22 Hours of Grace

Praise for 22 Hours of Grace: A Journey of Letting Go: I couldn't put this book down. The twists and turns of Meghan's life had me hooked from the very beginning. As a dad, it broke my heart, but even more so it opened my eyes to the impact that one person's decision can make on so many lives. This story will serve as my reminder to consider that what appears to be the more difficult path, is often the most rewarding. -- Josh Turner, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author. As a parent, I was nervous to read a book about losing a child. I didn't want my mind to go there. But I quickly realized this isn't a story about loss; it's about life, faith, and family. Meghan's vulnerability and cutthroat honesty had me laughing out loud one minute and crying the next. I think it's a mustread for all moms and a beautiful and freeing reminder that we're not the ones in charge! -- Sydney Anderson, Youth Pastor at First Congregational Church. I have cared for numbers of women diagnosed prenatally with lethal anomalies/birth defects. One study found that 40% of women will continue these pregnancies. Many people ask why or how someone can continue these pregnancies. This book is for these women, their partners, their families, and their friends. It should also be required reading for all providers working with these families. Through self-exploration, honesty, tears, and humor the author helps her family and community turn tremendous sadness into a celebration of life. -- Bruce A Morris MD, Maternal Fetal Medicine. 22 Hours of Grace will change you. Experiencing Evelynn Grace - her life, her death, her impact, left me with a new understanding I didn't know I needed. I laughed and wept as Meghan's raw and real testimony gripped me through 22 chapters. This book is for anyone daring enough to ride the emotional waves with Meghan and land on a shore of new perspective...one that has you praising God for Grace in even the darkest circumstances. -- Jenny Hanks, mother of three. As I read Meghan's story, I felt I could relate to her in so many ways. Like Meghan, I lost a daughter to anencephaly. One quote in the book that took my breath away was, She will never mean to anyone else what she means to me. That is powerful!!! This book has captured the rawness, ugliness, most painful and downright truthfulness in infant loss while at the same time capturing what can be the most beautiful, most treasured, memorable precious moments in what is considered a LIFETIME for that sweet soul, a precious gift from God. By reading, we see the beauty that comes from sacrificial love!!! It's been twenty years since my daughter died, and she will never mean to anyone else what she means to me!! -- Amy Hale, mother of four.