Mommy, Please Don't Cry : There Are No tears in Heaven

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Summary: This book is only good if you believe in Jesus
Review: The idea behind this book is good and I imagine this would be a helpful book for parents who have lost a child - IF AND ONLY IF those parents believe in Jesus. I would encourage people of a different religious faith to steer away from this book as the references to Jesus Christ our Savior will probably make non-believers uncomfortable. For those comfortable with those references, this book is heart-wrenching and may be helpful in coming to terms with a loss.

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Summary: Comfort, Peace & Joy to be found
Review: This book is a short read, but brings much comfort and peace to the heart. It reads like a children's book and can be read to children as well. The pictures are colorful and beautiful. The sentiment is heartwarming and brings peace to my heart that my baby is in a glorious place. I lost my 3rd baby Tanner Jason Tobac on 9-30-99, a full term baby, born into the arms of angels. There is a website of Tanner's Memorial Page. I received this book as a gift from another bereaved Mother. I read it with tear filled eyes. I think any mother who loses a child would love to have their own copy of this book. I have also read it to my children, so that they will know that their baby brother is in heaven. He is there singing with the angels and feeling the hugs of Jesus. Thank you for such a captivating book.

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Summary: I WILL SEE MY BABY AGAIN!
Review: This book will bring tears to your eyes, but peace in your heart. Linda DeYmaz does an excellent job of bringing comfort to the reader in showing how wonderful heaven is and how safe our precious babies are! As the mother of a stillborn son named Justin, this book keeps reminding me how wonderful that day will be when I hold my son in my arms once again for eternity. A must read for parents who have lost a child.

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Summary: A Light in the Darkness
Review: Written with a very specific focus on mothers, this book also brings comfort to fathers and grandfathers.

So many books on grieving try to say too much. Many try to answer the unanswerable WHY'S?? Some claim to fully understand the depths of pain unique to your loss and to mine. This book falls into none of those traps, bringing simple comforting word-pictures backed by the gentle beauty of heart-warming illustrations.

Laurie Snow Hein has done a superb job of under-girding the story with her artwork, managing to cross age, gender and race boundaries while enhancing the text.

This work stands firmly on a foundation of truth implicit in Biblical teaching.

This is a rich book. It does not promise to take away the pain, nor does it in any way mock or belittle the tears that most readers have shed and will shed. It gives comfort and hope that shines through the tears.

A valuable and needed contribution, a treasure in my personal library.

From a grandfather looking forward to a reunion - fully convinced of God's love and of eternal life - but still sometimes aching too deeply for words.