Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope After Miscarriage and Loss, (Paperback)

I miscarried my fourth baby in the fall of 2015. I'd walked through so many miscarriages with so many friends, I figured my experience would be similar to what I saw with them. It was not. I wasn't in any way prepared for the numbness that followed. Nor was I prepared for the sheer terror I experienced when I carried my fifth- the rainbow baby. I was also not ready for the difficulty I had in bonding with that fifth, owing to the disloyalty I felt to the lost little one. It's been a few years since the loss, and I thought I had pretty fully found peace. Grace Like Scarlet didn't so much disrupt that peace as it deepened it. Reading Adriel's story and heart opened *my* heart to much greater healing for me in my stories. I'm keeping one copy for me and plan to have a copy on hand to give away when a friend needs it. I wish this had been available a couple years ago, but I'm so, so glad it's here now. Worth reading whether you've experienced loss or know somebody who has.

When I had a miscarriage 38 years ago there weren't many resources to help someone through this kind of grief. Grace like Scarlett is that gift for women who have experienced the loss of a baby at some point in their pregnancy. It also is a book with truth about loss that can help in other areas of life where you have lost someone you love. The author shares her stories of pregnancy loss and healing in this beautifully written book. Another aspect of this book I find very valuable is the discussion on the theology of loss. So many people say that God will never give us more than we can handle but that isn't true based on scripture. He says he will always be with us through the pains that come from life but he never promises it will be easy. I am thankful she takes time to go over this area. I believe it opens the mind to be able to make it through loss in a stronger way. I received an advanced copy of this book and am giving my honest opinion.