Grace is Enough

ISBN: 147815697X

Author: Lee, Mary Beth

Condition: New

From the Author A loved one called me Jezebel the day I wore red lipstick to church. I was a young single mother at the time, so I found the idea of my red lipstick paving the road to hell quite hilarious. At least that's what I said out loud. Inside, I was crying. Fortunately, a ridiculous comment like that didn't shake my faith. Pissed me off, but it didn't make me turn my back on God. I figure comments like that have shaken others' faith. Funny how people like that think they're glorifying God. I think Jesus would have something to say about that. The Jesus I know was about something far bigger than red lipstick. Don't even get me started on the number of times I've heard people talk about tattoos being of the devil. Or how drug addicts are a product of their own bad choices so we just need to leave them to go to hell one hit at a time.Over the years people have done a lot to ruin the words and actions of Jesus for non-believers. That thought is directly behind my decision to write Christian fiction in addition to the other genres I write in. The Jezebel comment and the anger and hurt it caused led directly to Grace is Enough (out now) and Letting Go. I held those emotions back for so long, I didn't even realize they were simmering in my brain, just waiting for a chance to break out. Funny thing, though; even when I started writing, I held the pain back. I didn't let myself feel completely. Someone once told me writing is like bleeding on the page. They're right. Product Description Sisters and Secrets.Eighteen years ago, Cass Deason Myers ran away from home and heartbreak. Now she's running away again, this time to the home she left behind. A preacher's wife, Cass finds herself questioning her faith and her marriage. Her sister's phone call asking for help with their mother provides the perfect opportunity to escape.Anna Deason-Fite-Turner doesn't want or need help for herself or her three daughters. But her mother is another story all together. Calling Cass is a last resort. But when Anna finds the bottle of pills in Momma's dresser drawer, she knows she has to call her sister. Unfortunately, Anna knows once Cass is home the whispers will start, and once again, everyone in town will compare perfect Cass to her failure of a sister, even though she's the one who stayed behind.Grace is Enough: a story about family, faith and the redemptive power of love. Review A heart-warming story about what it means to be a sister and a woman struggling with self-doubt. The characters are so well-developed you'll believe you've just made two new friends. A great read!I absolutely loved this story. I was laughing, crying, and rooting for these sisters all the way. I'm definitely putting Mary Beth Lee on my list of favorite authors. Wow, thanks so much for a book that kept me awake because I just had to read 'one more page'! From the Inside Flap Some secrets can destroy a family. In Grace is Enough sisters Cass Deason and Anna Turner learn the secrets they think they're hiding aren't the worst ones of all. They also learn that God's forgiveness is there waiting. All they have to do is accept it. About the Author Mary Beth Lee: First Amendment lovin' Texan wife, mother, teacher, writer, low-carb living zumba backslider, addicted to RHONJ, TLC Bride shows and Zesty Italian commercials.