HOLY HOT MESS Finding God In This Weird And Wonder Life

By Mary Katherine (MK) Backstrom

Backed by: Worthy Publishing

Syndicated by Wyoming News

NASHVILLE, TN—July 26, 2021—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 HOLY HOT MESS (Worthy Books, August 3, 2021, ISBN: 9781546015499), MK opens up her world, sometimes it’s heart-breaking 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.

A lot of people struggle with the concept of being holy. But the fact is, even the hottest of messes are being shaped—right now—into Jesus’ likeness. In this book, Mary Katherine shares the sometimes hidden evidence of God’s work in her life and shows you that it’s okay to embrace the hot messes.
Holy Hot Mess is separated into three parts:

You Are Messy (Identity and Parenting)
They Are All a Mess (Love and Friendship)
Being a Hot, Holy Mess (Faith)

There is something in this book for everyone!

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.

Author bio: Mary Katherine Backstrom is an award-winning author and influencer, best known for her viral videos and candid writing on family, faith, and mental illness. She has been featured on Today Show, CNN, and New York Times—but her friends and family are most impressed with her one-time appearance on Ellen. MK resides in Alabama with her husband, children, two dogs, and a cat. When she isn’t writing, MK is active in her church, her community, and her favorite Mexican restaurant.

Quick Peek At Cody Wyoming Police, Dispatch Blotter

The following is the Police Blotter for Cody Wyoming dispatch calls. They are as follows:

July 23rd 2021

00:26 Traffic stop an Officer initiated on 17th street and Alger ave. BOth individuals in the vehicle were cited for PCS and MJ and Illegal possession of ETOH.

02:04 traffic stop was initiated on BigHorn Ave and 33rd street in Cody. The driver was warned for failure to maintain the lane and license plate issue. Warning issued only.

02:18 Intrusion-Holdup occurred at 17th Street at Good to GO. Assistance given.

02:21 Traffic stop initiated at 17th and Draw Street. The driver was issued a warning for improper backing. Warning issued only.

07:32 Traffic stop initiated at Wal-Mart on Yellowstone Ave. The driver was issued a citation for speeding.

07:44 Traffic stop initiated at8th street and Canyon Ave. Driver was warned for speeding and was issued a citation for having no insurance.

07:55 Traffic stop on 8th street and Yellowstone Ave. The driver was issued a warning only.

08:10 Traffic Complaint, Officer initiated activity at the Irma Hotel. Assistance was given.

8:55. Escort-Funeral from the Saint ANthony’s Catholic Church on Monument street to Old Riverside at about 11:02am.

9:37 Parking issue. Officer-initiated activity at the Friends of Buffalo Dam Center Assistance was given.

9:38 Extra patrol was requested for speeding vehicles. assistance was given.

9:44 An abandoned vehicle was reported at Childers Street. A white van with Oregon plates was parked in the area and has been there for a couple of weeks.

10: 00 Lost property incident occurred at the Maverick north on Big HOrn Ave. A black bi-fold wallet small red gem with cross on it. The wallet has the driver’s license, debit cards, and credit cards in the wallet, assistance given.

10:12 Trespass complaint on Cody Ave. The reporting party wants to trespass individual.

10:56 intoxicated female subject at the Beartooth Country Floral on Beck Ave. The drunk female appears to be on something. Police responded and discovered that the complaint was unfounded.

11:12 Miscellaneous Assistance was given at the Cost Plus Furniture and Appliance on Big Horn Ave. Son was arrested last night for DUI reporting party stated her son’s vehicle’s back window on his truck is busted, and his phone is missing. Parent wanted to know what happened last night with her son as her son does not remember anything. Assistance given.

Missing Missoula Firefighter Located

Missoula, MT (July 26, 2021) – A firefighter on the West Granite Complex was scouting an area suitable for fire-line and missed their scheduled check-in. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 25, 2021, Missoula County Dispatch was notified of the missing individual, and California Inter-agency

Incident Management Team 15 began multiple attempts to contact the male firefighter. Unable to reach the male the Team began to search by ground and air.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Missoula County Search and Rescue were dispatched to at 8:20 p.m. The individual’s vehicle was located in the vicinity of the White Mountain Lookout (Trail #318) and Pilot Knob (Trail #316), southwest of Missoula at approximately 9:40 p.m. A Mutual Aid Request immediately went out to Two Bear Air by Missoula County Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Office staff.

Airspace was cleared with the Incident Management Team and Two Bear Air began assisting Missoula County Search and Rescue ground resources.

The individual realized they were not in there intended location and radio and phone communication was not available. To minimize impacts to himself and local search and rescue resources he found an area suitable to stay the night.

The male was located by Missoula County Search and Rescue just after midnight on July 26, 2021. He was tired and thirsty but uninjured and able to make his way out unassisted by Missoula County Search and Rescue volunteers.

Robert Requejo, 41, Arrested For Stabbing Jesse Flores, 26

CHEYENNE, Wyo.— On Saturday, July 24 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Cheyenne Police Officers responded to a report of a stabbing around the 1600 block of Snyder Avenue.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers located the victim, Jesse Flores, 26, transient, who had sustained serious injuries. American Medical Response (AMR) began treatment for multiple stab wounds and transported him to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC).

His condition is unknown at this time. The suspect, Robert Requejo, 41, transient remained on-scene and was contacted by responding officers. He was taken into custody and booked into the Laramie County jail for attempted second degree homicide

Right-To-Life Sign In Cody Wyoming Vandalized “Fuck The Babies”

First reported by the Wyoming News, Vandals committed a cowardly act by spray painting “Fuck The Babies” on the right to life billboard just 5 miles North of Cody Wyoming. Go to (Audio Interviews) to here interview with Mary Keller from the Wyoming Rising, as they have a sign billboard on the other end of town saying, no room in Wyoming for hate. click this link to hear interview.https://wyomingnews.tv/audio-interviews

Larry French: stated: “The vandalism of the right to life sign North of Cody proves that evil people, are in our area. In my opinion ,they should be arrested and put in jail.

I hope they get caught.

By the same token if they would turn their heart to Jesus, he can forgive them and give them a new life. I hope they repent and are glad their mother chose life for them, not killing them. ”

Robin Berry, stated: “7/23/21Cody Wyoming.Sadly a sign supporting life was vandalized in our community. Was it disrespect for the message, for the property itself, for the people who value life? That is unclear. What is clear is that there is ‘new’ hate in our community. Hate that was not there before. When I became a resident here over twenty years ago, people were as I remember them growing up as a child; friendly, helpful, cheerful and loving. What this bad behavior tells me is that our children are indeed in trouble; not only ‘out there’ but here in Park County. When teens or young adults (because I cannot imagine someone doing this who has had any ‘life’ experience) are so moved to commit property damage to such a needed message in our world, we are all in trouble. Our children are in danger. Our children are pulled apart, literally, in the womb. They are force fed terribly improper notions in the public indoctrination system about things they should not have to be thinking about. No child should be thrown into the middle of inappropriate arguments about things of which they have no concept. Children should be loved, encouraged, taught their numbers and colors. They should not be exposed to the foulness of recreational ‘sex.’ Procreation was a beautiful act when God created the world and everything in it. It was for men and women to co-create children to be raised to respect God and their fellow Man. We as a race, have fallen far from God’s creation. Mankind has not only corrupted the world, but many of us have put on blinders to those who are corrupting the people of this world, especially those abusing our children. There was a time that we, as a race, were protective of our children and our women. We enacted laws to prevent their harm. Today, we encourage foul and improper acts throughout the world. We, as a society, say, “your body – your choice,” “to each his own,” “not my problem.” But to the small child being dismembered in the womb – there is no choice; to the children being used by pedophiles – they have no champion to protect them; to women kidnapped or sold by their own families into the sex slave trade – it is all of our problem. What have ‘we’ become? When hoodlums and foul mouthed degenerates are allowed to deface our town without repercussion, we are no better than those in the city who turn a blind eye, shrug their shoulders and say, I cannot do anything about it. Yes, you can. You can listen, you can watch and you can speak up. If you see something – say something. If you did this, confess. If you know who did this – tell the authorities. Stop being a part of the problem, of the hate. Loving and helping others is so much easier than plotting hateful acts against your fellow Man. You will live longer, you will feel better and you will help someone who needs help. At the end of the day; God knows you and what is in your heart and you will atone for that before Him. “Be Good, Be Kind, Be Smart. Love others because He loves you.”

Cal and Emily Brighton, Portland: stated: “I am shocked at what kind of person would do such a thing as the defacing a billboard that promotes life? My husband, I, and the grandchildren are traveling and enjoying our vacation when we came upon that sign. My heart sank not just because of the defacing of the sign, but the words that were painted on the sign.

If Cody, Wyoming, does not get a grip on this type of hate crime, they will soon slip rapidly into anarchy, just like the city of Portland, Oregon, with all the Antifa domestic terrorists who took over downtown Portland.

Cody: I pray you find the criminals who did this and that charges are filed against them.

Evil must be stopped in it’s tracks before it gets rooted in your little town.”

Cheyenne Wyo Man Arrested For Theft Of Motorcycle

Cheyenne Wyoming: On Thursday, July 22 at approximately 9:30am The Cheyenne Police Officers were dispatched to a report of suspicious activity in the area of West 17th Street and Bent Avenue.A responding officer located two male suspects drilling into the ignition of a 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300 motorcycle.As the officer approached, one of the suspects fled the scene on-foot traveling westbound on Lincolnway.

Paul Lamphier, 29-year-old transient, was taken into police custody for damaging property, possession of controlled substance and malicious mischief.

He was also found with stolen property from a prior case.

The Laramie County jail was unable to accept Lamphier on felony charges and an outstanding felony warrant for larceny. For the suspect to remain in custody, police transported him to the Platte County jail (Wheatland) on a misdemeanor charge for damaging property.

The investigation is on-going, and Cheyenne Police Detectives have successfully pursued leads to identify the other suspect.

To reduce theft and protect property, the Cheyenne Police Department reminds vehicle operators to “Lock it or Lose it.” Ensure all valuables are removed from vehicles or hidden, that the vehicle is locked, that the keys are secured in a safe location away from the vehicle, and that the vehicle is never left running while unattended.

Cody Wyoming Concert In The Park Features Suzy Bogguss

Sunday at 8pm, an award winning music performer will entertain the public for free at the Cody City Park. The music gene leans towards Americana Country music.

Some of the artists hits in the 1990’s were “OutBound Plane.” “Hey Cinderella,” Aces,” “Drive south,” and “Letting Go.”

This is not the first time that Music Entertainer Suzy Bogguss has been in Cody, Wyoming. According to her Concert schedule Boguss is to appear even in Montana at the famous White Sulpher Springs “Red Ants Festival.

Bogguss basically started in Centennial, Wyoming, and moved from venue to venue, working her way up the ladder and finally moved to the city of Nashville, where things came together.

Local sponsors who helped make this available to the public for free are the Gunwerks, Cody Ace Hardware, Canyon Real Estate, Pinnacle Bank, Irma Hotel and Miller Productions.

The expected crowd for this event should be several hundred individuals, families, and groups.

Water Temps Rise In Rivers And Streams Fatal To Fresh Water Fish

According to the Yellowstone National Park, starting this Weekend, All rivers and streams in the Yellowstone National Park will be closed for fishing until further notice, according to the Yellowstone National Park.

All fishing on rivers and streams are suspended from 2pm to sunrise on the following day.

The fish are in danger due to the water temperatures rising caused by the severe hot days day after day week after week. The temperature has exceeded 68*F and many areas of the rivers and streams are very low. This causes fish to be stressed and is fatal for fresh water fish.

The long-range weather report indicates that more hot weather is on it’s way and very little rain fall. The water temperatures will likely increase and the water levels in the rivers and streams will continue to dwindle.

Wild Horse Roundup Scheduled In South West Wyoming

The Rock springs Bureau of Land Management has planned a rounded up of about 3,555 wild horses from the area of Adobe Town, Salt wells Creek and Great Divide Basin, WHite Mountain and the Little Colorado Herd Management areas.

Due to the increase in herd population, the Roundup will begin in October.

An environmental assessment was conducted and no significant impact will be caused by the roundup.

During a public comment period, 1,397 comments were received from various organizations, individuals, and the public in general.

Of the 4,397 wild horses in those areas listed above, of those numbers only 3,555 have been selected to be removed as excess population reduction from the five HMA areas.

Only 842 wild horses will be released back into the wild only after the mares have been injected with a fertility control drug. Once this is all completed, only about 1, 550 wild horses will be in the five HMA areas.

The remaining wild horses that were rounded up will be available for the public to adopt, if qualified applicants.

The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located in 12 Western states, including Alaska.

Cody Hosts Casper Troopers Drum And Bugle Corps July 25th & 26th

Ever want to hear the brassy bugle matched with drummers? Well, the Cody public is in store for a treat.

The Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps are scheduled to be in Cody, Wyoming, for just two days July 25 and 26th.

This will be their first performance of the year towards the national and international competitions.

This will be an innovative percussion performance with an exciting rhythm that is guaranteed to awe the crowds.

Only one of a kind for the state of Wyoming: these Troopers are a competitive World Class drum and bugle corps.

Being the only one in the state of Wyoming, they represent all of Wyoming. According to the Casper Troopers, they are associated and part of the Drum Corps International, which means that the Casper Troopers are a world-class marching band professional entity.

They will be performing at the Cody HIgh School for two nights in a row.