Were It Not for Grace: Stories from Women After God's Own Heart

I met author Leslie Montgomery at the CBA/International Christian Bookseller's Convention where she was signing copies of the book. I got in line because I like collecting autographed books by authors. I had no idea the treasure I'd found. I put the book in my purse so on the flight back to Miami I'd have something to read - I couldn't put the book down; I cried so much as I read the story about the couple who lost their son Matthew, but I was encouraged by their faith in God. I lost my son two years ago. I know what it is like. Thank you for sharing your story and thank the author for writing it down. I'm buying copies for my book store immediately. I highly reccomend this book to anyone going through a hard time. I pray that the author keeps writing books like this. Thanks.

My wife Gloria bought this book for us to read together as a devotion because she likes Laura Bush. I rolled my eyes because it looks like a woman's book, but was really surprised when I didn't want to put it down once we got started. I've never heard these stories before. It's made me feel more confident about our leaders knowing they are Christians. The stories about the other women were good too. I used to really struggle with pornography, and seeing a woman's perspective like Kathy G.'s gave me a lot of compassion for my wife and other wives.

I couldn't believe how vulnerable each of the women were about their own tragedies. Although their stories were all different, each one had the same hope through their faith. It made me look at things I've been through and wonder if I focused on God if I would also be able to overcome my life struggles. Kudo's to the author.

Reading each of the stories in this book touched me in some way. I could relate to a lot of what the women felt or thought, regardless of whether I had experienced their particular struggle or pain in my own life. Their strength both amazed and inspired me. As a woman pursuing, for the first time in my life, a relationship with God, this book has had a profound impact on me. I enjoyed it very much, and it brought out many different emotions, and definitely engaged me, which, to me, is a sign of a wonderful book.

Were It Not For Grace is a powerful book featuring First Lady Laura Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Beth More, Kay Coles James, Joyce Wright, Leslie Parrott, Joni Eareckson-Tada, Kathy Gallagher, Jill Briscoe, Joyce Penner, Nancy Alcorn, and Anne Paulk. The author gives an entire chapter highlighting each woman and a difficult circumstance they have overcome through their faith. Issues addressed include; Accidently killing someone in a car accident, the death of one's parents, prejudice, death of a child, giving birth to a preemie, depression/suicide, sexual abuse, when your mate has a pornography/sex addiction, living with a man in full-time ministry, sexual dysfunction, eating disorder, and lesbianism. There are very few women who could not pick up this book and find stregnth within it's pages for her personal life. The most powerful story is Condoleezza Rice's where she states emphatically that