tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post5533895272365579306..comments2023-10-21T07:52:07.859-04:00Comments on Overcoming With God: Guest Post by Eileen Rife--Misconceptions about MiscarriageCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-66037670420786975392012-10-21T19:25:15.632-04:002012-10-21T19:25:15.632-04:00I was thinking today about what KATHY said about g...I was thinking today about what KATHY said about grandparents losing a grandchild. We forget that they grieve too and there is a loss of a dream, a special child, that first grandchild in many cases. I have heard the miscarriage rate in first pregnancies is 50%.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-54321925979256370712012-10-21T14:09:35.298-04:002012-10-21T14:09:35.298-04:00EILEEN, thanks for sharing this post with us this ...EILEEN, thanks for sharing this post with us this week. so COOL about the tear bottle from Israel! Love your heart!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-40237970018064183052012-10-21T13:35:23.545-04:002012-10-21T13:35:23.545-04:00Wonderful interaction, Ladies! Thanks for stopping...Wonderful interaction, Ladies! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your personal stories and insights. God who knows and cares about every single detail of our lives also weeps with us. After our first miscarriage, a friend called me while I was still in the hospital and shared Psalm 56:8: "Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll, are they not in your record?"<br /><br />That verse became so personal for me that a few years ago I decided to begin what I like to call, "Tear Bottle Evangelism." One of my neighbors who doesn't know the Lord grieved the loss of her father, so I wrapped up my tear bottle someone had given me, noting the verse and context, and gave it to her. <br /><br />Later, out of the blue, I received an authentic Jewish tear bottle in the mail from my cousin who conducts tours in Israel. She had no idea I'd given away my tear bottle. In the letter she wrote, "Just thought you might like to have one of these to remember your mother by." My mom had died a few months earlier.<br /><br />God's touches are always personal and right on time. <br /><br />God bless each one of you!Eileen Rifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263113178081805930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-45211482007644774552012-10-21T08:24:35.782-04:002012-10-21T08:24:35.782-04:00Thank you, KATHLEEN. I can count on one hand the p...Thank you, KATHLEEN. I can count on one hand the people that I have shared that dream with and felt compelled to do so here. <br /><br />Intimacy is what He wants with each of us, and sadly it's often the thing that us as human beings shy away from. We often think of Him as being a big untouchable God way up there, when He longs to be our Father and to commune with us every day. I talk to Him everywhere I go...especially in my car. I'm sure people think I'm nuts! lolDiana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-89794601039574094602012-10-21T08:16:41.509-04:002012-10-21T08:16:41.509-04:00NOELA, it gave me the tingles to relive the dream ...NOELA, it gave me the tingles to relive the dream again, and also the tears, CARLA and CARRIE...being reminded of a faithful God who granted healing to a young woman who never even asked for it, but needed it so badly.Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-8978311529710340022012-10-20T23:21:25.744-04:002012-10-20T23:21:25.744-04:00EILEEN, I'm so thankful to God that you and yo...EILEEN, I'm so thankful to God that you and your husband have shared so openly and from your heart, and I pray that God will bless and use your story and books to encourage and help many others in similiar situations.<br /><br />DIANA, your story gave me tingles! How awesome that God gave you that dream straight from heaven and His heart to minister to you. What a joy it will be for everyone to meet their lost babies and loved ones in heaven! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368483978360906629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-41817648976700866692012-10-20T22:43:05.261-04:002012-10-20T22:43:05.261-04:00DIANA WOW! What an amazing story. I'm so glad ...DIANA WOW! What an amazing story. I'm so glad GOD gave you comfort by letting you see your precious babies. He is so good to us.Teresa Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979337973257260777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-91811082417603594222012-10-20T22:38:32.064-04:002012-10-20T22:38:32.064-04:00EILEEN and CHUCK thank you so much for sharing thi...EILEEN and CHUCK thank you so much for sharing this with us. I was blessed to have two healthy sons with no problems but my mom had several miscarriages. I wish she could have read this when she was going through her lose.Teresa Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979337973257260777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-44895373471649487862012-10-20T21:54:07.735-04:002012-10-20T21:54:07.735-04:00Diana, I just read through the comments, and that ...Diana, I just read through the comments, and that is just beautiful. What an intimate God we serve. Thank you for sharing that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959035032526995246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-55087506672396819022012-10-20T21:49:29.351-04:002012-10-20T21:49:29.351-04:00My son and daughter in law lost a baby this past A...My son and daughter in law lost a baby this past August. It would have been my first grandchild. As my dear friend has said, it is a tangible loss, because each family member has certain hopes and dreams associated with that child, and your heart opens to greet that new life. When I found out that they were expecting, I taught my 12-y-o daughter to crochet and we had begun to work on a baby blanket for this precious little one. Thank you for this article and for acknowledging those of us who know this loss. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959035032526995246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-90290266826935198582012-10-20T21:07:15.779-04:002012-10-20T21:07:15.779-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368483978360906629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-84234179230592656362012-10-20T20:52:47.533-04:002012-10-20T20:52:47.533-04:00DIANA, you made me cry, too! Thanks so much for s...DIANA, you made me cry, too! Thanks so much for sharing and responding to the Holy Spirit's prompt to do so. One day we will get to see those babies that were lost to us on earth. A real comfort. <br /><br />CARLA, I bet you are getting excited about the upcoming birth of your first grandchild. Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-7125915891929314632012-10-20T20:16:35.568-04:002012-10-20T20:16:35.568-04:00Diana, that made me cry reading about your dream. ...Diana, that made me cry reading about your dream. God loves our babies so much more than we can imagine. What a blessing to have Eileen on the blog and share these helpful insights. <br />Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-51749751768176563922012-10-20T12:16:44.320-04:002012-10-20T12:16:44.320-04:00Oh, and just to clarify I had two children already...Oh, and just to clarify I had two children already...they are not adopted, but are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. lolDiana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-30672528967339185002012-10-20T11:35:49.065-04:002012-10-20T11:35:49.065-04:00I was awestruck, MARIAN! I hadn't even thought...I was awestruck, MARIAN! I hadn't even thought about the miscarriages in a long while and then out of the blue (pardon my pun), fifteen yrs after they took place comes this Heavenly dream! Just more proof that God never forgets our tears and in His time, He wipes them all away.Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-34692592981752027822012-10-20T11:04:25.767-04:002012-10-20T11:04:25.767-04:00DIANA, I didn't know that. So beautiful that t...DIANA, I didn't know that. So beautiful that the Lord showed you this in a dream! Hugs!Marian Baayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990486522138340848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-80388548513643918152012-10-20T08:44:30.593-04:002012-10-20T08:44:30.593-04:00I had not heard of this book. I'm sure many wo...I had not heard of this book. I'm sure many women need these words of comfort. Diane Estrellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005496427078588740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-49487457240610719852012-10-20T08:41:14.299-04:002012-10-20T08:41:14.299-04:00EILEEN and CHUCK, thank you so much for being with...<br />EILEEN and CHUCK, thank you so much for being with us on OTT and for sharing about this very heartbreaking time in both of your lives. I had 3 miscarriages-one at over four months along and as you mentioned, Eileen, I tried to go on as if nothing had happened. I actually grieved for fifteen yrs (but didn't even realize I was still grieving about it), because I never conceived again. I had these 3 miscarriages one right after another.<br /><br />I came to a point where I tried never to think about it and was quite successful, but fifteen yrs. later, God Who knows all things granted me a supernatural healing! He gave me a dream where He took me to the portals of Heaven, and although He wouldn't let me go inside yet I saw the glorious beauty of the entrance. And there waiting for me to come join them were my three children that I had lost, all so close to the same age they looked like triplets. I was so overjoyed that they had been taken care of by Jesus and that I would see them again someday!<br /><br />When I awoke my skin was tingling and I was so excited that I awakened Paul! I told him when we go to Heaven we already have three children waiting on us, and that we had two that God had entrusted us with to make sure they made it there as well. God is so awesome and faithful!<br /><br />Diana Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127629740742628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-59928995347972442122012-10-20T08:05:52.795-04:002012-10-20T08:05:52.795-04:00Thank you for sharing your story and insights with...Thank you for sharing your story and insights with us EILEEN! Blessings!Marian Baayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990486522138340848noreply@blogger.com