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An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers after Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

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As grieving parents, both my husband and I found these reflections very timely. It's the kind of book you can pick up and read for one minute or one hour, depending on your mood and current needs. It is definitely a Christian-based book...each reflection is followed by a scripture pertaining to the idea presented in the reflection. However, as non-Christians, we loved the stories themselves. They put so eloquently into words the many conflicting feelings we are having after the death of our son. I highly recommend this book to others who have suffered a similar loss.

I had been searching and searching for a book of bible verses pertaining to my loss but I also wanted personal stories in it. I'd even been considering writing one myself if I couldn't find one. This book is EXACTLY what I'd prayed for and I would highly recommend it to anyone seeking comfort in God's word.

We have lost 3 babies in our family. Our dreams of great futures were gone with them. We were desperate to find comfort. This book is healing and helpful to ease the pain.
I am grateful that I discovered this book. I also recommend Write From Your Heart, A Healing Grief Journal.
It really is necessary to "work" through grief.
May you all find peace and comfort.

I lost my son 3 years ago and I can still open this book and find peace. I would buy this book for anyone who has lost their baby. The emotions felt are placed side by side with words of scripture. It is as if God is helping you through your emotions. My husband's Aunt got this for us right after our son died. It helped me then and it continues to help me now.

This is a very good book to give comfort to the grieving after the loss of a pregnancy or baby. The agonized reflections of grieving parents are coupled with scriptural references (some from the Catholic bible). The pages of the bible have much comfort for the afflicted, and the references here are coupled beautifully with the reflections of parents who have suffered. This book offers hope, comfort and encouragement for the bereaved.

The reflections in this book are of the nature that they may bring comfort for a long time. Sometimes I read many of them, sometimes just one or two. Sometimes the reflections and Bible passages help me to grieve, sometimes they help me to rejoice that my son is with our Lord.

Of the 8 or 10 books I bought or was given after the death of our son, this is one of the two that I find the most helpful (the other being - When Hello Means Goodbye, which is more for right away).

This is a good inspirational book don't get me wrong, however it just wasn't what I was expecting. I was expecting more of a book instead of short daily inspriations I guess. Maybe I just didn't read the details prior to purchuse well enough I don't know. It does cover some from a fathers side instead of just how the mother feels after a full term loss. We lost our daughter three days before a scheduled c-section...ten days before my due date. She was beautiful 9lbs 4oz, 21 inch long. The hardest thing my family has had to go thru. Does give the reader a sense of hope and the feeling that they are not the only ones experiencing the vast emotions associated with a loss.

I bought this book without reading it for some friends who had just experienced a miscarriage. I have never been through one myself but really wanted to reach out to my friends, because it's so important to grieve the loss of a child. So many people don't view pre-born children as children because of some of the laws in our society. But for those who lose a child through miscarriage or still birth, they really have lost a part of themselves, and this book addresses so many of the emotions they may be feeling. It addresses the mother's emotions as well as the father's, which is really great, because men usually just want to "fix" things, and with this, they can't. I HIGHLY recommend this book.

This book is a wonderful thing to give to those that have lost a child or for those that want to really understand what it is like so you can know what to say to those that did.