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You Are Still A Mother is the debut title by author Jackie Gibson. The book’s title is derived from the eponymous article Jackie wrote for Desiring God and expands on her experience of infertility and miscarriage. After experiencing a miscarriage in 2021, I was apprehensive about reading this book but I’m so glad that I did. Jackie’s story is incredibly painful in that she experienced a miscarriage late in her pregnancy with her daughter Leila and that pregnancy had come after experiencing secondary infertility.
Her story is unique and her faith is inspiring. I’m thankful for her vulnerability in sharing her story and God’s faithfulness to her and her husband in that dark season. I believe other women will read You Are Still A Mother and know that they too can walk through the valley of the shadow of death and grow their hope in God, not lose it.
The book is only 77 pages making it an easy read for those who are grieving. In addition to sharing her story, Jackie also helps readers understand why some things commonly spoken to grieving parents, while true, may not be helpful at the moment.
You Are Still A Mother also addresses things like trauma in the body and the anxiety grieving parents may feel around their living children. This is something I experienced but didn’t realize it was common to grieving parents. I’m thankful it was mentioned because grief feels very lonely and I believe reading this part of Jackie’s story will help other parents feel less alone.
For me, it is easy to read stories like Jackie’s and feel like my miscarriage, which occurred just shy of 6 weeks hardly counts so I appreciated Jackie reaffirming that regardless of when your loss occurred, your baby is still precious to the Lord and safe in the arms of Jesus.
Jackie writes as a sister and friend who has been there and understands what grieving mothers are experiencing. Her tone is tender and her words convey the perfect balance of truth and love. You Are Still A Mother is full of biblical counsel and constantly reminds readers of the hope of heaven.
I have some miscarriage resources I keep on hand to give out to others who are experiencing miscarriages and I will certainly be adding You Are Still A Mother to that mix. This is a very helpful and much needed book and I’m pleased to give it my highest recommendation.
