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Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child after Pregnancy Loss (Hardcover) – A Devotional Book on How to Cope, Mourn and Heal after Losing a Baby
Loved Baby is a Selah Award winner for Nonfiction Book of the Year and Best Book in the category of Inspiration and Gift. Close to one in four American women experience the silent grief of pregnancy loss. Loved Baby offers much-needed support to women in the middle of psychological and physiological grief as a result of losing an unborn child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or ectopic pregnancy loss. In Loved Baby , author Sarah Philpott gently walks alongside women as they experience the misguided shame, isolation, and crushing despair that accompany the turmoil of loss. With brave vulnerability Sarah shares her own story of loss and the stories of others, offering Christ-filled hope and support to women navigating grief. This fresh and compassionate devotional offers:
- Real talk about loss
- Christ-filled comfort
- Tips to manage social media, reconnect with your partner, and nourish your soul
- Knowledge that your child is in heaven
- Strategies to walk through grief
- Ways to memorialize your loss Whether your loss is recent or not, Loved Baby can be your companion as you move from the darkness of grief toward the light of hope. OTHER BOOK FEATURES: - 31 beautifully written devotionals to help women cope, mourn and heal after losing a baby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages:176
- Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
- Real talk about loss
- Christ-filled comfort
- Tips to manage social media, reconnect with your partner, and nourish your soul
- Knowledge that your child is in heaven
- Strategies to walk through grief
- Ways to memorialize your loss Whether your loss is recent or not, Loved Baby can be your companion as you move from the darkness of grief toward the light of hope. OTHER BOOK FEATURES: - 31 beautifully written devotionals to help women cope, mourn and heal after losing a baby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages:176
- Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
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Published October 1, 2017
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November 25, 2019
Highly recommended to ladies that have experienced pregnancy loss. It has been a huge help to me during this time of grief and healing. I received it as a gift and wouldn't hesitate to buy it for someone that was going through the same thing. I have pages marked that I plan on reading again, when I know I'll need the support and reminders.
January 4, 2021
This devotional was everything that I needed to help grieve the loss of my first child to an early miscarriage. I was gifted this book shortly after I miscarried by a friend, but it took me months before I opened it up. I was in denial & angry & confused for a very long time. I hadn’t let myself grieve & it affected me daily. I finally decided I was tired feeling the way I felt & knew I needed to let myself grieve properly. This book was incredible. I cried so hard, but as I mentioned in the first sentence...this book was everything I needed. This tiny little devotional was able to help me heal! I recommend this to anyone who’s lost a child no matter how recent or how long ago. You need this book ❤️
January 2, 2022
This book comforted my heart in a way I really needed. Thank you Sarah Philpott!
March 1, 2020
A friend, who also lost a baby just a year before us, loaned me this book. Sometimes I came across a devotion where I wished I had been reading this every day, because this one sounded like me a few weeks ago and I wish I had read it then... other times a devotion was exactly what I needed to read that day. God’s providence.
Much of it pointed me back to God in my grief. This devotional book was written as though it’s a personal letter to just one grieving mama, which was so helpful - instead of being lost in a crowd, I felt seen. It affirmed me in the wide range of grief experiences I’ve had on this journey, and gave space to mourn. Made it okay to cry.
I would recommend this to a fellow grieving mama, with the generous heaping of, “It’s okay if you don’t read it everyday, it’s okay if you don’t like it all - it just might be a helpful tool along the way.”
Much of it pointed me back to God in my grief. This devotional book was written as though it’s a personal letter to just one grieving mama, which was so helpful - instead of being lost in a crowd, I felt seen. It affirmed me in the wide range of grief experiences I’ve had on this journey, and gave space to mourn. Made it okay to cry.
I would recommend this to a fellow grieving mama, with the generous heaping of, “It’s okay if you don’t read it everyday, it’s okay if you don’t like it all - it just might be a helpful tool along the way.”
November 11, 2017
Loved Baby is a beautiful book of 31 Devotions centered around Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss. Dr. Sarah Philpott takes us on a journey through her miscarriage as she walked as a woman of faith.
Dr. Philpott fills these beautiful and delicate pages, adorned with watercolor flowers, with stories of child loss and restoration of the reader’s soul through scripture. Dr. Philpott addresses searching for why, dad’s loss, grieving on your due date and loss date, and gently addresses sexual intimacy after child loss.
Each chapter ends with “Soul Work” where she reflects on the chapter and challenges the reader to dig a little deeper. Each chapter also ends with an opportunity for prayer time. One example follows the fifth chapter titled, “Searching for Why.” The “Prayer TIme” reads:
Prayer Time: Lord, why is consuming me. Please help me to take these unanswerable questions and turn them into an opportunity for what now. Amen.
Following pregnancy loss there are so many questions why. We may not know where to turn, who to ask, and those questions may turn into “why me?”
The pages of Loved Baby are filled with grace and the wisdom of the biblical sense of “me too.” Dr. Philpott walks alongside her reader in mourning, silence, and celebration. Losing a baby requires love upon mountains of love, and when a mother is drowning in sorrow, it requires an ocean of grace and community. Dr. Philpott has written an elegant and gentle book for those who have had to say goodbye to their children through pregnancy loss.
I recommend this book to friends, family, and women who have a loved baby in heaven. I would even press that fathers should read it as they too grieve and move toward cherishing their children.
You’re not alone. You have the right to grieve and you have the right to petition God with your questions and sorrow. Dr. Philpott acknowledges this while asking you to “grieve in hope.”
It is hard to respond to pregnancy loss simply because we don’t know what to say or do for a loved one experiencing this. As a result, the silence is overwhelming. Dr. Philpott breaks this code of silence in a gentle and needed way in the pages of Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss. Grab your copy today.
Dr. Philpott fills these beautiful and delicate pages, adorned with watercolor flowers, with stories of child loss and restoration of the reader’s soul through scripture. Dr. Philpott addresses searching for why, dad’s loss, grieving on your due date and loss date, and gently addresses sexual intimacy after child loss.
Each chapter ends with “Soul Work” where she reflects on the chapter and challenges the reader to dig a little deeper. Each chapter also ends with an opportunity for prayer time. One example follows the fifth chapter titled, “Searching for Why.” The “Prayer TIme” reads:
Prayer Time: Lord, why is consuming me. Please help me to take these unanswerable questions and turn them into an opportunity for what now. Amen.
Following pregnancy loss there are so many questions why. We may not know where to turn, who to ask, and those questions may turn into “why me?”
The pages of Loved Baby are filled with grace and the wisdom of the biblical sense of “me too.” Dr. Philpott walks alongside her reader in mourning, silence, and celebration. Losing a baby requires love upon mountains of love, and when a mother is drowning in sorrow, it requires an ocean of grace and community. Dr. Philpott has written an elegant and gentle book for those who have had to say goodbye to their children through pregnancy loss.
I recommend this book to friends, family, and women who have a loved baby in heaven. I would even press that fathers should read it as they too grieve and move toward cherishing their children.
You’re not alone. You have the right to grieve and you have the right to petition God with your questions and sorrow. Dr. Philpott acknowledges this while asking you to “grieve in hope.”
It is hard to respond to pregnancy loss simply because we don’t know what to say or do for a loved one experiencing this. As a result, the silence is overwhelming. Dr. Philpott breaks this code of silence in a gentle and needed way in the pages of Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss. Grab your copy today.
May 28, 2022
HIGHLY RECOMMEND to anyone who has suffered any type of pregnancy loss, even if you are not religious, but are open to other people being religious. It was incredibly helpful at letting me know how I might feel in different situations. I even made my husband read some pages which made it easier to have some difficult conversations.
March 30, 2019
I related to this book so much from the very beginning. It helped to read other stories and know that my grief and feelings are not abnormal. I would recommend this book to anyone who has had a loss and is struggling.
September 30, 2020
Such a helpful devotional book if you've gone through a miscarriage or any other type of pregnancy/infant loss.
December 30, 2021
A great book to read through, cry over, and heal with after another loss. Forever grateful for this sweet gift from Bailee.
March 31, 2023
This is an amazing resource for anyone going through this type of loss. I love that this book was broken up by topics, and it allowed me to jump around to read each chapter as I needed it.
November 2, 2017
November 10.
It was my due date the first time I was pregnant. Only I never made it that far. Shortly after finding out I was pregnant, I miscarried and my world shattered.
Even now, nearly four years later, I still grieve that day. More often than not, I burst into tears on November 10 as soon as I realize what day it is. This, despite the fact that I now have a thriving 2.5-year-old daughter for who I am exceedingly grateful.
Even so, I mourn the baby I never knew. I mourn what might have been.
After miscarrying, I did what I always do. I ran to Amazon to try to console myself in books. Only, I quickly learned there were none. Eventually, I found some books that I found helpful, especially An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken – a memoir about Elizabeth’s experience with still birth.
As helpful as An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination was, it wasn’t actually about miscarriage. I quickly realized there was a hole in the market; Nothing was about miscarriage.
For that reason, I was excited to read Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss by Sarah Philpott, PhD.
To be clear, I wish this book wasn’t needed. But with as prevalent as miscarriage is, it definitely is.
Since Loved Baby is a devotional, its chapters are short, something I think is helpful for grieving moms who may not be able to stomach anything longer in any one sitting.
What I appreciate most about Loved Baby is its scope. Sarah covers everything from Searching for Why to mourning your baby to dealing with hurtful words following your loss to grieving fathers to honoring your due date, celebrating the baby you lost, and choosing joy over fear during future pregnancies.
Each devotional is practical, but it’s also filled with stories – both Sarah’s own as well as those of others who are part of the Loved Baby community. Additionally, each chapter is filled with relevant Scripture passages. Each devotional ends with an activity called “Soul Work”, which includes some sort of thoughtful journal prompt to help you continue thinking about that devotion’s theme. Many grieving moms will find these prompts helpful, if not therapeutic.
To be clear, even though Loved Baby’s subtitle indicates it’s for anyone who’s suffered a pregnancy loss, I think this book is really geared for those who have experienced miscarriage.
That said, any Christian woman who's experienced miscarriage will find Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss to be an extraordinarily helpful resource. Every church library / bookstore should carry it. Although it’s geared for women, spouses might also find it helpful to better understand their wife’s experience. Loved Baby would also be a helpful resource for a support group to work through together.
As Sarah says, “There is no way around grief.” That’s certainly true of miscarriage. Yet, those who have experienced it will find Loved Baby to be a helpful companion for traveling through grief… I know it was for me, even four years after the fact.
It was my due date the first time I was pregnant. Only I never made it that far. Shortly after finding out I was pregnant, I miscarried and my world shattered.
Even now, nearly four years later, I still grieve that day. More often than not, I burst into tears on November 10 as soon as I realize what day it is. This, despite the fact that I now have a thriving 2.5-year-old daughter for who I am exceedingly grateful.
Even so, I mourn the baby I never knew. I mourn what might have been.
After miscarrying, I did what I always do. I ran to Amazon to try to console myself in books. Only, I quickly learned there were none. Eventually, I found some books that I found helpful, especially An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken – a memoir about Elizabeth’s experience with still birth.
As helpful as An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination was, it wasn’t actually about miscarriage. I quickly realized there was a hole in the market; Nothing was about miscarriage.
For that reason, I was excited to read Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss by Sarah Philpott, PhD.
To be clear, I wish this book wasn’t needed. But with as prevalent as miscarriage is, it definitely is.
Since Loved Baby is a devotional, its chapters are short, something I think is helpful for grieving moms who may not be able to stomach anything longer in any one sitting.
What I appreciate most about Loved Baby is its scope. Sarah covers everything from Searching for Why to mourning your baby to dealing with hurtful words following your loss to grieving fathers to honoring your due date, celebrating the baby you lost, and choosing joy over fear during future pregnancies.
Each devotional is practical, but it’s also filled with stories – both Sarah’s own as well as those of others who are part of the Loved Baby community. Additionally, each chapter is filled with relevant Scripture passages. Each devotional ends with an activity called “Soul Work”, which includes some sort of thoughtful journal prompt to help you continue thinking about that devotion’s theme. Many grieving moms will find these prompts helpful, if not therapeutic.
To be clear, even though Loved Baby’s subtitle indicates it’s for anyone who’s suffered a pregnancy loss, I think this book is really geared for those who have experienced miscarriage.
That said, any Christian woman who's experienced miscarriage will find Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child After Pregnancy Loss to be an extraordinarily helpful resource. Every church library / bookstore should carry it. Although it’s geared for women, spouses might also find it helpful to better understand their wife’s experience. Loved Baby would also be a helpful resource for a support group to work through together.
As Sarah says, “There is no way around grief.” That’s certainly true of miscarriage. Yet, those who have experienced it will find Loved Baby to be a helpful companion for traveling through grief… I know it was for me, even four years after the fact.
July 1, 2018
This review will post on October 15th on my site (http://jessicasreadingroom.com )to correspond with National Infant & Pregnancy Loss Day. I wanted to share my review here now.
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Firstly, I want to say I have not experienced a loss such as this so I cannot identify with who this devotion was written for. That is not saying I should not have read it. In fact, I am glad I did. I know many who have experienced pregnancy loss and now I feel I understand their loss better. I will never 100% understand this loss as I do not have children and more than likely won’t.
Sarah Philpott has written a 31 day Christian devotional to the women who have experienced various types of pregnancy loss: miscarriage, still birth, and ectopic pregnancies. She wrote the devotional directly to the Mommy and she also shares her story of pregnancy loss and others share their stories as well. Philpott talks about the various changes one will go through medically and also the wide range of emotions that will be experienced. She also aims to help guide the mommy with spiritual changes.
There is also a devotion about the fathers, as they experienced the loss and grieve as well; there is a devotion about other children that the reader may have. There are also devotions about honoring your due date, how you may feel afterwards if you want to try for another child or not. There is also a devotion in regards to adoption or deciding to live a child free life.
Philpott includes Bible verses from a various versions of the Bible. She has a section of each devotion called Soul Work to apply what the devotion was about. Each devotion ends with prayer time. The last devotion is for the Mommy to share her story and cherish the baby she lost.
This is a devotion that should be completed. I can see it bringing comfort to women. There will be a wide range of emotions and a great many tears as this devotion is completed. Philpott put her heart and soul into this devotion and her love for the mommies out there is felt and seen.
Bravo for a fabulous devotion to help the mommies that have gone through pregnancy loss, be it recent or from years ago.
Many thanks to Broadstreet Publishing for my copy I was sent via NetGalley.
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Firstly, I want to say I have not experienced a loss such as this so I cannot identify with who this devotion was written for. That is not saying I should not have read it. In fact, I am glad I did. I know many who have experienced pregnancy loss and now I feel I understand their loss better. I will never 100% understand this loss as I do not have children and more than likely won’t.
Sarah Philpott has written a 31 day Christian devotional to the women who have experienced various types of pregnancy loss: miscarriage, still birth, and ectopic pregnancies. She wrote the devotional directly to the Mommy and she also shares her story of pregnancy loss and others share their stories as well. Philpott talks about the various changes one will go through medically and also the wide range of emotions that will be experienced. She also aims to help guide the mommy with spiritual changes.
There is also a devotion about the fathers, as they experienced the loss and grieve as well; there is a devotion about other children that the reader may have. There are also devotions about honoring your due date, how you may feel afterwards if you want to try for another child or not. There is also a devotion in regards to adoption or deciding to live a child free life.
Philpott includes Bible verses from a various versions of the Bible. She has a section of each devotion called Soul Work to apply what the devotion was about. Each devotion ends with prayer time. The last devotion is for the Mommy to share her story and cherish the baby she lost.
This is a devotion that should be completed. I can see it bringing comfort to women. There will be a wide range of emotions and a great many tears as this devotion is completed. Philpott put her heart and soul into this devotion and her love for the mommies out there is felt and seen.
Bravo for a fabulous devotion to help the mommies that have gone through pregnancy loss, be it recent or from years ago.
Many thanks to Broadstreet Publishing for my copy I was sent via NetGalley.
July 9, 2021
Christian based mini devotionals for those who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth. This book has been the most helpful thing in my healing journey with grief! Therapy tips to cope such as focusing on things you can control, stages of grief, and how to take care of yourself. It includes spiritual tips to let go and align your will to God. At the end of each chapter there is a prayer and little assignments to work on.
People were extremely uncomfortable around me after my miscarriage. I felt so isolated and alone. Everyone grieves differently and it's hard to know how to help unless you ask and get specifics. I didn't even know what I needed until a month after it happened.
Here is my advice if you know someone who is suffering.
- This book is a great gift and has the tools to walk them through grief and strengthen their relationship with God.
- Acknowledge the person's loss. A quick hug or hand squeeze is all you need to do to comfort someone if you don't know what to say. I got a shoulder squeeze and an "I love you" from someone in passing 3 months after my miscarriage and it meant the world to me.
- You can check on them anytime. It's never too late. It's been 8 months now and I think about it everyday. The pain isn't as raw but the grief doesn't ever fully go away.
- If you don't know what to say just say generic phrases like, "I'm sorry for your loss." or "This sucks." or "I'm here if you need anything." Please don't say anything trite. "Everything happens for a reason. At least you already have a child. It was God's will." It's a slap to the face and not comforting even if the statement is true.
- Ask them how they would like to be served. What's their love language? (left alone, talk about it, dinner, help with laundry/cleaning, hugs, etc.) Anytime I saw someone I would burst into tears so I wanted to be left alone for months. But I still needed encouragement and appreciated texts and chatting online.)
People were extremely uncomfortable around me after my miscarriage. I felt so isolated and alone. Everyone grieves differently and it's hard to know how to help unless you ask and get specifics. I didn't even know what I needed until a month after it happened.
Here is my advice if you know someone who is suffering.
- This book is a great gift and has the tools to walk them through grief and strengthen their relationship with God.
- Acknowledge the person's loss. A quick hug or hand squeeze is all you need to do to comfort someone if you don't know what to say. I got a shoulder squeeze and an "I love you" from someone in passing 3 months after my miscarriage and it meant the world to me.
- You can check on them anytime. It's never too late. It's been 8 months now and I think about it everyday. The pain isn't as raw but the grief doesn't ever fully go away.
- If you don't know what to say just say generic phrases like, "I'm sorry for your loss." or "This sucks." or "I'm here if you need anything." Please don't say anything trite. "Everything happens for a reason. At least you already have a child. It was God's will." It's a slap to the face and not comforting even if the statement is true.
- Ask them how they would like to be served. What's their love language? (left alone, talk about it, dinner, help with laundry/cleaning, hugs, etc.) Anytime I saw someone I would burst into tears so I wanted to be left alone for months. But I still needed encouragement and appreciated texts and chatting online.)
October 7, 2017
The author of Loved Baby knows firsthand the deep pain of having a baby die in her womb. She wrote this devotional to be a compassionate companion for women walking the lonely road of losing an unborn child.
Inside its pages, Sarah Philpott includes personal stories from her own losses and wisdom and insight from other women who have experienced miscarriage or a stillbirth. Importantly, she refutes the shame and guilt that often accompanies pregnancy loss.
With vulnerability and empathy, Sarah discusses the common stages of grief, explains triggers that often fuel bitterness and anger, and offers advice for navigating this difficult journey toward hope. She also provides medical facts and tips for caring for yourself in the process of healing.
Loved Baby is filled with biblical truth and comfort and practical yet honest advice. This devotional will come alongside hurting women, providing comfort and reassurance that they will make it through even this most horrible pain of losing their loved baby.
Whether a woman loses a baby in the first trimester or her infant is stillborn, the grief is real.
After my first baby was born into heaven, I found myself lost in a deep dark hole, with little hope to ever get out. Eventually, God helped me see a glimmer of light. That started me on the path toward healing.
How helpful it would have been to have a comforting voice of understanding come beside me. One that would help me find the way out of that deep dark hole. How much easier my journey through multiple miscarriages would have been if I would have had that kind soul whispering to me as Sarah does in Loved Baby:
“Grieve away…. But grieve in hope. Stay rooted in hope, because your little one is blooming in heaven.”
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Inside its pages, Sarah Philpott includes personal stories from her own losses and wisdom and insight from other women who have experienced miscarriage or a stillbirth. Importantly, she refutes the shame and guilt that often accompanies pregnancy loss.
With vulnerability and empathy, Sarah discusses the common stages of grief, explains triggers that often fuel bitterness and anger, and offers advice for navigating this difficult journey toward hope. She also provides medical facts and tips for caring for yourself in the process of healing.
Loved Baby is filled with biblical truth and comfort and practical yet honest advice. This devotional will come alongside hurting women, providing comfort and reassurance that they will make it through even this most horrible pain of losing their loved baby.
Whether a woman loses a baby in the first trimester or her infant is stillborn, the grief is real.
After my first baby was born into heaven, I found myself lost in a deep dark hole, with little hope to ever get out. Eventually, God helped me see a glimmer of light. That started me on the path toward healing.
How helpful it would have been to have a comforting voice of understanding come beside me. One that would help me find the way out of that deep dark hole. How much easier my journey through multiple miscarriages would have been if I would have had that kind soul whispering to me as Sarah does in Loved Baby:
“Grieve away…. But grieve in hope. Stay rooted in hope, because your little one is blooming in heaven.”
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
September 11, 2017
As a mother who, and whose family, endured a miscarriage, I can honestly say I'd hoped this book/resource would have been available to me ten years ago. Miscarriage is not a hushed dirty word, but unfortunately our society has turned it into a societal issue that tends to make parents feel they've done something wrong. What Sarah's book has done is shine a light on this subject that is more common than we really know. That we are not alone, whether early or late term miscarriages.
Loved Baby helps to bring about mourning with not just scientific truths, but also biblical with a 31-day devotional. Where Moms and Dads can mourn and celebrate their Loved Baby's life. There is nothing shameful about a miscarriage. It is gut wrenching, it is painful, it can make one turn in on themselves BUT it is not shameful.
I appreciate the time and love Sarah has given to this book, which reads like a dear friend having a heart to heart with her grieving friend. I especially appreciate her carving out a section to mention fathers who also go through mourning in their own way. When we think of miscarriage we think of what the moms may be feeling or going through. We need to also recognize the fathers who stand silently, or not so silently, by the mother of their child(ren). I can honestly say, when our family went through a miscarriage I didn't think to dive into how my husband was doing with a life changing process. I didn't think to check in with his well-being. Let's also remember to honor the men who are grieving.
Bless you, Sarah, for this devotional of love through pain. That it's okay to mourn, but not allow oneself to be consumed in the saddness, how an individual may need in order to pick up the pieces.
Loved Baby helps to bring about mourning with not just scientific truths, but also biblical with a 31-day devotional. Where Moms and Dads can mourn and celebrate their Loved Baby's life. There is nothing shameful about a miscarriage. It is gut wrenching, it is painful, it can make one turn in on themselves BUT it is not shameful.
I appreciate the time and love Sarah has given to this book, which reads like a dear friend having a heart to heart with her grieving friend. I especially appreciate her carving out a section to mention fathers who also go through mourning in their own way. When we think of miscarriage we think of what the moms may be feeling or going through. We need to also recognize the fathers who stand silently, or not so silently, by the mother of their child(ren). I can honestly say, when our family went through a miscarriage I didn't think to dive into how my husband was doing with a life changing process. I didn't think to check in with his well-being. Let's also remember to honor the men who are grieving.
Bless you, Sarah, for this devotional of love through pain. That it's okay to mourn, but not allow oneself to be consumed in the saddness, how an individual may need in order to pick up the pieces.
November 16, 2017
"Those of us who have experienced loss are now changed souls"
"words have a way of halting our hearts. We all know the words miscarriage and stillbirth don't adequately portray the big, huge, momentous significance of our precious child dying in our bodies"
My baby boy died in a pregnancy loss in 2016. I went to our local Christian bookstore and browsed the isles for a long time trying to find a book to read that would somehow know what I was going through. I couldn't find a single book on the subject there and I left empty handed.
I so very appreciate the author writing this beautiful book. It is raw, honest, and completely relatable. It's encouraging and spoke right to my heart. It referenced God's word appropriately. How I wish I had it to read last year, but I am so grateful to have read it now. I will never get tired of reading how the complex emotions involved in pregnancy loss I have/continue to experience are completely normal and felt by millions of other women.
Thank you so much to author Sarah Philpott for writing this precious book that will help and encourage so many women going through this.
"The babies that died in our wombs were born straight into the splendor of heaven". Amen
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
"words have a way of halting our hearts. We all know the words miscarriage and stillbirth don't adequately portray the big, huge, momentous significance of our precious child dying in our bodies"
My baby boy died in a pregnancy loss in 2016. I went to our local Christian bookstore and browsed the isles for a long time trying to find a book to read that would somehow know what I was going through. I couldn't find a single book on the subject there and I left empty handed.
I so very appreciate the author writing this beautiful book. It is raw, honest, and completely relatable. It's encouraging and spoke right to my heart. It referenced God's word appropriately. How I wish I had it to read last year, but I am so grateful to have read it now. I will never get tired of reading how the complex emotions involved in pregnancy loss I have/continue to experience are completely normal and felt by millions of other women.
Thank you so much to author Sarah Philpott for writing this precious book that will help and encourage so many women going through this.
"The babies that died in our wombs were born straight into the splendor of heaven". Amen
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
December 25, 2025
I cherish the stories included in this devotional. The pain of other moms. The thoughts that felt too big for me are felt by other grieving mothers. The things that happen to you during a miscarriage are terrifying and horrific, and you hesitate to discuss them. You shield your spouse (if you can), and you present a version of the event to others who ask or are in your close circle that is sanitized and censored. Reading other women’s realities here was really what my heart longed for, to not feel so alone in all of this.
The devotional was given 3 stars because, as with most devotions, they are written by incredibly well-meaning, well-intentioned individuals, but some of the Bible verses were taken out of context to fit emotionally with the given topic of the day. But when you seek the source you see that the meaning of that verse had nothing to do at all with what the author implied it did (example: Day 14 - Job is referring to Sheol, not Heaven - two vastly different places).
Enjoy a devotional, allow the emotions to speak to you, but always go back to the source of verses cited and learn more about the context of the scripture before applying it to your bank of memory verses to pull upon in your time of need.
The devotional was given 3 stars because, as with most devotions, they are written by incredibly well-meaning, well-intentioned individuals, but some of the Bible verses were taken out of context to fit emotionally with the given topic of the day. But when you seek the source you see that the meaning of that verse had nothing to do at all with what the author implied it did (example: Day 14 - Job is referring to Sheol, not Heaven - two vastly different places).
Enjoy a devotional, allow the emotions to speak to you, but always go back to the source of verses cited and learn more about the context of the scripture before applying it to your bank of memory verses to pull upon in your time of need.
November 21, 2025
I received this devotional from my mother-in-law after the miscarriage of our first baby - a very loved baby girl we will one day meet in heaven. While I’m still deep in the midst of my grief, I’ve found so much comfort in this devo. Every morning it’s the first thing I read (and sometimes I even find myself reading ahead). Sarah knows and validates the pain - from the guilt and anger to the heartbreak and envy - all of the emotions that this tragedy causes. Sarah reminds each of us of the truth in God’s Word and provides small applications to help through the grief journey. I cannot recommend this devo enough for any woman going through a miscarriage.
If you are reading this and find yourself in the deep valley of grief after losing your baby, I am so sorry. Please know you are not alone. 🩷
If you are reading this and find yourself in the deep valley of grief after losing your baby, I am so sorry. Please know you are not alone. 🩷
October 7, 2017
This book is beautifully written and gently guides you through the process of grieving the loss of a child. It seems like Sarah Philpott was speaking directly to me as I read though this the book. The 31 devotions are the perfect length for helping you to process your emotions while not overwhelming you. Her Biblical insights comfort you throughout the book. I love how each chapter ends with comforting words and an action plan to help you heal your broken heart in a healthy way. The fact that pregnancy and child loss is such a taboo issue makes this book even more vital to the healing process. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has experienced any type of loss in their life. It also makes the perfect gift to let others know that you are thinking about them.
July 13, 2020
This book was critical in my healing process, and I didn't even know it existed. My sweet cousin sent this to me after needing it herself. After reading it, I promised myself that I would send it to each and every person I know who suffers a miscarriage.
I started reading this three days after my twins were born into heaven. It has given me hope, walked me through the grieving process, deepened my faith in a time when I was angry at God, and allowed me to honor my twins daily in prayer. It has taught me healthy ways to discuss this time in my life and changed my perspective -- My babies didn't die, they were born into heaven and I was lucky enough to be chosen as the mom of angels.
I cannot recommend this book enough to all those unfortunate enough to need it.
I started reading this three days after my twins were born into heaven. It has given me hope, walked me through the grieving process, deepened my faith in a time when I was angry at God, and allowed me to honor my twins daily in prayer. It has taught me healthy ways to discuss this time in my life and changed my perspective -- My babies didn't die, they were born into heaven and I was lucky enough to be chosen as the mom of angels.
I cannot recommend this book enough to all those unfortunate enough to need it.
February 26, 2019
A blessing at the loss time
My pregnancy ended at week 8. I found this book and finished in the first week after the miscarriage. I am grateful for the book. The author shared her stories and stories of others. It feels less alone when I know others have experienced similar thoughts and emotions. I also benefit from the biblical truth from the book. I am not mad or angry at God, but I do have questions. The book answered some of those. I recommend this book for anyone who is going through the hard loss. God bless.
My pregnancy ended at week 8. I found this book and finished in the first week after the miscarriage. I am grateful for the book. The author shared her stories and stories of others. It feels less alone when I know others have experienced similar thoughts and emotions. I also benefit from the biblical truth from the book. I am not mad or angry at God, but I do have questions. The book answered some of those. I recommend this book for anyone who is going through the hard loss. God bless.
July 22, 2023
The book I never wanted to need but am so grateful for. The author both tenderly gives permission to grieve and helps readers understand the plethora of hard emotions and situations they may be facing after miscarriage or pregnancy loss. At the same time she gracefully gives hope and encouragement from scripture to help women as they process their losses and continue their lives after loss. I cried big tears for myself and others, I smiled at the sweet stories shared, I nodded in agreement, and I closed the book longing for heaven and the sweet reunion waiting for me there.
December 26, 2024
After experiencing a miscarriage, one of my friends who has also gone through the miscarriage process gave me this book. It definitely helped me to understand my grief and process my loss. It will hurt to read, you will cry, but I do truly believe that this helped me understand my grief as a daughter of God. I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone who has also experienced a miscarriage. Just know that you are not alone in your journey and I'm so sorry that you also have to go through this pain and journey of grieving.
August 15, 2025
I bought this book the day I miscarried my third child.
It was difficult to open, but when I did, I was so pleased to have come across this book. Each of the 31 devotions helped me on my journey as I grieved the loss of a child I never knew, yet whom I loved so dearly.
I have actually ordered several more copies of this to have on hand to share with other mothers who go through the pain of losing a child. Some copies I'm going to drop off at my Church, to be shared with those who come to seek solace and healing.
It was difficult to open, but when I did, I was so pleased to have come across this book. Each of the 31 devotions helped me on my journey as I grieved the loss of a child I never knew, yet whom I loved so dearly.
I have actually ordered several more copies of this to have on hand to share with other mothers who go through the pain of losing a child. Some copies I'm going to drop off at my Church, to be shared with those who come to seek solace and healing.
June 10, 2024
A God send! When I picked up this book in the midst of grief I wasn't expecting much, but as I read I felt comforted. I felt seen and heard. I felt encouraged to feel what I needed to feel and to speak with God. Sarah takes you on a journey through grief with the help of many stories from other women who have experienced loss. I highly recommend for any woman with Christian values going through the season of loss. - Ella Rose Author of 'Becoming a Titus 2 Mother'
September 8, 2017
The loss of a child is devastating. Sarah knows all about it and helps her readers as they walk through the grief process. It's like having a dear friend right next to you as you learn to breathe and live again. If you've faced the loss of a child through miscarriage, still birth or even death, this is a book you want to read!
October 26, 2017
I wish I had this book several years ago both for myself and for a friend, but I am so glad it exists now. The book includes the author's story and the stories of other women, exploration of Scripture, coping strategies, and prayers with beautiful watercolors throughout.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
November 8, 2023
I loved this book. For me, it was a very emotional read, but much needed. I started reading it a couple of days after a miscarriage. It took me a month to read, even though it’s not a long book, because there are parts in the second half that I wouldn’t have been able to read so close to the loss.
Highly recommended to read. Very comforting at a time when it was needed.
Highly recommended to read. Very comforting at a time when it was needed.
July 15, 2019
This book was so helpful as my husband and I grieve our stillborn baby girl. We read it together in the first month after her death, and it was a good way for us to grieve together and talk about the process.
September 28, 2022
Not a mother, but I liked it a lot. Doc recommended it to us.
Particularly the chapters about anger & dad’s emotions. Very accurate, captured how isolating it can be.
Very worth reading, mother or father.
Particularly the chapters about anger & dad’s emotions. Very accurate, captured how isolating it can be.
Very worth reading, mother or father.
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