Grief – Bigvai and Shiphrah

‘Talk for 12’ Podcast Interview with Jemima

Jemima was recently interviewed for Orange Evangelical Church’s Talk for 12 podcast. In the episode, “Stillbirth and Infant Loss”, she shares the story of Ellie’s life and death, how God sustained her through grief, and some advice for caring for others who experience similar loss. Listen at: http://www.oechurch.org.au/talkfor12/stillbirthandinfantloss-gy6da

Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.

Life is so precious, and the arrival of a new baby is naturally a joyfully anticipated event. In the weeks before the birth of our second child I had many strangers ask me, ‘when are you due?’ And one old lady who I hadn’t met before but who lived on my waddling route even cameContinue reading “Life is a given: how losing my first baby affected the way I viewed my second pregnancy.”

Grief in a ‘pleasure v pain’ world

Mark Vroegop in his book on lament “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” writes this, “Finding an explanation or a quick solution for grief, while an admirable goal, can circumvent the opportunity afforded in lament – to give a person permission to wrestle with sorrow instead of rushing to end it.” (p.19) This quote got me thinkingContinue reading “Grief in a ‘pleasure v pain’ world”