Aching for a Child: Emotional, Spiritual, and Ethical Insights for Women Struggling with Infertility or Miscarriage, 2nd Edition releases today!
If you or someone you know is facing infertility or have faced the loss of a baby during pregnancy, Christmas can be an especially hard time. The cycle of hope and grief or the deep sorrow of the loss of a baby can permeate this season. I wrote this book with sections about how to make it through the holidays to help women know they aren’t alone, to offer encouragement, and share biblical insights. If you’re on this journey of infertility, have lost a baby, or want to support a family member or friend with this experience, may this fully-updated, 2nd Edition of Aching for a Child ease your ache just a bit because your grief is seen.
What Readers are Saying About Aching for a Child
The first edition of Aching for a Child sat on my shelf as a trusted resource for couples facing the marital, emotional, ethical, financial, physical, and spiritual crisis of infertility. The second edition of this great guide includes both important updates and an improved reference book for couples as they seek to manage their own treatment. Those who hold a high view of human life as created in God’s image from the moment of fertilization will especially appreciate the author’s understanding of infertility’s spiritual and ethical issues and treatment options that align with their faith. Gruelle leaves readers feeling “We are not alone.”
—Dr. Sandra Glahn, seminary professor and multi-published author of books that include When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden (Kregel) and The Infertility Guidebook (Zondervan/Christian Medical Association)
I’m so glad this book is updated and available again, because it’s been my number one book to share with those with hurting hearts. … God sees your pain just as he saw mine. He will use this book to speak his love for you. I pray Aching for a Child will restore your heart in the same way it restored mine.
—Jennifer Saake, Author of Hannah’s Hope, Director Emeritus, Hannah’s Prayer Ministries
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What More Readers are Saying About Aching for a Child
Deb Gruelle delves into the issues of infertility, making the journey easier for those who are walking through the maze. Aching for a Child is an inspired, thorough, great work in which she shares reliable information, answers, and personal experiences.
The author approaches the medical and ethical issues from a biblical perspective. She shows what those involved need to consider to make their personal decisions. She highlights the pain of those going through many difficult decisions in attempting to move toward an awaited baby. This book not only explains and informs readers about infertility and assisted reproduction but introduces the idea of adoption, shares practical advice, and gives insights from those who’ve experienced infertility. It also shows the kind of situations or statements that can cause pain and hurt and how we can stand by those experiencing grief.
I recommend this book for those for whom creating a family does not come easily, for my doctor colleagues who deal with infertility, for pastors and Christian leaders who want to make people feel part of their community, and for those who are seeking God on their hard journey, because they will find questions and answers that will bring them closer to him.
—Tolnay Lajos, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist
[Deb] shares deeply and candidly from her own experiences about the cycle of hope and grief, and the sorrow of pregnancy loss. To anyone living with the daily ache of infertility, Deb offers encouragement in going through the grief process and coping with the stress. Aching for a Child also explains various solutions from medical interventions [from] using fertility drugs, to artificial insemination, and adoption. Deb not only introduces them but also examines them from a biblical perspective: What moral dilemmas arise in these decisions? Are solutions possible for couples who don’t want to give up their strongly-held convictions? What does the Bible say? And where is God when it hurts so much?
This is a book about pain and lost dreams often carried in silence when we experience a baby’s death during pregnancy too. It touches our hearts while sharing the emotional rollercoaster that infertile couples ride and guides us through the labyrinth of medical tests and offered solutions. Its empathic tone makes us feel understood and gives us hope and trust in the love and care of God.
—Tapolyai Emoke, Psychologist