For some parents, the story of a prodigal child is more than a story in the Bible. For them, the journey begins with sleepless nights and unanswered questions, moves through grief and shame, and grips them with guilt, regret, and fear. What-ifs flood the mind. In her book, Waiting for Your Prodigal: Daily Thoughts and Prayers, author Marcy Hayes shows readers that the parent of a prodigal does not have to remain in the wilderness of tormenting thoughts. Waiting for Your Prodigal addresses the issues that break a parent's heart. Hayes provides thirty-two days of biblical readings, thoughts, and prayers to help parents deal with the feelings that surround them as they wait for their prodigal's return. Hayes uses her own journey to guide hurting parents to a place of hope and healing, and to the peace and confidence in a loving heavenly Father who writes the end of the story every time.