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    Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on a difficult holiday or special occasion after miscarriage

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    Royalty and righteousness born into our mess

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    I am 1 in 4. But I’m not a statistic.

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    Journaling Our Scarlett Stories: Prompts for Processing Grief after Pregnancy Loss

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    When you feel invisible

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    When your anger frightens you

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    A story from the trenches (Because you don’t need an ‘expert’ when you’re suffering)

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    An Everyday Benediction

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    A (photo) birth story: Mine and hers

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    Motherhood looks beautiful on you: Thoughts on our postpartum bodies

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    Christmas gift guide to empower women - Love A Mama Collective by Adriel Booker

    Christmas Gifts to Empower Women: A Gift Guide by the Love A Mama Collective

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    A unique Christmas gift guide—Every item is ethically sourced from sustainable companies working to empower women and give back to our global sisterhood.

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  • Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on a difficult holiday or special occasion after miscarriage

    Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on a difficult holiday or special occasion after miscarriage

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    Deep breaths. I know—this is hard. Sometimes we see these days coming and the lead up is harder than the day itself. Sometimes it’s more sneaky and we didn’t realize an event or occasion was even going to be a milestone day in our grief journey. Sometimes we’re just plain

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  • I don't want to miss Jesus.

    Royalty and righteousness born into our mess

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      (Originally posted 12/2014) Long before Advent was highjacked by Pinterest to become one more reason to fill the month of December with frenzied Christmas countdown celebrations, my grandmother’s Norwegian Lutheran roots informed her yearly ritual of finding us grandkids a fold out cardboard calendar with tiny pop-out windows to

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  • Resources for pastors to minister to couples after miscarriage and pregnancy loss

    Resources for pastors to support couples after miscarriage

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      Walking alongside hurting people in their pain is a sacred privilege. Thank you for your willingness to hold space for the grief of parents who have experienced miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy loss. The links and resources below have been compiled for easy reference to keep on hand

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  • How to keep your marriage intact after miscarriage - Adriel Booker on Relevant Magazine

    15 Ways to nurture your marriage after miscarriage

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    At 39, my husband, Ryan, could not recall a single conversation about miscarriage with another man in his life. In his letter to grieving dads, he describes having no idea how to deal with it: “We discuss other important issues at the pub with our mates, at church, on social

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  • Why have you forsaken me? A devotional for when your heart is broken

    Why have you forsaken me? (A devotional for when your heart is broken)

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    “Why would you let this happen?” “Don’t you care about me?” “Why didn’t you save my baby?” In the wake of miscarriage we’re pummeled with questions—questions about the biology of reproduction, about our bodies, about medical procedures which may be required, as well as questions about how to process grief,

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  • Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on your baby's birthday or anniversary after miscarriage

    Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on your baby’s birthday or anniversary after miscarriage

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    You made it. It’s been one year since you lost your baby. Did you have days where you wondered how life could go on as you once knew it? Did you ever wonder if you’d stop crying? Or how you would weather the storm? Me too. But now, here you

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    Kindle Deal – Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope after Miscarriage and Loss

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    Just a quick one because I didn’t want you to miss this flash sale in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! At the moment Grace Like Scarlett is on sale for about $2.50 on Kindle ($2.31 last I checked?!) and $2.99 on Nook. Please consider buying this grief companion

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  • I am 1 in 4 - I had a miscarriage - Adriel Booker

    I am 1 in 4. But I’m not a statistic.

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    It’s time for me to level with you. Sometimes I find it hard to keep talking about grief and loss and miscarriage. I think to myself, “People will get so bored of me beating this drum.” Or, “There’s more to my life than this one issue.” Or, “People will just

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  • Letters to a Grieving Mom - Open when you're invited to a baby shower after miscarriage

    Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open when you’re invited to a baby shower after miscarriage

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    You knew it was coming and yet it kind of snuck up on you, too, didn’t it? That first baby shower invitation since losing your baby. It’s hard—accepting the fact that the world spins onward when our own seems to have tipped right off its axis. I don’t know if

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  • (Free) Book Club – Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope after Miscarriage and Loss

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    Do you feel alone in your grief after pregnancy loss? Whether your loss is fresh and raw, or was long ago but something is nudging you to lean in to the pain and process your grief on a deeper level, I hope you’ll join us for hope and healing within

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Welcome. I'm so glad you're here. My name is Adriel and I’m all about telling stories of truth, discovery, and redemption. My husband and I lead an inner city missions community in Sydney, Australia and I'm the founder and lead advocate of the Love A Mama Collective (empowering girls and women in the developing world). I'm also the author of Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope after Miscarriage and Loss. I absolutely love helping people connect their passion and purpose as they discover the goodness of God, and I hope my words here will always inspire you to see the beauty around you and within you, even when life feels a little broken.

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  • Christmas gift guide to empower women - Love A Mama Collective by Adriel Booker

    Christmas Gifts to Empower Women: A Gift Guide by the Love A Mama Collective

    A unique Christmas gift guide—Every item is ethically sourced from sustainable companies

    21 November 2018
  • Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on a difficult holiday or special occasion after miscarriage

    Letters to a Grieving Mom: Open on a difficult holiday or special occasion after miscarriage

    Deep breaths. I know—this is hard. Sometimes we see these days coming

    21 November 2018
  • I don't want to miss Jesus.

    Royalty and righteousness born into our mess

      (Originally posted 12/2014) Long before Advent was highjacked by Pinterest to

    18 November 2018
  • Resources for pastors to minister to couples after miscarriage and pregnancy loss

    Resources for pastors to support couples after miscarriage

      Walking alongside hurting people in their pain is a sacred privilege.

    27 October 2018
  • How to keep your marriage intact after miscarriage - Adriel Booker on Relevant Magazine

    15 Ways to nurture your marriage after miscarriage

    At 39, my husband, Ryan, could not recall a single conversation about

    26 October 2018

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  • Usually we deck out the table with fancy dinnerware and make a nice meal for Valentine’s Day. We include the kids because we want them to know that romantic love is only one type of love worth celebrating, despite what the movies and chocolate makers try to feed us. But we’re only in February and this year has already been hectic so we decided the best time for a date is sometimes when you don’t have time for a date.
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We ate at our favorite little tucked away  Chinese joint (no, we will not disclose the top secret location) and then pretended to be fancy while enjoying tickets to the opera from a generous friend. We laughed at how we can look around at our lives and see so much lack and abundance all mixed in together in the same ordinary day, and once again choose to thank God for all we have rather than stew over what we don’t. Our lives don’t often make sense “on paper,” yet somehow this feels like exactly us.
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There are countless ways for a heart to fill up with love but I’m so glad my own personal list includes this man. His love is patient and kind and steadfast, servant hearted and humble. His love includes “I’m sorry” and “I’m learning” and “We’re in this together” and “I’m your biggest fan” and so much more.
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And to you friends—date or no date—I hope you can experience and appreciate Love today. May you know how far and wide and deep and pure it is, and that Love never gives up on you or forgets you. May you know that whatever you feel or experience in the now, Love ultimately wins. 💛
  • Have you ever felt like your brain works differently to everyone else’s around you? Well, you’re probably right. And, well, you’re not alone. I think we all feel a little bit this way. So I say: Own it.
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  • These handsome chaps start year two and four today. All the feels. 😭😍😳🥰 Also, I’m equal parts sad summer holidays are over so quickly and thankful to gain some routine/normalcy back. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
  • Today we were walking down the track to the beach where years of surfers and beach goers have worn a path through the bush. Gnarled tree roots stuck up through the earth, supporting dozens of bare feet every day, and preventing the hill from sliding away during rains and strong winds.
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“These trees must have been planted here to help us make some stairs so we could get down to the beach,” Judah said. I smiled as I thought of how we are all supported by a root system, which is almost always invisible. Although this particular one wasn’t “planned” as stairs, eventually they became exposed enough to provide l scaffolding for others to travel on.
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May we all grow to have roots as sturdy as these, whether they ever become exposed or not.
  • “It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.” Ephesians 1:11-12, MSG

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