I’d like to welcome Beth Mims to the blog with her new holiday book.

Hardest thing about being a writer:

Lately the hardest thing about being a writer has been finding time to write. I threatened one time to purchase a flat of thyme to give out to everyone who complained about not having enough time to complete their tasks, and now I find myself challenged in this area. It is a matter of setting priorities certainly, and there are seasons when writing gets set on a back burner.

Easiest thing about being a writer:

Writing, when I sit down at the computer and the house is quiet. Everyone is occupied elsewhere and I can concentrate on words. (Sometimes this only happens between two and four in the morning, but I will take that.) I love words, and I absolutely love when they flow.

Words that describe you:

I’m older than I have ever been. Of course that goes without saying, and I don’t regret that fact. With age comes life experience and memories. I have layers upon layers of living stacked up in my heart that I would not exchange for a younger me.

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t:

I am older than I have ever been. With age comes some things that I could do without, like vertebrae that bear the marks of years at a computer and eyes that require more assistance to see. Still in all, I’m happy to be the age that I am.

Something you’re really good at:

Teaching is my happy place. I come alive when I have the opportunity to teach, no matter how bad I may be feeling.

Something you’re really bad at:

Putting things together. Do it yourself furniture is not my friend. When something comes in a box with a long list of instructions, I call my husband or my daughter. What takes them an hour will take me two days to put together.

Last best thing you ate:

A homemade chicken salad sandwich on toasted bread

Last thing you regret eating:

The snack cake out of the pantry

Favorite music or song:

“My Soul Will Wait” by Sovereign Grace Music. I like all their music. I also enjoy Josh Groban and Bill Gaither.

Music that drives you crazy:

I like music that has a clear melody. If it doesn’t, it can quickly drive me crazy. Of course, people define melody differently.

Things you’d walk a mile for:

I would walk much farther than a mile for my family.

Things that make you want to run screaming from the room:

Loud, screeching music

Things you always put in your books:

I always put God in my books.

Things you never put in your books:

I never put vulgarity or horror in my books.

Things to say to an author:

I love when people tell me that the writing helped them or that it blessed them. That is why I write.

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book:

I didn’t actually read the book, but …

Favorite things to do:

I enjoy reading (of course), but I also enjoy going fishing with my husband. There is nothing like pulling a fish from the river or bay. Piddling with my flowers is an everyday activity. Watching things grow excites me. My granddaughter enjoys planting with me.

Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing:

I grew up during a time that you did what you had to do without complaining, but today I will buy a chicken rather than kill one of ours to eat. I don’t ever want to have to pluck another chicken. I could if I had to, but I don’t want to.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done:

My husband talked me into going parasailing with him on our anniversary one year. I was convinced I would die, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. I would do it again.

Something you chickened out from doing:

When we went to Glacier National Park, there were several trails that were beyond my capabilities as a hiker. I chose to take the easier hikes, and the ones without the grizzlies.

Besides writing, what’s the most creative thing you’ve done:

I have done some painting, and I really enjoy it. I keep thinking that I will get back to it when there is time. I sold one at a garage sale and declared myself a professional.

A project that didn’t quite turn out the way you planned it:

Organizing photo albums. This is a never-ending task that I think I shall never complete.

About Beth:

Beth Mims, an award-winning author, is a career educator with more than forty years of experience. She holds degrees in Elementary and Early Childhood Education as well as Educational Leadership. Born and raised in the Florida Panhandle, Beth’s journey has taken her to various states throughout the Southeast. Despite her travels, she consistently finds herself returning to the familiar, fertile land near the salt marshes of the Gulf coast.

Beth’s passion for the outdoors, the earth, and her family shines through in her writing. She and her husband of over forty years are the parents of two daughters and the grandparents of five grandchildren. Through all of life’s busyness and challenges, faith serves as the steadfast anchor that sustains them.

Beth’s joy lies in writing and speaking about the grace of Jesus Christ. A member of Word Weavers International, Beth’s work has appeared in publications such as A Time of Singing Poetry Journal, Cantos, A Literary and Arts Journal, The Upper Room, and devotions on ChristianDevotions.us. Her debut book, Wrapped in Grace, was released in February 2026. Her second book, How Christmas Came, will be released on November 3, 2026.

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