Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving With Hope After Miscarriage and Loss

After my miscarriage I went to Koorong to find something to help me process the tragedy of miscarriage from a Christian perspective. This was the book I chose. I read it and cried, journeyed and started to find peace and healing. A year later I'm still processing and will pick up this book as an anchor point that God is with me. She writes with a raw honesty that is refreshing. I hope she writes more on this topic as no matter how long ago it was you can still remember. After I read it I gave it to my Mum who had 2 miscarriages over 30 years ago. She cried and processed a lot of things she didn't even realise she hadn't dealt with.

I had a miscarriage in 2015, and even though I knew so many friends who had been through miscarriages of their own, I felt so, so alone in my grief. \\r\\n\\r\\nThree years later, I'm reading Grace Like Scarlett, and it's like walking through it all again - this time with a close friend and mentor holding my hand and guiding me gently into the arms of Jesus. \\r\\n\\r\\nAdriel's story is different from mine, but she speaks truth into the darkness that shrouds the topic of miscarriage and grief. I'm finding myself in her writing; I'm finding more of God there, too, and it's like cleaning dirt out of a wound. It hurts. . . I have tears streaming down my face with every chapter I read, but it's healing me, and after every chapter, I notice 3 things: \\r\\n\\r\\n I have learned something about myself, \\r\\n\\r\\n I have learned something about God, and \\r\\n\\r\\n I don't feel so alone anymore. \\r\\n\\r\\nThis book is a MUST READ for everyone! If you've had a miscarriage, it offers healing, hope, and a way through the darkness. If you've never had a miscarriage, it offers insight and understanding into a topic that is so rarely talked about and even less understood. \\r\\n\\r\\nI wish I'd had this book 3 years ago. \\r\\n\\r\\nI wish everyone around me had already read it.

Whilst i havent finished reading this book yet, it has hit the heart on so many levels. Having gone through multiple miscarriages myself, this book is an amazing companion and resource. Miscarriage is lonely, scary, abd daunting. Im so thankful for this book and the way its helping women realise we dont have to feel alone in this journey. thanks Adriel for writing so beautifully on such a personal topic.

I haven't experienced miscarriage or loss personally but I have had to watch a number of close friends walk through the painstaking journey of loss. Time and time again I struggled to find what to say or how to support them. Even referencing God's purpose or will through it all seemed trivial and impossible at the time. Grace Like Scarlett fills the gaps where I felt I couldn't support my loved ones. I have no doubt it will also fill the void where supportive resources for those grieving also seems to be lacking. \\r\\n\\r\\nAdriel's writing is captivating, easy to understand and eye opening . When she writes about her personal experiences I was in awe of the raw emotions and process that others have gone through. It was heartbreaking to read - but necessary for me to understand. \\r\\n\\r\\n As Adriel begins to tap into her theology behind God, and suffering a lightbulb went off in my mind and heart. This doesn't just apply to miscarriage or the loss of a child - but all loss; all suffering and it was life-giving to understand more about God in the midst of it all. \\r\\n\\r\\nWhether you are a man, woman, brother, sister, mother or father, Grace Like Scarlett is a must read to aid in breaking down the barriers of isolation surrounding those wading through the journey of miscarriage and loss.