Wild Child, Waiting Mom: Finding Hope in the Midst of Heartache

This book gives you mom and daughter prospective. The book gives you real life circumstances that we all deal with and helps those going through family struggles know they are not alone and that there is hope.

I was just at a Christian Camp called Fort Wilderness where much of this story takes place in McNaughton Wisconsin. I bought the book from the mother who wrote the book with her daughter. Her husband was the speaker this week. I had met this family over 20 years ago. This book has been such an encouragement to me of God's amazing Grace, especially because I can see these truths applied in more than just the mother & daughter relationships. Never give up because God has not. I applaud Karilee and Wendi for sharing this brutally honest story with us.

This book was chosen as the book of the quarter by the board of directors for Parents Helping Parents, Inc. in Edmond, Oklahoma Both mother and daughter share their story of fear, frustration and disappointment in a very honest and open way that helps the reader feel deeply involved and captivated. Karilee struggles with questions for God like, "Does God even hear my prayers?" The book answers these questions and many more while giving testimony to His sovereign nature and the plan He has for every life. Wendi's return to faith is a powerful experience that will give hope to all that it is possible to be forgiven and restored regardless of the depth of one's addiction. One of the most rewarding and unique aspects of this book is the question and answer portion at the end in which both mother and daughter answer the most frequently asked questions when they do public speaking. This was a real insight into what hurts and what helps. Warren Pat Nichols

From the first page, I realized that I finally found another mom who could identify with my heartbreak over a wayward child. But this book is so much more than that. It's a true story of how God changes lives in HIS time; not only the prodigal daughter's, but the hurting waiting mom's as well. I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with their adult child's choices. Through her own experience, Mrs Hayden has helped this waiting mom more than she can imagine. Although we are currently embedded in the midst of our journey I now have renewed hope and peace.

I am a single mother with adult children, one of whom is much like the wild child in this book. I found the book VERY encouraging as I read all of the struggles that this family went through and yet how they never gave up praying for her!! The daughter's choices and resulting consequences were extreme, putting her parents through true torture! I would highly recommend this book to anyone with heartbreak over a teen's or adult child's choices. It will encourage you to stay close to the Lord and KEEP PRAYING!