An updated edition of a trusted resource on the all-too familiar topic of infertility. Includes questions at the end of each chapter, lists for recommended reading, case histories, and personal testimonies.
... When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden ( Nashville , TN : Broadman & Holman Publishers , 1997 ) , p . 114 . 5. Swindell , pp . 91-92 . 6. Steven Curtis Chapman , " God Is God . " © Peach Hill Songs 2 / Sparrow Song . All Rights Reserved ...
... When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden includes several chapters on the ethics of assisted reproduction. The authors reduce moral deliberation to procedural thoroughness, giving the impression that couples need only to think through ...
The morning sickness or pregnancy complications you swore you would welcome without complaint may tax your emotions ... family routine turned inside-out by “instant” parenthood through adoption — none of these may mesh with your dreams.
4 Jared C. Wilson, “Genuine Repentance,” Gospel Coalition blog post, March 18, 2014, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/jared-c-wilson/genuine-repentance/. Wilson lists twelve helpful signs of a repentant heart.
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 Connected through Adoption: Branches of a Family Tree No RegretsTanya Corn Mother's Day BouquetJanie Roos Different This Time AroundMary Jo Sattler Doubly LovedBecky Roos Her Selfless SacrificeJanie ...
... When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregal Publications, 2010), p.76. 8. John DeFrau, “Learning About Grief from Normal Families: SIDS, Stillbirth, and Miscarriage,” Journal of Marital andFamily Therapy, July 1992 ...
... Becoming. Barren. Infertility is one of the cruelest blows a couple can face. And over the past few decades, more and more have had to face it. According to Sandra Glahn and William Cutrer's book, When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden ...
Together, they have created this immensely practical guide for any pastor or leader seeking to create a congregational care ministry. This Implementation Guide is the main book for getting started.
Some of the main drivers of suicide include PTSD, thwarted love, fractured control, assaulted self-image, and the rupture of a key relationship (Harold Ivan Smith, A Long-Shadowed Grief: Suicide and Its Aftermath, 2006).
Scott Church and Audrey Laxton, who adopted their daughter Claire LanDu from China, view every day with her as a miracle. Their love affair with Claire began when they received a fuzzy snapshot of a round-faced 12-month-old whose vacant ...