Over 80 million people watched Mary Katherine Backstrom (MK) explain how she accidentally hugged a stranger to thank him for washing the windows on her car, after all, it was Christmas and she thought he was in the spirit of Christmas…he wasn’t…he was actually cleaning his own car! 

One thing is for sure, we all have HOT MESS moments, but MK shares hers and in that she has created an amazing community! In her book, HOLY HOT MESS, MK opens up her world, sometimes it’s heartbreaking and other times hilarious but it’s always real and relatable. She shows readers that it's okay to celebrate exactly where they are right now and how God uses each "mess" in our lives to bring us closer to Him…holy, hot mess and all.

"It's a broken world. As long as we live in a broken world there will be a mess to get through. We might as well start talking about it," says MK.

The book will cover all of the topics that plague our hearts every day with raw honest truth with a side of laughter. MK invites you into her story as a friend, encouraging you to embrace the hot messes in your life because you are the person God created you to be.

Today on Connections, she shares stories from her personal journey and how each one of those situations has brought her closer to God.