I'll Hold You in Heaven

I have sent this book to a couple of women who have lost infants or had a miscarriage. I myself lost a baby years ago and did not have the privilege of this wonderful and encouraging book. I highly recommend it for mothers who have lost babies and/or who have had miscarriages. Marilyn Fitzgerald

I recieved this book after my 3rd pregnancy loss as a companion to a pregnancy loss bible study workbook and I just loved it. It really helped me through the grieving process and guide me to hope through belief in God and heaven that my unborn child is taken care of and one day we will meet. I gained a whole new and healthy perspective on this sad chapter of my life and I believe without reading this book I might not have healed and moved on the way I did.

What happened to my baby after he/she died? Will I ever see my baby again-and will I recognize him? What happens if I've had an abortion? Does God have a reason for letting my child die? How can I help a friend who's in grief?These are some of the questions addressed in this thought provoking book. Pastor Jack Hayford approaches the subject in a manner which makes the reader feel he truly empathizes with the situation. As Pastor Hayford says in his book, "This isn't myth, fable, legend, or a selection of poetic thoughts for the sorrowful. This is truth to set us free. Here we are specifically freed to expect to meet children in heaven, to recognize them and to be with them."I've had three miscarriages, and wish I'LL HOLD YOU IN HEAVEN had been available for me to read when I was recovering. Not everyone understands what the mother is going through as some offer inane remarks that are not always comforting. In I'LL HOLD YOU IN HEAVEN, Pastor Hayford offers encouragement not only to the mom who miscarried, but also to the parent who lost a baby days or weeks after birth, and to the woman who aborted her baby and later regrets her decision.If you know someone who recently lost a baby or if you're going through that sorrow yourself, I'LL HOLD YOU IN HEAVEN is a great book to read. It's a book which should be in every church library so it can minister to those hurting. A Remembrance book is also available. I recommend I'LL HOLD YOU IN HEAVEN. --- reviewed by Laura V. Hilton for Christian Bookshelf

When I lost my precious Makayla Zayne after 33 hours here on earth, I wondered how I would ever be able to cope with her death. If there was ever a baby that was going to be loved it was her. I'll Hold you in heaven is a must for anyone who has lost a baby thru abortion, miscarrage or neonatal death. What an assurance that we can have the opportunity to hold our babies in heaven if that is what we choose.

Two days after Christmas, in 1994, my baby died. She had not even been born yet; actually her life was only a few weeks old as she had only been conceived the first part of that month. But oh, how I grieved! Noel was conceived in the midst of a long struggle with infertility. She has been our only *known* conception in all these years of trying to get pregnant, but my doctor and I think that I may have had several other miscarriages too early to know that I had even conceived. I know that my babies aren't here anymore. I will never get to celebrate their births, nor watch them grow up. But where are they now? What happened to them? Were they ever really even "people"? _I'll Hold You in Heaven_ offers great assurance from the Bible that yes, my babies were and are very real. They have souls and are precious in God's sight. I have hope that I will see them again in Heaven some day where I will finally be able to hold my precious children and tell them just how much they have been loved and mourned on this earth. I am now the director of a large Christian support organization designed to minister to couples hurting from the pain of infertility, pregnancy loss, or early infant death. I have a library of well over 100 excelent books on these issues, but _I'll Hold You in Heaven_ is the first book I try to encourage newly bereaved parents to read. It is small enough not to overwhelm, yet powerful enough to really help a couple begin their greiving and healing process. It possitively deals with several different kinds loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, and early infant death. Jennifer, "Hannah's Prayer" Director