Book description :
Candace Charbonné and her family faced an unthinkable reality when she was told her 37 week 5 day old baby she was carrying no longer had a heartbeat. In this captivating and heartfelt memoir Candace takes you through the devastating details and raw emotions of giving birth to a stillborn baby, the ensuing grief and the saving Grace of Jesus Christ in her darkest hours. The details of her faith-filled journey leaves readers in awe of God's intentional nature through her detailing of everyday miracles and His ability to strengthen and evolve her faith so she could walk the path leading up to the birth of her son Jeremiah 20 months later. Eliana's story as told by Candace is the epitomization of a mother's selfless love transcending death to accept and help her daughter fulfill her God given purpose. Candace Marie Charbonné is a devoted Christian wife and mother originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She and her husband, Ross, live in New Jersey and have four children Alexander, Natalie, Jeremiah, and Eliana who is in heaven. She is an avid tennis player, skier, cook and travel enthusiast who intentionally seeks to grow her relationship with God and pray for others. Her life's goal is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by fulfilling her God given purpose while supporting her husband and children to do the same.
Book review:
This book was a hard read for me because I myself in June 2022 gave birth to a stillborn. I completely felt a lot as she did through the book. The book itself was heartbreaking in so many ways and a heartwarming turn of events later on. She proves that even on our worst days God keeps us going. I myself have felt how he kept me going a lot of times here lately. She kept the faith throughout everything. She even kept Eliana a part of the family even after she has passed away. We do the same for my son Ridge. He will always be a huge part of our family. We never leave him out of pics and etc. We want to keep his sweet memory alive. The book kept me reading some nights because even now I grieve my baby boy that I lost. It honestly helped me in more ways that not. I guess someone in my shoes talking about it. You don't hear about stillbirths much at all. Candace went on to give birth to a healthy baby boy 20 month later. I did the same and gave birth 10 months after I lost my son Ridge. It would have been 11 months but my baby came early at 35 weeks. This book as you can tell had a huge relating to my life. It's not just about the grief, loss, family and having another baby which makes it a rainbow after the storm but also about the faith. I know for myself when I was pregnant with my 3 month old Fisher I would look for signs and rainbows to let me know God's promise and it kept me going every day. I enjoyed reading this book and having something that could be like she was telling me the story of my own life. Losing a baby is hard but having faith and trying again for another sweet baby to fill empty arms is amazing.
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