Bonnie Hirst's guest appearances

Bonnie Hirst

Real Talk with Rachael Podcast

Stories that Empower

Confessions Of A Crappy Christian Podcast

Karen Ehman

Arden Bevere

Ashley Willis

Lisa Bevere

Beth McCord

John Bevere

Angela Braniff

Gary Thomas

Emily P. Freeman

Kelly Needham

Mary DeMuth

Alli Worthington

Becky Thompson

Jessica Hottle

Ian Morgan Cron

OwlTail

When her daughter was convicted to a life sentence in prison without parole, it impacted Bonnie's life and she found herself in a dark place. However, spending time in nature and appreciating the tiny miracles of life helped her survive. Bonnie shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - look at your situation in a different light - turn your perspective around - look for the positives - there are blessings that can come out of an ordeal - there's always someone that is less fortunate than you      tags: Bonnie, Hirst, writer, author, Test, of, Faith, Surviving, my, daughter's, life, sentence, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean https://storiesthatempower.com

When her daughter was convicted to a life sentence in prison without parole, it impacted Bonnie's life and she found herself in a dark place. However, spending time in nature and appreciating the tiny miracles of life helped her survive. Bonnie shares the following nuggets of wisdom: - look at your situation in a different light - turn your perspective around - look for the positives - there are blessings that can come out of an ordeal - there's always someone that is less fortunate than you     tags: Bonnie, Hirst, writer, author, Test, of, Faith, Surviving, my, daughter's, life, sentence, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean <a href="https://storiesthatempower.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://storiesthatempower.com</a>

174 Bonnie Hirst

Listen in as your host Blake chats with Bonnie Hirst about her book Test of Faith: Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence, the story of her family navigating the legal system, questioning God’s faithfulness, &amp; asking for help.

Bonnie Hirst: For When Your Faith is Tested

This week on Real Talk with Rachael, I’m talking with Bonnie Hirst, who shares with us her story of heartbreak and faith in her new book, “Test of Faith: Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence”. I cried during this book, which is not something I do often. After attending a writing workshop, the pain that she went through eventually evolved into her book as she poured all of her experiences out onto the page. She credits that with being a major turning point in her life.  Today we talked about:    How writing the book helped pull her out of her deep depression. How she keeps in touch with her daughter now. How she recognized the blessings that had come into her life, even though her daughter was still in jail, through writing her book. Now that it’s been 10 years since her daughter was arrested, we discussed how she’s dealing with it now a decade after her life drastically changed. How she dealt with her faith being shaken after her prayer was not favorably answered... ...and how to help a family member or friend during their times of grief.    Bonnie S. Hirst loves feel-good movies and stories with happy endings. When life tries to shorten her stride, she prays, cries, talks with her guardian angels, reads self-help books, and writes. She can often be found kayaking on a calm mountain lake.   If you want to win a copy of Bonnie’s memoir, text the phrase REALTALKGIVEAWAY to 44222. This does not add your cell phone or email to any newsletter; it’s just an easy way to keep track of entries! And once you enter once, you are entered for ALL future giveaways!   Send a note to Bonnie's daughter here:  Lacey Hirst-Pavek WCCW 345340 MSU 9601 Bujacich Rd  Gig Harbor, WA 98332 For important guidelines on how to send gifts to your incarcerated loved ones, or on how to send gifts to Lacey, please see this helpful page from PrisonPro:  Sending Books, Letters, and Photos to an Inmate: Important rules you need to know. Connect with Bonnie S. Hirst on her website, Facebook and/or Instagram.  Connect with Rachael on the website, Instagram and/or Facebook.

This week on Real Talk with Rachael, I’m talking with Bonnie Hirst, who shares with us her story of heartbreak and faith in her new book, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Test-Faith-Surviving-Daughters-Sentence/dp/1631525948/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S4NHH8A4TMUL&amp;keywords=bonnie+hirst&amp;qid=1573311209&amp;sprefix=bonnie+hir%2Caps%2C169&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Test of Faith: Surviving My Daughter’s Life Sentence</a>”. I cried during this book, which is not something I do often. After attending a writing workshop, the pain that she went through eventually evolved into her book as she poured all of her experiences out onto the page. She credits that with being a major turning point in her life. Today we talked about: <ul> <li>How writing the book helped pull her out of her deep depression.</li> <li>How she keeps in touch with her daughter now.</li> <li>How she recognized the blessings that had come into her life, even though her daughter was still in jail, through writing her book.</li> <li>Now that it’s been 10 years since her daughter was arrested, we discussed how she’s dealing with it now a decade after her life drastically changed.</li> <li>How she dealt with her faith being shaken after her prayer was not favorably answered...</li> <li>...and how to help a family member or friend during their times of grief.</li> </ul> Bonnie S. Hirst loves feel-good movies and stories with happy endings. When life tries to shorten her stride, she prays, cries, talks with her guardian angels, reads self-help books, and writes. She can often be found kayaking on a calm mountain lake. If you want to win a copy of Bonnie’s memoir, text the phrase REALTALKGIVEAWAY to 44222. This does not add your cell phone or email to any newsletter; it’s just an easy way to keep track of entries! And once you enter once, you are entered for ALL future giveaways! Send a note to Bonnie's daughter here: Lacey Hirst-Pavek WCCW 345340 MSU 9601 Bujacich Rd  Gig Harbor, WA 98332 For important guidelines on how to send gifts to your incarcerated loved ones, or on how to send gifts to Lacey, please see this helpful page from PrisonPro: <a href="http://www.prisonpro.com/content/sending-books-letters-photos-inmate-important-rules-you-need-know" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sending Books, Letters, and Photos to an Inmate: Important rules you need to know</a>. Connect with Bonnie S. Hirst on her <a href="http://bonnieshirst.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BonnieSHirst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bonniehirst/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Connect with Rachael on the<a href="http://www.rachaelgilbert.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> website</a>,<a href="http://www.instagram.com/rachaeljgilbert" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and/or<a href="http://www.facebook.com/rachaeljoygilbert" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>.

#45: Surviving My Daughter's Life Sentence with Bonnie Hirst