Wild Child, Waiting Mom: Finding Hope In the Midst of Heartache (Paperback)

by Karilee Hayden (Author), Wendi Hayden English (Author)

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Product Description
Wild Child, Waiting Mom is the story of a mother and daughter as they travel through 10 years of bad choices made by the daughter and heartache felt by the mother. Mother (Karilee) writes her perspective of each stage, telling about her spiritual journey, questions, prayers, and searching. She describes how God brought her the gift of hope, even when she thought her daughter was lost. Daughter (Wendi) writes what she was feeling and choosing, and why. Through jolting and intensely personal descriptions, Wendi chronicles her emotional life from the time she separated from God until the day she realized her helplessness and need to regain the faith of her childhood.

From the Back Cover
Does God Even Hear My Prayers?

When Karilee first learned that her daughter Wendi was pregnant at sixteen years old, she felt like a hit-and-run victim. But that was only the beginning of the shocking events in Wendi’s life that would hallmark the next decade.

Wild Child, Waiting Mom is the true story of one family’s journey through ten years of poor choices and heartache, uniquely told through the eyes of a mother, Karilee, and her prodigal daughter, Wendi. Through personal and transparent writing, Wendi chronicles her emotional life from the time she separated from God until the day she realized her helplessness. Karilee describes how God brought her the gift of hope, even when she thought her daughter would never listen to God’s voice again.

If you are a parent of a teen who has made bad choices and is now living them out, Wild Child, Waiting Mom will bring you hope as you read how God worked to bring this family to wholeness and healing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Focus (February 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589973550
• ISBN-13: 978-1589973558
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #661,357 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK FOR ANY STRUGGLING PARENT!, November 19, 2006

By	C. Willmore - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Reality Check, August 11, 2007

By	Debby Holda - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help Amidst the Hurt, January 31, 2007

By	J. Porter "porterj12" (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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.