“Parents Jim and Lori Dultmeier, with the award-winning writer Nancy Sprowell Geise, have given us a gift in this book. Sharing their journals, telling their story, opening their heartrending grief, will steer others away from impaired driving and save an unknowable number of lives and futures. That is their gift to every reader. The Dultmeiers, with Geise, tell their story with brutal honesty. That includes eventually experiencing joy and love again. Once I started On Shattered Wings, I kept reading, late into the night, until I finished it.

On Shattered Wings is an important read for parents and teenagers alike.”

—Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy, Freelance journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune and Author of Many Hands Make Light Work: A Memoir.

“On Shattered Wings helped me to better understand the grief of others. I wish I had read this a long time ago.”
—Anne, Basel, Switzerland

“Every parent should stop what they’re doing and get this book into the hands of their teenagers.”
–Joel, Austin, Texas

“This book is a powerful read for anyone experiencing profound grief or for those wanting to help others through difficult times. It is invaluable in shedding light on the shattering impact of driving impaired or distracted."
—Lori Marshall, Program Manager, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kansas State Office

“This story gripped me. I couldn’t stop reading it.”
–Leisa, West Des Moines, Iowa

“I started reading and couldn’t stop. I just had to know what happened to this family.”
–Tina, Topeka, Kansas

“This family’s willingness to be honest and the scope of their suffering is proportionate to their capacity to love.”
–Sharon, Ames, Iowa

This book showed me that moving on is a decision, sometimes taken over and over again, and in little steps at a time, with the help of God and His grace. Toward the end, I felt an almost physical sensation of a burden being lifted, like the sun coming out.”
–Betsy, Dallas, Texas