Holding on to Love After You've Lost a Baby: The 5 Love Languages® for Grieving Parents

A Powerful Resource for Grieving CouplesLosing a child is among the most tragic experiences one can face. The crushing grief puts immense strain on the marriage, family relationships, and friendships that few can understand. That?s why this book was written. In it Candy McVicar, a grieving mom who leads a ministry for grieving parents, and Dr. Gary Chapman, relationship expert and author of The 5 Love Languages®, team up to help couples who are facing the unimaginable. They?ll teach you how to:Cope with the complex feelings that come with the grief processUnderstand your spouse?s unique grieving needs and support him/herUse the five love languages through griefThere is nothing that can make the pain of losing a child go away, but healing is possible with intentional hearts and the right resources. Review Praise for Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby?The kind of relational stress that a couple goes through after losing a child can be ugly and plain violent. The pain is raw, the wounds are open, and loving each other through the tragedy can almost feel impossible. The words Candy and Dr. Chapman have written are incredibly compassionate and kind-you will find genuinely helpful advice, stories, and resources. I?m in awe of the beauty that has come from such a devastating loss, and I'm thankful to be a witness to the legacy of love on these pages and words.? -Jetty Rae Singer-songwriter ?Losing a baby has been one of the most painful things that I have ever gone through. Candy?s and Gary?s book, Holding on to Love After You've Lost a Baby, brings comfort and encouragement to grieving parents and gives insight into what?s most helpful for friends of the grieving parents. The pages are filled with hope from those who have walked through the valley of losing a child.?  -Michelle DuggarMother of 19 children here on earth and in loving memory of our 2 babies in heaven, Caleb and Jubilee ?Losing a child is an unspeakable loss. Instead of holding your little one in your arms you have suddenly become part of a club no one would ever want to join. How do you navigate the pain? How does your marriage survive such grief? Candy has been there, and in this book she will tenderly walk you down a path to healing, hope, and love.? -Sheila WalshAuthor of Praying Women?As a pastor, I?ve walked many families through the process of grief. However, as a dad I had no idea how to face it for myself. It is hard to fathom, but my wife and I have gone through sixteen pregnancies in total, resulting in eight healthy children and eight waiting for us in heaven. Each time there was grief. Each time required facing fear. And each time God?s miraculous love brought healing. As I turned the pages of Holding on to Love After You?ve Lost a Baby, I experienced the healing grace of the Lord. I highly recommend this book. Consider resourcing your church, counseling ministry, and mom?s groups with copies of Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby to have on hand to gift to people grieving.? -Jamey VanGelder Senior Pastor of The House Church ?As parents who have experienced the loss of two children, we wholeheartedly recommend reading Holding on to Love after You've Lost a Baby. It is a great resource for parents walking through child loss and for friends and family walking along with them. Holding on to love after you?ve lost a baby is difficult, and this book reminds you that you?re not alone, you?re seen, and that healing doesn?t mean forgetting your precious child. Remembering always, our boys, Dobbs and Reed.? -Gentry and Hadley EddingsBereaved parents, pastor at Forest Hill Church ?Grief speaks a language all its own and this book provides one of the most thoughtful and compassionate approaches to ministering to those who are grieving. Holding on to Love After You've Lost a Baby is a book you will pick up time after time as you walk with people through their darkest days and guide them to that Li