Praise & Prayer: A Devotional for Miscarriage

By Janessa Stewart

If you are holding this book in your hands, hoping and praying that somehow it helps you through this extremely difficult time in your life, let me first and foremost express my sincere condolences to you on the loss of your precious little one. I know all too well the depths of this pain, and I too, pray that through this book, the Holy Spirit will lift you up, hold you, and comfort you during this time.

Praise and Prayer: A Devotional for Miscarriage was written to offer hope and encouragement as you go through this season. In this fourteen-day devotional, I share about my own journey of experiencing firsthand just how painful it is to walk through miscarriage. I truly hope the pages of this book will help you to know that you are not alone and that Jesus is there to hold you and carry you through this time if you will allow Him to.

Will this devotional magically make your pain disappear? No way. Nothing I do or say can change your circumstances, but I know the One who can.

As you go through this journey, remember that with God, we can have joy even in the midst of our deepest sorrow. He brings healing to our brokenness, beauty into our circumstances, and hope in our desperation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9798888329252

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Praise and Prayer

A Devotional for Miscarriage

Janessa Stewart

Copyright © 2023 by Janessa Stewart

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Table of Contents

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

A Gift For:

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From:

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Date:

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To my husband, Joshua

Thank you for walking through this journey with me with such grace, patience, and love.

To Jacie, Aubrey, and Kolson

You are my three biggest blessings. I love you more.

To Baby Stewart

Your heartbeat may have lasted only a short time on earth but will always be a part of mine.

Day 1

You’re Not Alone

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

—Psalm 34:18 (ESV)

Miscarriage—it was always one of those things that happened to other people. Anytime I heard of someone losing their baby during pregnancy, I was saddened for them and thought to myself, I just can’t imagine . I was blessed to have two healthy baby girls in 2012 and 2015. My husband and I were content having these two beautiful girls, but we did talk off and on about the possibility of having another baby someday. In 2021, we got the surprise of our lives to find out we were expecting! We were over the moon excited about this baby. My first appointment was not until nine weeks. Everything had gone perfectly up until this point, or so I thought. When we went in to that first appointment, my husband and I were full of nerves, joy, and excitement to get to see our baby for the first time and hear that precious heartbeat. However, what we experienced was something so totally different. I remember waiting for the ultrasound tech to say something, anything. I remember feeling scared to ask, but I did anyway. Do we not get to hear the heartbeat?

She quietly said, I am so sorry. There is no heartbeat.

When I say that I know your pain,