Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy

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Summary: A MUST for any Christian who has suffered a pregnancy loss.
Review: This book is written by a Pastor's wife who lost her unborn baby at 4 month gestation. It is a sensitive and Biblically responsible guide to coping with pregnancy loss and still birth. This book may well be the best book written today for the Christian woman seeking help in this area

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Summary: Very Preachy, offers little concrete advice for healing
Review: This book started out good, but quickly went downhill. This woman went back to work, as a counsellor, 4 days after a late -term miscarriage. Either she was in denial, or not very attatched to her baby! Her advice for handling comments from people who say hurtful things is invariably "turn the other cheek". Although that is very Christian, that's not the only way Christ handled things. If a grieving parent were turning the other cheek as often as this author recommends, they'd have so much anger internalized, they'd NEVER get out of therapy! There ARE other ways to handle situations, and ways to gently teach people to help you. It's too bad she didn't focus on that, and she would have written a book that was truly useful! Her ideas are OK, for the most part, just very wimpy. God doesn't want doormats!

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Summary: This is a wonderful book...
Review: This book was a great help to my wife and myself after the stillbirth of our son. When we started our own ministry to help those suffering from the loss of a baby, we looked at dozens of potential books to use in the ministry, and we kept coming back to this book as the most complete, compassionate work on the subject. This book stands far above most others by helping grieving parents come to terms with their loss intellectually, emotionally, and spritually. I can't say enough about this book and the impact it has had on the lives of the people that we have given it to in our ministry.

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Summary: very helpful in grieving process
Review: This book was very helpful in grieving for my baby who died during delivery. It helped me to know that my feelings are normal and really helped me to understand everything I was going through. I have recommended this to several of my grieving friends. I love the Christian perspective.

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Summary: A must have for anyone who has suffered a miscarriage.
Review: This is an excellent book that serves as a personal counseling session for anyone who has suffered a miscarriage. It validates the emotions a woman feels after such a loss and guides one through the grieving process. I highly recommend it to both women who have suffered such a loss and to those (such as health care professionals) who counsel these women. I've sent it to several friends and can state personally that it helped me through one of the most difficult times in my life.

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Summary: From someone who's been there
Review: This is the one thing that helped me cope after my 2nd misscarrage. I have since shared this with many women and we all agree it is a wonderful book.

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Summary: This book is a blessing!
Review: This is the one thing that helped me cope after my 2nd misscarrage. I have since shared this with many women and we all agree it is a wonderful book.

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Summary: Wonderful Gift for Grieving Parents
Review: We have had 3 miscarriages and God has allowed us to use our experience to encourage others. I can't tell you how many of these books we have given to others in a similar situation. It offers information for the mind, encouragement for the heart, and hope for the soul.

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Summary: Awesome help/comfort book with Christian perspective
Review: When I had a miscarriage, I was given this book. I cried the entire time I was reading it, but it really helped me heal after losing a child I so desperately wanted. It made me realize that my feelings were normal. It also made me grateful that I had lost my child early rather than later in the pregnancy because the loss would have been even harder. I praise God for giving this woman the insight and willingness to share her painful story with others to help us through trying times. I have recommended this book to several friends who have had miscarriages, and they said it helped as well.