- When Megan Alexanderwas just five years old,

her school took a fieldtrip to a radio station.

The DJ asked if anyone wantedto talk into the microphone.

Well, guess who volunteered?

And that's where her on-air dreams began.

Years later she madethose dreams her reality.

Take a look.

- [[Narrator] Megan Alexanderis an Emmy-nominated

national news correspondent,seen daily on Inside Edition.

She's also an author, actress,and sports commentator.

Even though she wears many hats,

her top priorities areher faith and family.

Megan's latest book, "One More Hug",

is inspired by her oldest son.

In it she shares the heartwarming story

of a boy who starts his dayand his journey through life

looking for the reassurance and affection

that only a mother can give.

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- Megan Alexander is with us right now,

and welcome back to the 700 Club!

- Good to see you, Wendy!

- When I saw you a yearago, exactly a year ago,

you were not pregnantand I was not married.

- That's right (laughing)!

- A lot can happen in a year!

- Congratulations!That's right (laughing).

- But you're not pregnant now.

You have had your baby.

Tell us about little baby Capri.

You have two boys and you had your girl.

- That's right.

We just had our third.

And I didn't know ifit was a boy or a girl,

because I didn't wanna find out.

So we waited until the very end,

which is really fun and I recommend,

because there's not a lot ofsurprises in life anymore.

- You mean you waiteduntil the baby arrived?

- That's right, we waiteduntil the delivery room

to find out the gender,and Wendy, it is a blast.

It is so much fun.

I think it helped ease myfears, so if anybody out there

wants to try it, I highly recommend it.

- But you didn't haveyour gender reveal party.

- That's right, you don'tget the gender reveal,

but it's the ultimate genderreveal in the delivery room.

(laughing)

- Well, I'm sure she's beautiful,

and how old is she right now?

- She is two months old.

- Oh my goodness, but you look amazing!

Oh my gosh.

- Congrats to you.

- Oh thank you, thank you so much.

Well, your book, "OneMore Hug", can I just say,

I don't always read kid books,but I loved this so much.

It's just so sweet, it'sjust so heartwarming.

This was about your oldest son.

Tell us the story behind "One More Hug".

- Yeah, so my oldest sonChase, who's now eight.

When he was in kindergartenand waiting for the school bus,

he would get in line and be first in line

and then as the bus would roll up,

he'd run back to me and myhusband for one more hug,

one more hug.

- He'd literally say,"One more hug, Mommy".

- He would literally say, "One more hug",

and really had anxiety aboutgetting on the school bus.

And he would ask us for five or six hugs

and be the last in line to get on the bus.

And this went on forquite awhile and at first,

you know my husband and I arekind of hurrying him along,

like, "Come on, time to go".

And then we realized, we needto cherish these moments.

He is looking for reassurance.

And that became a saying in our house.

"There's always time for one more hug."

Just slow down and beavailable for those moments.

And that's the conversation that we have.

- So when a child asks for one more hug,

sometimes it might be easy to say,

"No honey, you gottaget on the school bus."

But you say there's something deeper there

that parents need to pay attention to.

What is that?

- Yes, I really believe,especially for our little boys,

we need to be available in those moments

to give them comfort and reassurance.

And what started as acute little conversation

with my son and I.

You know I started doingsome research, Wendy.

And Child Trends, whichis a non-profit research

organization, says that kids literally

are more equipped for adulthood

if they receive that love and affection

in their younger years.

They are more confident,

more socially equipped in allsorts of different situations.

And I think it's also just,

in this busy world full of noise,

being available and present forthose moments with our kids.

And they observe, right, howwe respond in those situations

and now my oldest son issaying it to my youngest son,

"One more hug, one more hug",so it's being passed on.

- Well we hear so oftenhow it isn't manly for boys

to express their feelings,certainly not to cry,

but that's really not true, is it?

How important is it forlittle boys to be able

to express themselves?

- Sure, well I think societydoes too quickly say,

"Wipe those tears", you know,"toughen up, you can do this".

I think there's a way thatwe can still encourage

our boys to be leaders in life and yet

it's always okay to express your feelings.

Because ultimately, don'tthose boys grow into the best

husbands and fathers if they are able

to express their feelings and emotions.

And so yeah, especiallyfor the little boys,

I just thought gosh Iwant him to always know

he can run back forthat love and affection.

So the story yes, is about a young boy,

but it goes through highschool and then college

when the boy goes off tocollege and comes back

to his mom for one more hug.

- Wow.

Well in a previous interview, Megan,

you mentioned that you dealtwith insecurity yourself.

How do you handle that

as a television personality and a speaker?

I saw you speak at a big prayer event here

in Virginia Beach and I wasthe one who introduced you.

- That's right.

- You didn't have an ounce of nerves,

but how did you deal with the insecurity?

- Sure, well I absolutely do have nerves.

And I was told once, nerves are okay.

It means you care.

It's okay to have those butterflies.

But ultimately my confidencecomes from the Lord.

I mean somebody said to me once,

"Close your eyes andremember you're performing

"for an audience of one."

And so at the end of theday my confidence comes

from my relationship with Jesus Christ

and what He tells us in the Bible,

of how we are supposed to bein the fruits of the spirit.

And as a parent all of thesudden that becomes very real

when you think, what am Ipassing down to my kids?

What are they seeing in me?

You know, Wendy, ourlittle kids are sponges.

I mean they just observe everything.

Our actions, our words.

Who am I being for them?

And that's where the confidencecomes from is knowing,

okay, God loves me so much,it's time to pay it forward

to the next person.

- And I know you say youhave some girlfriends

that you always reach out to, to say,

"Hey, pray for me, I'm gettingready to do such and such."

- Your community is so important and yes,

I have girls that I say,"I need you to pray for me,

"this story is coming up or this event".

We try to be there for each other.

It's really important tosurround yourself with people.

I mean Proverbs tellsus iron sharpens iron.

So who are those true friends that you can

let down your hair with?

- Yeah, that's so good.

Well what would you say to young girls,

little girls dealing withthe same insecurities?

- Sure, well I mean Ithink at the end of the day

it comes down to knowingthat you are a gift.

God has made you exactlyas you are supposed to be.

And remembering that Godhas a plan and a purpose

for your life.

It is unique and it isspecial just to you.

Get with the Lord and find out what

that purpose is for your life.

And know that you don't have to change,

that Jesus loves you just the way you are.

And looking, Wendy, beyondthe physical of this world

and all that noise again andlooking inside and going,

God wants us to be onthis earth to love others.

And to just give back inevery way that we can.

- Well how are you jugglingright now being a mom

to a two-month-old, plusyour TV duties and book tour,

and how are you doing this?

- Very supportivegrandparents, to be honest.

My parents are fantastic,all the grandparents.

There's my mom, Mary and my dad, Richard.

And then that man nextto me, my husband Brian,

is the ultimate partnerand very supportive.

And we pray all the time, Wendy,

"God, is this what we'resupposed to be doing?"

I mean we're constantlychecking in with each other.

Is this what we'resupposed to be doing, Lord?

I think you gottacommunicate with your spouse,

communicate with your family.

Obviously ask the Lordover and over again.

Continue to open those doorsif this is meant to be.

- Yeah, well, your daughterwhen she gets older,

she's gonna be jealousshe's not on the back.

- I know, well again,I didn't know if it was

a boy or a girl so...

- Her two cute littleboys are on the back.

But this just really wouldbe a great Christmas gift

for your niece or yourdaughter or your son,

or anybody that needs a hug.

You know honestly, I'm not kidding,

when you read this book youfeel like you get a hug.

- Oh thank you.

- So thank you for writing it.

- Thank you so much.

- Well Megan's book iscalled "One More Hug",

and it's available nationwide.