Facing Your Fears with Faith
Humorist Debora M. Coty Uses Wit and Wisdom
to Help Women Conquer Their Fears
As much as we would hate to
admit it, most of us struggle with some kind of fear, worry or anxiety on a
regular basis. Whether the fear is something that seems insignificant to some
(like spiders) or is more common to mankind (like the loss of a loved one), we
need to find the faith to hand our worries over to God to handle. In Fear,
Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate: Wit and Wisdom for Sidestepping Life’s
Worries (Barbour
Books/February 1, 2013/paperback/ISBN 978-1620291696/$9.99), Debora M. Coty uses her trademark
humor to draw readers out of a lifestyle of worry and anxiety and into living
life with the security of knowing that God has everything under His control.
“Fear is really about
losing control. We can easily fool ourselves into thinking we’re doing the
responsible thing by worrying,” writes Coty. “When we worry, we’re desperately
trying to maintain control. We keep our manicured fingernails clutching on to
every shred of our lives because underneath it all, we’re afraid to relinquish
complete control to the Lord. Why? Because things might not turn out the way we
want them to.”
In preparation for writing Fear,
Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate, Coty conducted a survey of 500 women between the ages of
18 and 80 in order to pinpoint real fears women struggle with most on a daily
basis. Gathering the information from her speaking events, online responses via
her website, and surveys sent out to churches around the country, she discovered
the top ten fears women face:
1) Loss of loved one
(spouse/children/parents)
2) Debilitating
disease/illness/cancer
3) Failure
4) Old age/senility
5) The unknown/the what-ifs
6) Loneliness
7) Dependency on others
8) Rejection
9) Specific Critters (snakes,
roaches, rats, etc.)
10) Being judged unfairly
Coty addresses the five
categories of fear as well as how fear leads to bigger problems such as worry,
anxiety and even guilt. Tackling everyday fears — financial, health,
relationships, loss, pain, the unknown, the what-ifs — both real and imagined, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate promises peace and hope for
a better future. Readers will come away refreshed, renewed and ready to conquer
their worries.
Faith, Fear, and a Fistful of Chocolate is the third release in
Coty’s “Take on Life” series. Much like her earlier releases in the series, Too Blessed to be Stressed and More Beauty, Less Beast, the latest addition is full
of personal stories bringing scripture to life, snippets of the author’s unique
humor and light-hearted but heavy-hitting practical tips. However, Coty has
also added additional reflection questions at the end of each chapter at the
request of Bible-study groups, making it an excellent tool for personal or
group reading.
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To celebrate the release of Faith, Fear, and a Fistful of Chocolate, Debora Coty will be giving away Kindle and hosting a
chocolate themed Facebook Party on March 7. For more details about both,
readers can visit Coty’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AuthorDeboraCoty.
About the Author
Debora Coty has a gift for getting across sound
biblical concepts with a refreshing lightheartedness. She is able to use humor
to engage her readers and get to the heart of the topics women struggle with
most. Coty began writing to fill the void when her youngest child left for
college, and it has since become a passion.
Debora Coty is
available for interviews to promote the release of Fear, Faith, and a
Fistful of Chocolate. To request a review copy, schedule an interview
or for more information, please contact Audra Jennings, audra@litfusegroup.com.
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