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This is the children's book I wrote about miscarriage and the hope of Heaven. I hope it is a huge encouragement to you and those you are supporting through difficult times. To purchase a hardcover version for yourself or someone you love, click here. To read my story of three miscarriages, click here. _________________________ Our Heaven Baby - a children's book on miscarriage and the hope of Heaven.  

When I’m hurting or when I’ve gone through something very heartbreaking, I immediately want to know that I’m not alone.  I want people to tell me their stories.  I search online forums for situations similar to mine.  I look for books whose stories will give me a big hug.  It is comforting to know that others have experienced the same thing, and I’m not just some weirdo who struggles with things unknown to the rest of the world.  However, I think the main thing I’m looking for when I go searching is hope.  I long to know stories of people...

Usually when I run into a genealogy in the Bible, I skim it quickly and move on to the next piece of text.  A few months ago, I was doing that very skimming when a verse stood out to me.  It was about Jabez.  I read a book about Jabez back in college, but I haven’t really thought about him very much since then.   Because of that very popular book, The Prayer of Jabez, many people know his prayer well.  He prayed, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from...

After having three miscarriages in a row, I finally had a pregnancy go all the way to 40 weeks and gave birth to our sweet daughter.  Now that I’m finished with that pregnancy, I can tell you that it was a perfect pregnancy with no complications - but that’s only through hindsight.  When I was in the middle of the pregnancy everything felt like it was going wrong - big things.  I am not one to rush to the doctor or hospital for anything.  I usually am pretty comfortable waiting out symptoms or trying to figure it out myself.  However,...

As I journeyed through three miscarriages, trying to get pregnant, and then needing to stay pregnant, I desperately wanted something to grasp onto.  Someone just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it!  Early on in this experience, I found a couple of books that were incredibly inspiring and encouraging at the time.  I still think the books are great, and all the info is correct.  However, their suggestions didn’t work for me.  Or maybe I just didn’t understand the full message.  The books included God healing infertility and miscarriage problems, a lot of amazing testimonies of God bringing...