Silent Stories: Sharing Hope, Love, and Loss after Miscarriage

by Rachael N. Miller

Overview

1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. If so many women experience this painful loss, why are so many of them silent about the issue? Many walk through the aftermath feeling betrayed and alone. Through sharing her story, Rachael Miller hopes to invite other women to open up about their wounds from pregnancy loss and begin their journey to healing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532355769
Publisher:	Rachael Nicole Miller
Publication date:	04/02/2018
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

-Rachael N. Miller is a young author, artist, and Chick-fil-a employee currently adventuring in Greeley, CO. She has been scrapping together stories since she was twelve, and started off by writing poor fan fiction off her favorite series: Redwall. Her first young adult novel The Black Robin of Ferryn was written as a school project when she was fifteen; she went on to self-publish the finalized work her senior year in high school. Rachael dreams about writing more fiction, as well as several non-fiction works--but she's pretty slow at getting things done and struggles with a condition called "Procrastinating Perfectionism". -Rachael was homeschooled by her amazing mother-who instilled a love of English and writing in her daughter at a young age. Her mom had a big hand in editing, coaxing, and resuscitating life back into Rachael's pitiful first novel and actually making it something worth reading. Since graduating from home-education, Rachael has gone on to achieve her Associates in Arts at Mid-plains Community Collage in North Platte, NE. -In 2014, she got hitched to a green-eyed elf and they go on many everyday adventures together. In October 2015 they lost their first child, Butterfly, to a blighted ovum miscarriage. Rachael has a passion for sharing her story as well as inspiring other women to share their own. -She involves herself in way too many activities such as: writing, reading, photography, art, knitting, church choir, blogging, and editing novels for friends. You can follow her blog here (https://rwardyn.wordpress.com/) and her photography Facebook page here (https://www.facebook.com/Shutterstoryphotograpy/)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One

How Our Stories Began 5

Chapter Two

The Dreams We Dream 21

Chapter Three

The Death of Hope 35

Chapter Four

The Lies We Believe 47

Chapter Five

Living Wounded 63

Chapter Six

Yearning for Comfort 79

Chapter Seven

The Ugly Face of Bitterness 101

Chapter Eight

When God Speaks 117

Chapter Nine

How He Grieves 137

Chapter Ten

Sharing Our Stories 153

Chapter Eleven

Looking Forward 177

Gratitude 189

Bibliography 191

Editorial Reviews

Stephanie J. Miller 5.0 out of 5 stars It will make a great gift for ministering to heavy hearts

Rachael has wisdom far beyond her years. She weaves her personal story and the stories of others with insight helpful to those who have experienced miscarriage or loss of any kind. It will make a great gift for ministering to heavy hearts. Keep an extra on hand.

Erin Pavlik 5.0 out of 5 stars It was a beautiful balance of real-life grief and honesty paired with turning ...

Wow. When I began this book I didn't know what to expect. There is so much wisdom in this book. It was a beautiful balance of real-life grief and honesty paired with turning your eyes towards hope and healing. You are allowed to grieve and ask questions without feeling guilty, while also being pointed towards the only true hope and healing we have in this world without the words coming across as being pushy. I loved the questions at the end of each chapter written for personal reflection. They were so deep and really reached into your heart. It has the added benefit of serving like a book/journal to help process the many feelings one is often simultaneously bombarded with. This was also so helpful for me to gain insight in how to better, more fully love and support any friend I have who is in the midst of the pain of miscarriage and loss.

Nicole Harwell 5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!

I devoured this book the day after I received it in the mail because I couldn't put it down! What an insight into the inner personal life of a woman experiencing a miscarriage and the grief and healing that goes with it. Although I have never suffered a miscarriage, we all have griefs that we suffer silently, feeling all alone. Rachael bares her inmost thoughts and feelings and connects in a authentic way. I feel more prepared to help comfort those who are suffering through a miscarriage or know how to face it if I lose a baby in the future. Thank you, Rachael!

Kyle Demoret 5.0 out of 5 starsMy wife read this super quick and was very touched by Rachael's honesty and ...

My wife read this super quick and was very touched by Rachael's honesty and openness about her pain. She had me read the chapter directed at the father, and I appreciated it, as often their pain is overlooked.

Hannah Blazek 5.0 out of 5 stars

I finished it a couple days after I got it! Not only is she so open and honest (which I really love) but it’s also a great resource even if you haven’t had to walk through a miscarriage but want to be there for people you know that have had to!

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