All My Knotted-Up Life

Title: All My Knotted-Up Life

Author: Beth Moore

Genre:Memoir, Nonfiction

Publisher: Tyndale

Source: Own

My review:

I love doing Beth Moore's Bible Studies and have long-known parts of her story. When her memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life came out, my MIL bought it for me, knowing I was a huge fan. However, knowing that abuse was in her background, I wasn't ready to read it yet. 

If you have heard Beth speak, you will know what I mean when I say her voice shines through. All My Knotted-Up Life reads like you are sitting across from Beth, and she is telling you her story. She does name her abuser. She does give some small details, but it is not graphic, and it is not a "tell-all." It's more like it fades to black. I have seen other reviewers state that she does tell all, but I believe she holds back quite a bit. It is impossible in a book this size, to lay it all out there. 

After reading her book, I know more about Beth and her family. I loved hearing her experiences, seeing pictures of her family, and seeing how God has worked in her life. I highly recommend this memoir to anyone who wants to know more about her.

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few.

“It’s a peculiar thing, this having lived long enough to take a good look back. We go from knowing each other better than we know ourselves to barely sure if we know each other at all, to precisely sure that we don’t. All my knotted-up life I’ve longed for the sanity and simplicity of knowing who’s good and who’s bad. I’ve wanted to know this about myself as much as anyone. This was not theological. It was strictly relational. God could do what he wanted with eternity. I was just trying to make it here in the meantime. As benevolent as he has been in a myriad of ways, God has remained aloof on this uncomplicated request .” – Beth Moore

New York Times best-selling author, speaker, visionary, and founder of Living Proof Ministries Beth Moore has devoted her whole life to helping women across the globe come to know the transforming power of Jesus. An established writer of many acclaimed books and Bible studies for women on spiritual growth and personal development, Beth now unveils her own story in a much-anticipated debut memoir.

All My Knotted-Up Life

All My Knotted-Up Life is told with surprising candor about some of the personal heartbreaks and behind-the-scenes challenges that have marked Beth’s life. But beyond that, it’s a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.