Courageously  Expecting, Jenny Albers
Courageously  Expecting, Jenny Albers
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Courageously Expecting
30 Days of Encouragement for Pregnancy After Loss – Perfect Devotional for Expectant Mothers Who Have Experienced a Previous Miscarriage

Author: Jenny Albers

Narrator: Jenny Albers

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 01/11/2022


Synopsis

Read by the author.Find hopeful courage and peace of mind as you face pregnancy after losing a baby.Motherhood doesn't always look like “happily ever after,” and family planning doesn't always go according to plan. While pregnancy is widely regarded as one of the most joyful times in a woman's life, for the mother who has experienced pregnancy loss, a subsequent pregnancy can feel like she's holding her breath and hoping for what she can't control.In Courageously Expecting, author Jenny Albers meets you in this difficult season as someone who has also experienced the worst and cautiously hoped for the best. She invites you on a thirty-day journey through the complicated and often contradictory emotions that accompany pregnancy after a loss. Together, you'll spend time in reflection, prayer, and journaling as you discover how to find the courage to move forward in faith, including:Trying again after a lossSeeking comfort in God instead of GoogleCelebrating each milestoneBelieving that joy will come after mourning Throughout this journey Jenny encourages you to cling to faith in the face of fear and will guide you to:Cultivate hope when doubt weighs heavyRealize that the past does not dictate the present or the future and that God creates a way in the wilderness of grief and lossFlip the script on the what-if, worst-case-scenario narrative in your mind and learn to take your thoughts captiveFind the courage to humble yourself and ask for and accept help from others. Whether you're pregnant again or still in the stages of considering becoming so, Courageously Expecting is a companion to help you through the days when fear overshadows hope. Taking this thirty-day invitation to join Jenny is your brave step toward hope when pregnancy feels heavier than you ever thought it could.

About Jenny Albers

Jenny Albers is passionate about sharing her own experience with pregnancy loss and life after to encourage other women during their own difficult journey of loss and pregnancy after loss. She is a contributor for Pregnancy After Loss Support, where she writes about these topics. She also contributes to Her View from Home, a site focused on motherhood, marriage, faith, and grief. She calls South Dakota home, where she lives with her husband and two living children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison on November 23, 2024

This book appeared before my gaze in the book store like an answered prayer that I hadn’t even prayed yet. Thank you Lord for this grand encouragement in a season that is so terrible. “Pregnancies that end in loss have a way of exposing us. there are holes in an otherwise beautiful experience. how p......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on March 01, 2023

A must read for any mama pregnant or considering trying again after loss. The author addresses the truth of the challenges and struggles we may face, especially mentally, in facing a new pregnancy after losing a precious baby but it is not hopeless. The reader is reminded constantly of how the Lord......more

Goodreads review by Mel on July 14, 2022

This book is amazing. I will say up front it is written from a Christian worldview perspective, so I imagine it may not be as helpful for people who don't ascribe to that. As someone who identifies as a Christian and is currently experiencing pregnancy after loss, I found an immense amount of healin......more

Goodreads review by Panda on February 03, 2022

This sensitive, compassionate book includes thirty daily readings and reflection prompts for Christian women who are pregnant again after miscarriage or stillbirth. Throughout the book, Jenny Albers shares her personal story, emphasizing the constant sense of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear that she......more

Goodreads review by Liz on January 07, 2022

So often, I get asked for book recommendations for women who are pregnant after a loss. And this is the book I wish I had all along to give them! It is thirty days of honest truth and raw, faith-based encouragement. Like a comforting embrace from a friend, Jenny's reflections remind readers that we'......more