This deeply caring book offers practical resources and encourages biblical thinking on childlessness and infertility.
Waiting for a baby is a painful reality for many.
As long months pass the well-meaning optimism of friends starts to ring hollow. The emphasis on family at the weekly church service becomes an unwelcome reminder of what's missing. God seems reluctant to bless.
Using a wealth of real life stories this deeply caring book offers practical resources to address the pain and encourages biblical thinking childlessness and infertility.
'We have learnt that we are not immune from problems and we grow as Christians as a result of them. Most importantly, no matter how awful and difficult it seems, God is in control of what is happening to us, even if we most definitely are not.'
Contents
Foreword
Meet the authors
1. Introduction
Section 1: Where is God in all this pain?
2. Why me?
3. Will God give me a child?
4. Childless – and blessed?
5. This hurts
Reflecting on chapters 2 – 5
Section 2: Coping with the stress of childlessness
6. Who am I, without a family?
7. The expectations of others
8. Keeping marriage strong
9. Real men experience infertility
10. Grieving miscarriage, late-term pregnancy loss and secondary infertility
Reflecting on chapters 6 – 10
Section 3: How can the professionals help?
11. Lifestyle
12. Treatment
13. Adoption?
Reflecting on chapters 11 – 13
Section 4: The long unknown
14. Is acceptance possible?
15. Hope for the future
Reflecting on chapters 14 and 15
Conclusion: Better than sons and daughters
| Contributors | Eleanor Margesson, Sue McGowan |
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| ISBN | 9781844747481 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | November 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IVP |
