In addition to growing a baby the past nine months I have also been working on co-authoring a book for nine months. Both our sweet baby Briella and the book Nursery of Heaven made their arrival within a week of each other. Both gifts from God and an answer to prayer!
Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents is now available for purchase on amazon! To learn more visit contemplativeheartpress.com.
Several months before starting to write the book I had been praying that God would open a door for me to share about my miscarriages. My heart had a desire to use the suffering I had experienced to somehow bring healing to another soul. Nothing short of the Holy Spirit orchestrating it all, the project began.
This book is the fruition of everything I wish I had while I went through my own miscarriages, struggled with loneliness and tried to cope with my grief and find healing. From the lives of the saints who experienced the heartache many women feel today, to parents sharing their own journey, resources for those grieving and beautiful prayers and blessings.
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and I still feel like more awareness needs to be made. Yes, many strides have been taken, but more can be done. I hope this book can aide in that, offering hope and healing for women and couples as they search for meaning.
To know they are not alone in their struggle. To feel connected with others who have carried a similar cross. And to have their faith strengthened realizing in all of the heartache God has not abandoned them.
I currently run a small miscarriage ministry that sends out care packages in our diocese and we like to include a book in our package. We are currently using Grieving Together, by Laura Kelly Fanucci. Have you read that? Would love to know how your book compares or if you have any free publicity copies we could look at. Congratulations on a published book! What a beautiful cover and title. Blessings.
Thank you for your ministry, what a beautiful outreach and much needed as well! Yes, please send me an email.
Thank you…Thank you…Thank you!!!! My daughter and wonderful Son-In-Law just experienced the loss of their /our first baby.(Grandchild) We all know it is God’s will.. but the pain and sorrow is real. We also know we will heal and be stronger as a family. We have FAITH that our prayers will be answered. But..just seeing, hearing, and sharing similar stories will help us through. So- THANK YOU and GOD BLESS!
I am so sorry for your loss, please extend my sympathies to your daughter and son in-law as well. I will keep your daughter and son in-law along with you in my prayers! You are so right, no matter how strong our faith the pain and sorrow is still very real, because the loss is real. May you all find comfort in the arms of Our Blessed Mother during this most difficult time and draw nearer to the heart of her Son.