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Excellent thoughts on infertility | Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption Loss | Jennifer Saake

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	• Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption Loss Jennifer Saake NavPress, 2005 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 62 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wonderfully Inspirational book for me and my family

Hannah's Hope is my new found secret I can't wait to share with my family and friends. Their support in our infertility stuggle makes a huge difference and I can't wait to pass along this book to help them help me. I can't say enough good things. The constant reference to tbe Bible is something we all should remember and be referencing in our lives. Great testiment to God's love and commitment he has to each and everyone of us!

Both Soothing & Heart Rending

The book is written from the personal journal of the author as she experiences the heartbreak of infertility. Hannah's Hope is patterned after Hannah in the Bible. Hannah's story can be found in 1 Samuel, Chapters 1 and 2 of the Old Testament. (I suggest you read her story along with Jennifer's). Hannah too longed for a child to hold and nurture. She dearly loved her husband Elkanah, but was unable to give him a son. The Bible states she was barren. Jennifer loved her husband Rick. They had plans for a large family, but this didn't seems to be in God's plans.

The story unfolds as the author takes you through the heartache and agony of losing her babies through miscarriages, still born, failed adoptions and in vitro fertilization (IVF). You will feel her pain as she experiences one failed adoption after another, year after year of not getting pregnant, and the agony of losing her babies when she does become pregnant. As you read her story, tears will flow, you will find yourself praying for her, becoming angry as you ask the question - how can this happen to one who so desperately wants to be a mother? Jennifer never loses her faith in God, however - she is determined to wait on His timing and His plans for her life.

One must read the book to fully grasp the agony one goes through being unable to bear children. Does Jennifer and Rick ever have living children - the ending will surprise you. Through God everything is possible and He is with you no matter what you may have to endure. I found the book both soothing and heart rending as I made the journey with Jennifer and all the other women who are infertile.

Highly recommend for all adult readers. You will come away with a thorough understanding of what it means to be infertile and how it impacts your life.

This book was provided by the publisher as a review copy.

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Excellent thoughts on infertility

This is the only book I have read on infertility that left me feeling healed and uplifted. The author has begun each chapter with excerpts from the Bible, specifically focused on the story of infertile Hannah from the perspective of what an infertile woman (and man) can be feeling. There are other scriptural referances in regards to challenges/trials, etc. There are also sections at the end of each chapter for family/friends/etc. of infertile couples with suggestions of things to say, not to say, etc. I cruised through this book in 2 days as I was compelled to read more. It is a book that I will read over and over as I think that the words bring encouragement and also the referenced scriptures make you want to do your own scripture study. Someone not of a Christian faith may not find this book helpful.

Often infertility books focus on miscarriage and secondary infertility rather than people that are sterile or have not been able to even get pregnant once, which have always left me unfulfilled, because that is my circumstance. But, I think this one has a good balance of information and healing thoughts applicable to all of the above forms of infertility, even adoption loss which is severely under-acknowledged by the world. The author shares her and her husbands emotions & feelings of loss when adoptions failed for them...this is a real pain comparable to miscarriage and the author addresses this pain.

I recommend this book if you are wanting spiritual guidance about fertility issues and words of encouragement, comfort and hope. If you are wanting a book that is more descriptive of treatment options for infertility, this is not that kind of book.

I really enjoyed this book and am keeping it out on my end table to refer to when I have hard days.

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Wow

Reading this book has been such a blessing to me. I feel like Jennifer is taking thoughts right out of my head and describing them so eloquently! I love the "Burden Bearers" at the end of each chapter. It speaks directly to family and friends of the person going through infertility, offering suggestions and advice that is DEAD ON. This book has really brought me peace and I'm so glad I read it. I plan on giving everyone around me a copy to read so that they might get a better understanding of what I'm going through.

Good book, but I needed something more

I read this book after suffering an ectopic pregnancy. I needed something to help me cope. I found this book very helpful. It's a pretty easy read, with short chapters. There are some chapters that I wish would have been more in depth. It also seemed like, at times, the focus was on those who are having trouble conceiving, while I was searching for a book to help me deal with my loss (so I am also going to read "Grieving the Child I Never Knew". Overall I think it is a good book & worth reading.

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Hannah's Hope is intended as a guide to assist you in making wise decisions as you struggle through your grief of not yet conceiving, losing a child, or struggling through the adoption process.