McKoy - Come and eat: a celebration of love and grace around the everyday table

PRAISE FOR COME AND EAT

Funny, thought-provoking, and totally real, Bri writes in a way that makes you feel like you are sitting down in your comfiest pajamas with your oldest and dearest friend. Come and Eat inspired me in ways I never expectedI literally could not put it down. Its a message every woman needs to hear... even (perhaps especially) if you hate to cook!

RUTH SOUKUP, New York Times bestselling author of Living Well, Spending Less and Unstuffed

The first thing I noticed about Bri is that she has a smile that takes over her whole body and immediately makes you feel welcomed into her life. Come and Eat gives you basically that same exact feeling. In these days when everyone seems to be in such a hurry and too busy for real community and deep relationships, Bri invites us into her story of discovering the importance of fellowship around something as simple as the dinner table. You will be inspired to gather the people you knowand the people you have yet to really knowaround your table to experience a little bit of Gods kingdom right here on Earth.

MELANIE SHANKLE, New York Times bestselling author and speaker

Come and Eat is an invitation to every hungry heart whos craving faith and love with a sprinkle of holy adventure. Bri is a vibrant, welcoming hostess who serves up truth and grace in equal measures. Youll finish this book both full and longing for another helping.

HOLLEY GERTH, bestselling author of Youre Already Amazing

Bri shares stories and recipesnot only to nourish our bodies but to nourish our hearts and prepare a place for deep connection. Bri is one of the most beautiful and genuine women I know. Her words will give you insights and inspiration in the kitchen and around the table. This book is a recipe for cultivating deep and life-changing relationships.

LISA LEONARD, founder of Lisa Leonard Designs

A coveted place at Bris table also means she has made a loving space for you in her heart. In this book, with unbound generosity, Bri shares both table and heart with all of us.

JOY WILSON, author of Joy the Bakers Over Easy

With every page of Come and Eat I felt as though Bri was welcoming me to her table and we were having a fabulous meal together. Her transparency made me feel loved and not alone in this world. This book is a breath of fresh air, breathing life into something I believe in with all my heart: sharing meals together transforms lives.

JAMIE IVEY, host of The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey podcast, author of If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free

I love how Bri invites us to see the world through someone elses eyes whether were getting on a plane to go and serve abroad or standing in our kitchens serving up dinner to our neighbors.

LISA-JO BAKER, bestselling author of Never Unfriended and community manager for (in)courage

Bri takes the best of lifeneighbors, good food, the hope of Christand cooks it down into an invitation to reach for the solace of community. Ill be holding on to Come and Eat, both for the go-to recipes and for the reminder that Gods love for me is a feast best shared with those around me.

SHANNAN MARTIN, author of Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted

Absolutely beautifulan inspiring, challenging, comforting reminder that ultimately our tables are about so much more than food. Bris stories are delightful, her recipes are scrumptious, and her approach to building and strengthening community around the table is refreshingly practical. More than anything, though, Come and Eat is a call to taste and see that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8), to gather around the table, join hands, pursue peace, and celebrate His unfathomable, unending grace. What a gift.

SOPHIE HUDSON, author of Giddy Up, Eunice and cohost of The Big Boo Cast

The invitation that Bri extends through Come and Eat is so equally inspiring and practical that we simply wont see our dinner tables the same again. With honesty, insightfulness, and a call to action, Bri shows us we can make an impact right where we are, around the table.

RUTH CHOU SIMONS, artist and author of GraceLaced: Discovering Timeless Truths Through Seasons of the Heart, founder of GraceLaced.com

2017 by Brianne McKoy

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McKoy, Bri, 1984-author.

Title: Come and eat: a celebration of love and grace around the everyday table / Bri McKoy.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee: Nelson Books, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references.

Epub Edition July 2017 ISBN 9780718090623

Identifiers: LCCN 2017007194 | ISBN 9780718090616

Subjects: LCSH: HospitalityReligious aspectsChristianity. | Dinners and diningReligious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BV4647.H67 M35 2017 | DDC 241/.671dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017007194

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