God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments
Written by Hannah Brown
Narrated by Hannah Brown
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A New York Times bestseller.
“My life was a complete mess, and God bless all of it. Because it’s in the messes where we learn the most—as long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us.”
Suddenly in the spotlight, twenty-four-year-old Hannah Brown realized that she wasn’t sure what she wanted. After years of competing in beauty pageants, and then starring on The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, she had become incredibly visible. There she was, in her early twenties, with millions around the world examining and weighing in on her every decision. She found herself wondering what it would mean to live on her terms. What it would mean to stop seeking approval from others and decide—for the first time—what it was she wanted from her own life.
An honest and earnest examination of her own mid-twenties, God Bless This Mess is a memoir that doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Hannah knows she doesn’t have all the answers. What she does have is the insight of someone who has spent critical years of her youth under public scrutiny. Thus what emerges is a quarter-life memoir that speaks to the set of difficulties young women face, and how to move through them with grace. By pushing against her engrained need to seek approval, and learning how to think critically about her own goals and desires, Hannah inspires others to do the same—and to embrace the messiness that comes hand-in-hand with self-discovery (even if that sometimes means falling flat on your face).
Using her time on The Bachelorette as a launching pad, Hannah doesn’t shy away from the most painful experiences of her life: moments when her faith was tested, when she feared it was lost, and the moments when she reclaimed it on national television. “And Jesus still loves me.” Fans will be inspired by the never-before-told stories: the ones about facing depression and anxiety during her pageant years, the ways in which therapy and journaling have proven to be a saving grace, and the previously private moments—both at home and on television—that have shaped the star’s outlook.
Honest and emotionally urgent, God Bless This Mess is a reminder that true growth doesn’t come without strife—and it’s through those dark, messy moments that self-acceptance and love can bloom.
Hannah Brown
HANNAH BROWN starred on season 15 of ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelorette and went on to win season 28 of Dancing with the Stars. The beauty pageant titleholder and winner of Miss Alabama USA 2018 is originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Readers find this title to be a work of art, inspiring and full of grace. They appreciate the author's vulnerability and her strong faith. The book holds the reader's attention and teaches valuable lessons about asking for forgiveness and finding strength in difficult times. Overall, readers believe this book is a great accomplishment and will bring glory to the author.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so good and you can clearly hear how much Hannah loves the Lord and how strong her faith is even though out some trying times in her life. Our lives aren’t perfect. No one’s is. The life she has walked in the spotlight would not be easy for anyone to walk sinlessly and without error. Heck, my daily walk isn’t sinless and I’m just a mom of 3 living in Tuscaloosa with zero spotlight. I love how Hannah shared her walk without Christ with such vulnerability. I think we can all learn from Hannah’s story that even when we stumble, never forget to ask God to “bless this mess” and forgive us in the times we fail Him. Congrats Hannah on a great book!!! You’ll do amazing things for His glory, sweet girl. Never let anyone tell you differently!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hannah Brown so full of grace and beauty! Hannah I love you and thank you for being so inspiring to young Christian women who may have went through similar experiences. This book is a work of art!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love it, love you, thanks for sharing hannah b. ;)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Definitely holds your attention. Hannah went through alot but is very hard on herself!