devotional to our friend and sister, Diann Hunt. Diann has been waging her second battle against ovarian cancer (a portion of the proceeds will go to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund). We ask that you keep Diann and her family in your prayers whenever she or this book is brought to mind.

Now what are you waiting for?? If you pre-order, you'll have it in plenty of time to give it away at Christmas to all the most fabulous females in your life!

Here's a little preview of the introduction to His Grace is Sufficient...Decaf is NOT.

GRACE: noun – a manifestation of favor or good will; mercy,
clemency; pardon; favor shown in granting a delay or temporary
immunity. verb – a pure, ongoing act of God alone.

God's grace does what nothing else can. It leaps tall mountains with a single promise: My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV

Grace enables us to do the impossible. When we don‘t have the ability, the resources, or even the drive to accomplish God's will for our lives, His grace is there. And when our foot slips, or when we've chosen the wrong path, His grace is a heartbeat away to dust us off and show us the way home, no questions asked.

Each one of us has lived with imperfect – perhaps very conditional – love, and the concept of God's perfect love often seems unfathomable by comparison. Complete pardon? Clemency? Unearned favor? Oh, come on. What's the catch? Can it really be that, as we navigate the high-wire act of our busy lives, God's grace forms a quiet safety net beneath us?

All of those things we often turn toward with the hope that they will justify or fortify us in some way – good works, career or family focus, even chocolate or caffeine! – contribute nothing long-lasting. They're just momentary, while the supply of God's grace never runs dry.

So does that mean when you step into line to order your next double espresso, we would suggest that you make it a decaf? Of course not! Decaf? Absolutely not!

We‘re here to show you…to gently remind you…that there is nothing else that offers the high-octane surge of His full-on grace!

And the beauty part? Grace is at its best when you are at your worst. How cool is that?

Sandie, Loree, Trish & Cynthia