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The Book that Helped Me Heal After my Miscarriage

July 18, 2016 by Tiffany

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I sat there scrolling through Pinterest after searching “miscarriage.” I wanted to see all the quotes, read the stories of others’, and get any tips and advice I could. I had no idea how to get through and heal from such a painful time, such a deep loss, so I was grasping for anything and everything that could help. I came across a book on Pinterest, and I ordered it.

I read that book during my first weeks of having a natural miscarriage. But you know what, it didn’t really help. I didn’t find it all that comforting or healing. It was a decent book, but I wouldn’t recommend it to a friend.

After my miscarriage, I wanted to find a book where the author understood my feelings and could help me heal. I found that book, but it actually has nothing to do with miscarriage. Here is the book that helped me heal after my hardest loss.

It wasn’t until about a month after my miscarriage that I found the book that truly helped me heal. I realize part of it is timing. While reading that first book, I was right in the midst of it and wasn’t ready to heal. This new book, though, the one I started reading at just the right time — it was exactly what I needed.

The Book that Helped me Heal

When God Doesn’t Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can’t Live Without by Laura Story is the book. You may have heard of Laura Story. She’s the Christian singer who wrote the song “Blessings.” The back of the book asks, “Is it possible that good things can come out of our broken dreams?”

Laura’s book is all about her husband’s struggle with a brain tumor, the surgeries, the complications, and all of the broken dreams that came with such a twisted turn of life events.

I picked up this book and began reading it because it was exactly what I was going through. God didn’t fix it. I had pleaded with Him to save my baby, and yet I kept bleeding. I had begged Him for a miracle as I laid on that hospital bed, and yet I still heard the words nonviable and miscarriage repeated to me. God didn’t fix it. And I didn’t know how to handle that.

This book by Laura Story is the one that helped me heal after my miscarriage.

It’s funny that this is the book that helped me heal considering nowhere does it ever mention miscarriage. I had searched for books specifically about miscarriage to read, and yet God spoke to me and healed my heart through a book about brain tumors. The fact is, it doesn’t matter what it is in your life that God didn’t or isn’t fixing — it still means broken hearts and dreams. It still leaves us questioning and doubting and maybe even angry. As I read through Laura’s story, I found pieces of my own.

“I believed that if I did all the right things for God, then He would do the right thing by me. When He didn’t, I felt as if God hadn’t kept up His end of the bargain. I was disappointed in Him. I even felt betrayed.” – Laura Story

Yes, that was so me. And this one too.

“Questions and doubts plague my mind more than I care to admit. The single word why haunts me the most. Like a stuck needle on a vinyl record, there are days when it replays over and over again.” – Laura Story

When we don’t get what we want, when God doesn’t answer the prayer the way we asked, when things don’t get fixed or healed or redeemed — whether it be through a brain tumor, a miscarriage, or some other terrible life event — Laura shares the truths we need to hear. Through her story and the stories of those from the Bible, you will see your own story. And you will see that God can bring good from brokenness.

What have been your favorite books to read during a time of loss or disappointment?

Since I had a hard time finding a book or other resources specifically on miscarriage, I decided to create my own. You can order my eBook on Amazon or here on my website.

Order the eBook today to receive encouragement about pregnancy loss.

You may also want to read:

  • Ways to Cope After Miscarriage
  • Healing Music: Songs for Miscarriage Survivors
  • Books to Help You Grow as a Couple

You may also want to follow me on Facebook or Pinterest. I have a Miscarriage board and a Good Reads board.

Filed Under: Miscarriage Tagged With: book, broken, dream, heal, healing, laura, loss, miscarriage, story

Comments

  1. Kathryn H. says

    July 18, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    I really appreciate your book advice, Tiffany. One of the things I have some trouble with is the fact that my emotions don’t always follow what I know is true in my head and heart as a Christian, and I wallow in feelings that aren’t reflecting the truth to me. Sometimes it helps me to remember that I don’t have to understand or to feel good about something to grasp onto God in my life and to live that faith without the fuzzy feelings. I think I’m supposed to learn some humility by the fact that I need spiritual healing for what in my case are some relatively petty hurts, in the grand scheme of things.

    • Tiffany says

      July 18, 2016 at 3:09 pm

      I always love your comments Kathryn. Our emotions can definitely cause more doubts and questions in the midst of hurts. I hope that you can put your focus on God and your trust in Him even when it’s hard to do so.

  2. Bailey says

    July 19, 2016 at 12:55 am

    I don’t know if you have a LifeWay near FLW, but they have a resource section for loss that includes pregnancy loss. I can’t think of some of the titles off the top of my head, but I do remember quite a few customers found those books touched their hearts. (I should mention that I did work at LifeWay, and loved it. Just so you know!)
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    • Tiffany says

      July 19, 2016 at 4:20 pm

      Thanks for the heads up Bailey! I didn’t know they had a section for that — that’s wonderful! I do not have a LifeWay here, but I know there’s one around Fort Campbell where we are headed! 🙂

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