In A Heartbeat
Dawn Siegrist Waltman
(Associate Reviewer - Gail Evans)
2002 David C. Cook Publishing Co.
ISBN: 0781449111

The true-life experiences of the author's personal journey through grief, hope, & healing following the stillbirth of her little girl.

Associate Reviewer Gail Evans writes:

In A Heartbeat touches the darkest, loneliest places of a grieving parent's heart.

I myself, have not suffered the death of a child, but I do know a number of women who have been through this very traumatic experience. What drew me to In A Heartbeat in the first place, was that I have learnt one very valuable lesson through these friendships. Try as I might, I cannot help these mothers because I cannot even begin to comprehend their pain. Only another woman who has gone through the same experience can truly reach out & offer compassion, understanding & comfort. This Dawn Waltman does In A Heartbeat.

Dawn lost three babies. Two through miscarriage & one, Molly, in stillbirth. As she points out, no matter the age of the child, no matter how or when the death, this is “the darkest, loneliest” place of grief a mother will carry in her heart for the rest of her life. In A Heartbeat chronicles Dawn's own road through grief & the emotional, spiritual & social challenges that she faced in her despair.

This beautiful little book is succinct, healing in its honesty, gentle in its perceptions, & throughout, the author has quoted verses from the Bible that have spoken to her, & helped her through her pain & anguish.

In A Heartbeat offers healing to those who have suffered the tragic loss of a child & understanding to those like myself, who so desperately want to reach out & comfort our family & friends.

In A Heartbeat is worth reading, keeping & sharing when in need.

More from Dawn Siegrist Waltman: A Rose In Heaven
(02/02/03)

Gail Evans
2003©Gail Evans
A RebeccasReads.Com Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
I currently live in Johannesburg, South Africa & am the author of: The Firstborn of God: Resolving the Contradictions In The Bible, Time Trials & Meditations In My Favourite Places In Southern Africa.