Surviving my daughter's life sentence
Bonnie S Hirst is a woman of faith
who has always believed that everything in life works out for the best. So, when her daughter, Lacey, is accused of a
terrible crime, although Bonnie is devastated, she is also convinced that God
will protect her family from harm. He
always has, after all. But when her
prayers are not answered and Lacey is sentenced to life in prison, Bonnie
questions every aspect of her existence: her beliefs, her role as a mother, and
the purpose behind the events that are tearing her family apart.
As Bonnie and her family navigate the complicated labyrinth
of the legal system, she struggles with the duality of presenting a façade of being
okay on the outside and screaming for air on the inside. Finally, she is guided to ask for help – a concept
previously foreign to her – and is rewarded with a bubble of friends who
surround her and her family with love.
Poignant, hopeful, and ultimately uplifting, Test of Faith is a story of
one mother’s spiritual journey of awareness – and her discovery that even when
your life seems to have radically veered off course, there are always
blessings to be found, if you can just keep your heart open enough to receive
them.
Book Reviews
Forward Reviews gives 4 out of 5
Recounting the events that rocked
her foundations, Bonnie S. Hirst's memoir Test of Faith is also about
unconditional love and maturing faith. read full review
KIRKUS
A mother recounts her struggle to
maintain her belief in God in the face of her daughter’s life sentence in this
inspirational memoir. read full review