Beth’s debut novel, Wish You Were Here, will be published
by Howard Books in May 2012.
Beth K. Vogt provides her readers with a happily ever after woven through with humor, reality, and God’s lavish grace. She’s a non-fiction author and editor who said she’d never write fiction. She’s the wife of an Air Force physician (now in solo practice) who said she’d never marry a doctor—or anyone in the military. She’s a mom of four who said she’d never have kids. Beth has discovered that God’s best often waits behind the doors marked “Never.” She writes contemporary romance because she believes there’s more to happily ever after than the fairy tales tell us.
Beth is also a leader in helping women realize a satisfying life doesn’t require perfection.
With 28 years of active duty as a mom—experiencing everything from positive pregnancy tests to the mother of the groom dance—Beth helps moms:
- Avoid the crippling effects of pursuing perfection
- Increase their ability to say “No” to idealistic expectations and time demands
- Extend more grace and compassion to themselves and their families
Beth is a national speaker and author of Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing Motherhood after 35. Her message provides women with a “whole family” perspective to recognize how a late-in-life pregnancy affects other relationships.
If you’re a Mommy-Come-Lately®, Beth will help you love late-in-life motherhood!
An encourager at heart, Beth has more than 20 years experience teaching women at retreats, churches and other events, including the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers International) Convention and the Hearts at Home national and regional conferences. From 2007 through September 2011, she edited Connections, the leadership magazine for MOPS International. She is a consulting editor for MomSense magazine and writes a bimonthly column for MomsNEXT, MOPS’ ezine for moms of school-age children.
Beth earned a journalism degree from San Jose State University. Her publishing credits include: MomSense, Discipleship Journal, Virtue, The Christian Communicator, and Crosswalk.com. She is also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms and The Mommy Diaries.
Beth met her husband Rob when he knocked her down at a karate studio. They’ve been married for 31 years. They have four children, ranging in ages from 28, 25, 23 and – thanks to a funny thing happening on their way to the empty nest—a 10-year-old. The Vogt Team, which now includes a “daughter-in-love” and “son-in-love,” enjoys hiking and camping in Colorado.
