Reviews for I'll Hold You In Heaven: (Recover/Revision)

The average rating for I'll Hold You In Heaven: (Recover/Revision) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-13 00:00:00 Thomas Jennert This book is good on emphasizing the fact that an unborn baby is really a child and the loss of one is truly a terrible loss. The Scripture references on this topic are wonderful and the argument sound. However, when he gets to the emotional response to all of this he loses his footing. He argues that the grieving parent should not be angry with God. However, that view is unbiblical. The Old Testament has several examples of the faithful who were angry with God. Part of their ability to move on was to be honest with God about their feelings. God can take it. And God can help us through the valley of the shadow of death, even when that includes anger with Him. The fact that Mr. Hayford encourages against being angry at God inhibits the grieving parents from honesty with God if they feel angry with Him. This is a serious failing of this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-14 00:00:00 Marianne Thompson This book does a good job of explaining scripture and acknowledging the loss of an unborn child as a real, horrible loss. I feel better after reading this because I know I will someday hold my daughter again. This book brought me some much needed hope.