Kindle Edition Amazon LaurieBoggs.com Category:  Memoir Publisher: White Whispers Publishing, Inc ISBN-10:  1494935910 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 278 Copyright: March 27, 2014 ISBN-13: 9781494935917 A parent has no greater fear than the loss of a child. What if you knew with chilling certainty that your child was going to die, but did not know exactly how or when? What if you survived the accident that killed your child? These questions come to life on these pages.  'Hitting Fear Head On’ is a powerful, chilling, true story of child abuse and neglect, the illness of alcoholism spanning generations, years of infertility issues, all culminating in a miracle child that is called back home to Heaven at the age of eight.  Ironically, he along with 4 others, are killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver.  His parents, broken in body and spirit, survive, and are guided daily with his presence from heaven.   –Linda Warrick, Editor "Laurie Boggs has been wounded by the darkness and redeemed by the light. What she has been through, and what she learned, is a message of inspiration and hope for everyone. She turned tragedy into its opposite -- not just for herself, but for anyone who reads her story." - Marianne Williamson, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author "Laurie Boggs' survival of the tragic ordeal makes her a heroine in my eyes. Hitting Fear Head On is a true life account that is gripping and compelling. This book is a true testament to the power of love, courage, and fortitude. You will be touched." - Richard Paul Evans, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Excerpt “Please don’t cut off my legs,” I scream, as the Jaws of Life chew through the wreckage. The loud blast reverberates around me. Overcome with anxiety, I feel vulnerable. It takes the fire department 45 minutes to remove the car’s roof and cut me out of the wreckage. My legs look like they went through a meat grinder. The pain is so piercing it causes me to pass out on the way to Riverton Hospital. The Emergency Room doctors rush me into surgery to save my life by removing my spleen. I am abruptly awakened by gut-wrenching pressure, ‘Oh my God, I am awake! I CAN FEEL EVERY SLICE OF THE KNIFE!’ The operation brings my suffering to the edge. I try to scream out in an agony of pain, but no one can hear me since I have a tube down my throat. I move my hand to let the surgical team know I am conscious. However, the staff misreads my movement as muscles spasms, and continues to carve into me, shredding the inside of my abdomen as though gutting an animal. The pain is unbearable, and I wish I were dead. Thinking I am still under, they discuss the horrific event. I listen, hoping to hear “she needs more pain medicine.” Instead, I hear the words I will never forget. “Poor lady, also lost her son…” ‘PRESTON? Oh God! NO!’ As my body lies broken and my soul shattered with anguish, I am brought to a whole new level of pain. ‘God, help me! I cannot take any more!’ Instantly, I am pulled from my body into a miraculous sea of royal blue; bathed in peace, flying like a butterfly through swirling shades of pink and vibrant violet intertwined like spilled paint in the sky. More stunning than a sunset, I bask in the magnificent presence of pure delight. It feels like being inside a kaleidoscope, turning, and immersed in a tunnel of pure unconditional love. Guided by the light and absence of all fear, strangely I am unconcerned about what just happened. No map needed, as I glide into the arms of Heaven.

Jami Lynn Sands, Editor
"I have come to know Laurie well and have found her to be authentic and exceptionally gifted in her insights through her own near death experience. Laurie lovingly illustrates how fear contributed to the sequence of events, even as she actually hands her son over to God. She has the ability to guide others to be their highest best version of themselves both through the book and in person, brought about through her own hard lessons in this journey called life."

Stephen Simon, Film Producer/Director
"HITTING FEAR HEAD-ON is one of the most jaw-dropping, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational and uplifting books that I have ever read. I am in awe of Laurie Boggs, her husband Biff, and the spirit of their incredible son, Preston. Their story truly redefines the definitions of courage, perseverance, love, and commitment. This book can literally change the way we look at our own humanity and I feel honored to be able to recommend it to you with all my heart and soul."

Paul Harrington, Producer - The Secret
"As Laurie discovers under the most devastating circumstances, the power to create, to achieve and to succeed is made of the exact same stuff as the power of failure, misery, heartache and destruction. It all depends on your application of LOVE or of FEAR. Learning the lessons to be light, love and free - that is Laurie's gift to the world. I thoroughly recommend you read HITTING FEAR HEAD ON, the harrowing story of the loss of a child. You will be devastated, overwhelmed, inspired and awe-struck by the short but whimsical life of miracle boy Preston Harrington Boggs and by his wondrous and ongoing messages from Heaven."