{"product_id":"losing-hope-finding-hope-joy-t-emerson-9798340864314","title":"Losing Hope, Finding Hope: A Bereaved Mother's Journey of Restoration","description":"Two \u003cb\u003emiscarriages\u003c\/b\u003e. A subsequent \u003cb\u003epremature live birth\u003c\/b\u003e, a painful loss. Another \u003cb\u003ehigh-risk\u003c\/b\u003e, anxiety-ridden \u003cb\u003epregnancy\u003c\/b\u003e. A bereaved mother's provokingly \u003cb\u003eencouraging journey of restoration\u003c\/b\u003e to wholeness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngaging, evocative, and expressive, \u003ci\u003eLosing Hope, Finding Hope\u003c\/i\u003e follows a young woman's complicated grieving \u003cb\u003ejourney into motherhood\u003c\/b\u003e. From coping with paralysing disappointment, self-condemnation and loneliness, to questioning every belief she ever held, into the wondrous discovery of redemption and a Covenant ensuring a glorious present and future that is freely hers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Hope\u003c\/i\u003e vividly captures among other things, the guilt, fear, depression, and PTSD accompanying the isolation of \u003cb\u003eprolonged grief after repeated pregnancy losses\u003c\/b\u003e. This, in addition to the \u003cb\u003eliving hope, peace, grace and possibilities\u003c\/b\u003e that only this long, quiet season can inspire. At the heart of this chronicle is the author's Great Unlearning - a stripping away of unhelpful myths, worthless values, and man-man religion. Essentially, a gracious ushering into the only truth that has stood the test of time: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod is real\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: He will never leave, nor forsake us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending \u003cb\u003ememoir\u003c\/b\u003e and blistering social observations, the author recalls former desperate attempts at healing the injustice of recurrent (pregnancy) losses through false Word of Faith and New Age-inspired cult-like \u003cb\u003eself-help methods\u003c\/b\u003e, and melodramatic bargains with a 'God' fashioned in her own image over a lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering an\u003cb\u003e honest\u003c\/b\u003e and, at times, \u003cb\u003ehilarious critique\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003eburdensome modern cultural and religious forces\u003c\/b\u003e, Emerson attests that viewing ourselves as never-ending self-improvement projects undoubtedly precipitates failure and unspeakable strife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmerson takes a good, hard look at the \u003cb\u003edark side of self-trust\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eself-compassion\u003c\/b\u003e as they relate to modern iterations of \u003cb\u003efaith in God\u003c\/b\u003e. And how she eventually exploited an unanticipated period of rest to repudiate the encroaching misguided dogma of wellness and prosperity \u003cb\u003ecultural expectations placed upon grieving parents\u003c\/b\u003e, eventually finding Hope Himself, Jesus, and being transformed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Hope\u003c\/i\u003e empowers the reader to\u003cb\u003e move beyond the initial shock and traumatic loss of control\u003c\/b\u003e, and appreciate what taking time to get back on your feet, protecting yourself from hurtful situations and reconnecting with your body and loved ones can be. Ultimately, it \u003cb\u003ereleases us to re-evaluate influences that exhaust, instead of free us\u003c\/b\u003e. And, accordingly, motivates us to yield all we believe we are to the One who created us, knowing He'll restore our brokenness and reconstitute a new identity, dreams and realities that honour Him - all of which we would have never conjured up for ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003epart memoir\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epart devotional\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epart resource for coping\u003c\/b\u003e with the psychological, spiritual and social \u003cb\u003eimpacts of losing your child\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a revelation that you don't need to live in fear for future pregnancies or perpetually exist oppressed by the lie that you have failed as a mother (or father) or worse, that you're being punished by a cruel, tyrant God. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt demonstrates what faith in God is and isn't\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ereveals the abundant, restorative healing power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e that comes when we rest and fully surrender our brokenness and emptiness to Him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy T. Emerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798340864314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Joy T. Emerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48996516102399,"sku":"9798340864314","price":22.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losing-hope-finding-hope-joy-t-emerson-9798340864314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}