Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow: Finding Light Beyond the Shadow of Miscarriage or Infant Loss Paperback – July 18, 2012

Teske is an amazing leader, teacher and believer. This book will give you great Hope after losing your precious child. I host a support group for bereaved mothers who have lost babies during pregnancy or infancy and give this book to every new mom the first time the join us. My support group is called You Made Me Mom and based out of Kansas City, Missouri.

his was a blessing to my niece who went through a terrible loss. This was perfect to let her know I cared; when you don't have the words to say.

This book is helping me step by step heal my broken heart. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has lost a baby.

It was somewhat uplifting. I couldn't totally relate to the way she views her miscarriage given that my faith is not as strong as hers.

I found this to be inspirational and uplifting. There is comfort and hope in the stories and bible verses.

I loved it

First let me say that this book covers a topic that I have never experienced, so I was not able to connect with the stories on a very personal level. But I have known women who have lost their babies or miscarried. My own mom is one of those. I have to admit that I never truly considered the emotions and issues that women experience because of a miscarriage. I will be brutally honest here. I sometimes figure that when a woman miscarries, the best way to deal with it is to get pregnant again. Then when she has a healthy baby, she can forget the child she lost, especially if it was within the first trimester. That sounds kind of horrible, I realize, but having never experienced a miscarriage myself, that was kind of my outlook. Multiple miscarriages and full-term pregnancies that ended in premature death--I can understand how that would involve grief.What I can say is that this book showed me that whenever a mother loses a baby--no matter the circumstances--it is very difficult for her. She does go through a grieving process, and this book shows women in this situation how to do that in light of God's Word. It is real, and the author speaks from experience. I admit that my thinking was wrong, and I fully embrace the teaching of this book. I never disagreed once. I would definitely recommend this to any mother who has lost a baby--born or unborn. It would be perfect for a church support group or even for a woman to do on her own.I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not financially compensated in any way, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

I've never lost a child, so I can't say I can even begin to know what that feels like. The insurmountable pain that accompanies that kind of loss is a concept that I can't wrap my head around. But I know that there are many women who have had to deal with this kind of loss. I would imagine that if I were ever in that position that I would want to be reassured that I can pull through and that it wasn't just a senseless death. I think Teske Drake's book does that. She built a community for women dealing with the loss of an infant to commiserate, give hope, and continue on. It's an amazing thing. I've taken a bit of time and looked through her site and it really is a community.The book is a great resource to help a woman dealing with the loss of an infant. In the book Drake shares scriptures, tells her story, shares other's stories, and helps the reader create a journal to help them deal with the pain they are feeling. I am a fan of journaling, as sometimes getting everything out on to paper can really help clear your head out and look at things with a new perspective. I think that was one of the greatest resources that this book offers. I think some people want to write what they are feeling, but they don't know where to begin. I would imagine a woman dealing with infant loss has so many different thoughts floating in their heads that even trying to put that on paper could feel like an impossible task. With this book Drake gives guidance for getting all that on paper. That guidance could be just what some women need to get their thoughts "straightened out".The book is really well written. I had no basis on which to connect with the stories and yet I still did connect with them. Even though it was sad to read some of the stories it wasn't a sad book. The subtitle "Finding Light Beyond the Shadow of Miscarriage or Infant Loss" really describes the whole purpose of the book. It isn't a "feel bad for me - look what I've been through" kind of book. It was more like "I've been there I know what you're going through and you can make it through this" kind of book. It was inspiring and I think if I were to ever have to experience the loss of an infant that it contains exactly what I would need to hear.

If you are not religious, this may not be the book for you.Returned it for a more science based book.