Beth Mims – Wrapped in Grace: Finding Hope in Life's Everyday Messes скачать в хорошем качестве

Beth Mims – Wrapped in Grace: Finding Hope in Life's Everyday Messes

What happens when a lifetime of journaling, a wandering RV lifestyle, and a five-year-old granddaughter wrapped in a blanket collide? You get Wrapped in Grace—a debut book born from decades of quiet writing, now ready to meet the world. In this deeply personal and uplifting conversation, Beth Mims joins us from the southeastern United States to share a life story that proves it's never too late to answer your calling. From teaching at-risk children in elementary schools to moving twenty times with her husband, from leading music at church to house-sitting while living in an RV—Beth's life has been anything but ordinary. And through it all, she wrote. We explore: The moment at eight years old she declared she wanted to be a writer—and the fifty-plus years it took to publish her first book. Her twenty-five years of never moving—followed by a marriage that took her everywhere. The RV years, the boat renovation, and the boxes of journals she couldn't bear to throw away. How a prayer led to her blog Grace Speak—and how readers kept asking, "Where's the book?" The five-year-old granddaughter wrapped in a blanket who inspired the title poem—and the book itself. Her work with at-risk children in the 90s, and why she believes the need is even greater today. The spiritual foundation she believes the world has lost—and why hope is the only way forward. Her upcoming children's book, How Christmas Came, releasing November 2026. This is not a conversation about perfection. It's about messes—the coffee spills, the troubled waters, the hospital visits, the doubts—and the grace that wraps around us through all of it. Impactful Quotes from Beth Mims: "I had all these big boxes of journals I'd kept through the years. I told my daughter, 'If something happens to me, you'd better read this stuff so you'll know who I am.' Then I thought—that's an unreasonable expectation. They're not going to read it." "I prayed and said, 'God, what do you want me to do now?' And He said, 'Speak grace. This is an ugly world sometimes. There's a lot of negativity out there.' So I started a blog called Grace Speak." "My five-year-old granddaughter was walking down the hall wrapped in a blanket. I thought—that is just like God wrapping us in His grace. I went home and wrote the poem 'Wrapped in Grace.' And that became the title of the book." "I told people I mentored: 'You don't really have authority to change things. You have influence. And you better use it wisely.'" "The enemy wants to keep our eyes on the circumstances. If he can do that, he can keep us depressed and hopeless. But when we take our eyes off the circumstances and put them on God, we see hope." "Life is not all roses. It's a mess. It's a mess for me too. But God is in the mess—and He will bring you out of it." "We've been sold a message about God that's not true. He loves you. He truly loves you. And He is enough for all the messes in your life." "God loves to take me out of my comfort zone. When I'm out of my comfort zone, I have to depend on Him. If I could do everything in my own strength, I wouldn't need Him." "Shine on across the sky—spangled stars move in their steady course. Uniquely shaped, uniquely placed for one task: to light the night. Redeemed people move through their daily lives—uniquely shaped, uniquely placed for one task: to light the world." — From Wrapped in Grace About Beth Mims: Beth Mims is a retired elementary school teacher, former administrator, and first-time author. She spent decades teaching, leading music at her church, and quietly filling journals with reflections on faith, family, and everyday life. After years of readers asking for her work in book form, she released Wrapped in Grace—a collection of devotions, stories, and poems designed to offer hope and encouragement in a troubled world. She lives in the southeastern U.S. with her husband, close to her children and grandchildren—including a brave little granddaughter who inspired it all. Official website: https://www.bethmims.com/ #author #authorlife #christianliving #writer #writerlife #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #authorsupportingauthors #bookstagram #booktok #authorsofinstagram #writerscommunity #publishedauthor #indieauthor #booklover #writingprocess #authorbranding #newbook #ChristianAuthor #FaithBased #InspirationalBooks #Grace #DevotionalBook #ChristianLiving #WrappedInGrace #BethMims #WomenOfFaith #HopeInHardTimes #SpiritualGrowth #BibleStudy #FaithOverFear #GodsGrace #ChristianPodcast #AuthorInterview #BookLaunch #NewRelease #BookRecommendations #FaithAndFamily