Adventure Awaits
How to Interpret Your Desires and Hear God’s Voice
by Stacey Sumereau
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Pub Date Apr 04 2025 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
Stacey Sumereau had it all mapped out: Broadway stardom, cherished roles in The Wizard of Oz and Beauty and the Beast, and a lifetime of dreams finally realized. Yet, despite the glittering accolades and the standing ovations, she felt an unexpected emptiness—a profound sense that something crucial was missing.
In Adventure Awaits, speaker, television personality, and host of the Called and Caffeinated podcast Stacey Sumereau takes readers on an eye-opening journey beyond the glitz and glamor of the stage. Through her candid reflections and personal stories, Stacey reveals how her deepest dreams, once thought to be the pinnacle of fulfillment and success, actually led her to a far richer discovery: a relationship with God.
Adventure Awaits is more than just a conversion story—it’s a guide to spiritual awakening. Stacey unpacks pivotal stages of her spiritual growth, offering insights on how to hear and listen to God’s voice amid life’s chaos. She reveals how God uses every experience, including anxieties and missteps, to teach us about trust, purpose, and ultimate fulfillment.
Whether you’re grappling with major life decisions like religious vocation or marriage or seeking direction in your everyday life, this book provides transformative tools for growth:
- Letting God’s Work Break into Me: Learn how to connect with scripture in a way that resonates not only with your mind but also with your heart.
- Onions and Worms: Explore how to peel back layers of desire to find true, lasting happiness.
- Just Do It? Discover how God speaks through current opportunities and why God’s will isn’t a puzzle to solve but a relationship to pursue.
- Discovering the True Version of Ourselves: Understand how God gives us the freedom to choose—so we can discover our true selves.
- Seeing God in Your Story: Embrace the five S’s of the surrendered heart: surrender, study, support, silence, and schedule.
- God Never Told Me What to Do: Recognize how God speaks to us in different ways at different times in our life and how this can be a sign of spiritual growth.
Each chapter is paired with journaling prompts, scripture reading strategies, and prayer exercises designed to help you move from anxiety and fear as you discern specific situations and discover how to surrender to the God who can be trusted with your future.
Advance Praise
“Adventure Awaits isn’t just a how-to on discernment (although it’s full of practical advice). It’s also not just a memoir (although Stacey Sumereau’s story is well worth a read). Rather, it combines the two into a compassionate guide on growing closer to the Lord and surrendering everything to him. Sumereau’s beautiful voice shines through on every page, and the wisdom she’s gained from her life and the grace of God is golden. I wish I’d been able to read this book years ago!”
Taryn DeLong
Copresident of Catholic Women in Business and author of Holy Ambition
“Stacey Sumereau’s life story is a relatable account of the adventure of following God’s plan. She writes: ‘God isn’t a to-do list. God is love.’ With plenty of practical tips and encouragement, Sumereau reminds us that God desires our joy even more than we do. Her life is a testament that God is worthy of our trust—and to surrender and follow him leads to true peace.”
Maggie Craig
Speaker and author of Friendship Reset
“Chock full of spiritual wisdom, personal testimony, and relatable insights. Stacey Sumereau offers a readable treasure to inspire us on our journey toward God wherever our vocation or path might lead.”
Jackie and Bobby Angel
Catholic speakers, authors, and YouTubers
“This book is superb! I enjoyed reading it and found myself reflecting on how the transformative experiences in our lives can deepen our connection with God. Stacey Sumereau’s honest sharing of how God presented his plan for her life is a wonderful witness to the discernment process. Through her journey of faith, reflections on scripture, and meditative questions embedded throughout the chapters, Sumereau provides us with an opportunity to contemplate how our own life events are a call to cultivate a closer relationship with God.”
Sr. M. Peter Lillian Angeline DiMaria, OCARM
Congregational Leadership for the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
“As a fellow actor, I know Stacey Sumereau’s story all too well: allowing my ambitions to drown out God’s voice, saying all the right things and doing all the wrong ones, and wearing a hundred different masks for a hundred different people. You don’t need to have a flair for the dramatic to feel the same kinds of disconnection in your own heart. I recommend this book for anyone who is daring enough to let God take center stage in their life.”
Tanner Kalina
Catholic evangelist and author of Aching for Greatness
“An engaging and insightful guide, this book offers practical tools for living life with Christ at the center. Stacey Sumereau’s playful yet impactful storytelling invites readers to reflect on their own journey while offering wisdom to discern God’s will. It’s a valuable read for anyone seeking to grow deeper in faith and understand their God-given purpose.”
Heather Khym
Cohost of the Abiding Together podcast and author of Abide and Encountering Emmanuel
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781646803750 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
