GRACE DISGUISED: HOW THE SOUL GROWS THROUGH LOSS

by Gerald Sittser; 181 pages.  (Recommended byGwen)   About finding grace in the midst of grief, this book was written by a man three years after an accident that took his mother, his wife and his daughter, leaving him to raise their surviving three children alone. Not specific to infant or pregnancy loss, but more on how to find God's grace in the midst of  despair.

ALWAYS PRECIOUS IN OUR MEMORY: REFLECTIONS AFTER MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH OR NEONATAL DEATH

by Kristen Johnson Ingram ; 94 pages.    (Recommended by Gwen)   Poetic reflections of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss, with scriptural reassurances.

ANGUISH OF LOSS: A JOURNEY OF LOVE AND HOPE

By Julie Fritsch with Sherokee Ilse      (Recommended by Jenny D)  The visual expressions are beautiful and convey loss accurately. Each visual has an accompanying poem. I have found this helpful.

EMPTY CRADLE, A FULL HEART; REFLECTIONS FOR MOTHERS AND FATHERS AFTER MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH, OR IN

by Christine O'Keef Laster; 245 pages.     (Recommended by Gwen)   Emotional reflections of parents after losing their baby, either through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death,with each facing page bearing a scriptural response.

BITTERSWEET...HELLOGOODBYE: A RESOURCE IN PLANNING FAREWELL RITUALS WHEN A BABY DIES

by Jane Lamb (Recommended by Kim)  This is a must-have in my opinion. When planning Tommy's service, this was the one resource I could really count on for solid Bible verses, song suggestions, poems and other people's experiences. This is put out by  SHARE and has a Catholic slant.

DEAR CHEYENNE: A JOURNAL INTO GRIEF, A COLLECTION OF ANGELS AND MIRACLES, A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERHOO

by Joanne Cacciatore ; 114 pages.   (Recommended by Gwen)   Letters and poetry from a mother to her stillborn daughter. Written by the founder of M.I.S.S.

DEEPER SHADE OF GRACE

Written by Bernadette Keaggy (wife of Phil) who has lost five children - triplets then 2 additional losses due to an incompetent  cervix. Hers is a powerful story of faith.  (Recommended by Kim

EMPTY ARMS

by Pam Vredevelt, 170 pages (Recommended by Loni  & JoAnn)  The author had an almost full-term stillborn baby.  She touches a lot of subjects, including how we grieve differently (husbands), building memories, dealing with others' reactions.

EMPTY ARMS: COPING AFTER MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH AND INFANT DEATH

by Sherokee Ilse  and Arlene Appelbaum (Recommended by Loni.  This is an encouraging book that reaches out to all who have been touched by infant death or miscarriage. With compassion and sensitivity, Sherokee Ilse offers practical suggestions and support for decision-making at the time of the loss and for the future.

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