In Holy Hot Mess, Mary Katherine Backstorm has written a brand-new book guiding readers into embracing their messy life and not pretending to have it all together. Mary starts the book by sharing a personal story about how she went out to lunch with a friend and her husband and how she admitted checked under the two car seats to see if they had crumbs under them. She thought her friend had the perfect life and this helped her to realize that no one is perfect and that everyone has crumbs under their seats. She opened up about how important it is to be open and honest with others and to be willing to share our struggles with others and connect with them on a deeper level. She explained how critical it is to be authentic even in our messy life. In the book, she also shared how she discovered that she had breast cancer and had to have a mastectomy at age 34. She revealed how she had to rely on her faith and unanswered prayers. She was eventually healed. She will also discuss her marriage and parenting and dealing with depression.
One of my favorite stories was one she included was about her mother’s friend Beth. Beth was a cigarette smoking student and her mom was a cheerleader and they didn’t have a lot in common. But they remained friends and she even performed at her wedding. Beth also had a difficult life and lost her husband and released an album discussing the grief. One of the songs that helped her breakthrough from the heartache was one she wrote entitled, “Happy Girl”, which was later a top hit for Martina McBride. Beth also worked with Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, and Elton John. She explained how God is with us and He is there to help us heal.
I would recommend this incredible book to anyone who is live a life freely and to embrace even the messy parts. I immensely loved the stories she shared in the book. She included a mixture of funny and heart gushing stories. I loved the story about the goat adventure and how she encouraged readers to find friends who are true friends. This story will have you laughing at how crazy it was. I also loved the story about the anniversary rat and how her husband got her that for her 1st year of marriage. I appreciated how she shared this personal story and what it taught her about not letting our expectations of another person control us and to offer grace when needed and to realize that each person isn’t perfect.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
If you would like to purchase a copy of Holy Hot Mess, check it out on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Hot-Mess-Finding-Wonderful/dp/1546015493
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