Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility
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By: Shannon Woodward
Format: Paperback
From: Life Journey
Pub. Date: July 2006
From: Life Journey
Pub. Date: July 2006
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-08
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 224
Ean: 9780781442732
Isbn: 0781442737
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2006-08
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 224
Ean: 9780781442732
Isbn: 0781442737
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Women who are anxious to conceive—and who have yet to conceive—know about waiting. Waiting is the hallmark of infertility. You wait in doctors' offices. You wait to ovulate. You wait for prescriptions to be filled. You wait for the pregnancy test indicator to light up. You wait for a miracle, and then you wait again.
Inconceivable is the remarkable true-life story of Shannon Woodward—a woman who stopped waiting her life away. She wrote this book for other women who've been waiting—for women who can't afford the next round of medical treatments, who can't bear to let their feeble hopes rise again only to have them crash to the ground in disappointment.
Woodward revisits eighteen years of personal frustration, pain and anger. She speaks of healing, but not the kind that other women in her condition have prayed for. The healing she has experienced is the healing of walking another path—the path of peace that she is uniquely equipped to share.
Inconceivable is the remarkable true-life story of Shannon Woodward—a woman who stopped waiting her life away. She wrote this book for other women who've been waiting—for women who can't afford the next round of medical treatments, who can't bear to let their feeble hopes rise again only to have them crash to the ground in disappointment.
Woodward revisits eighteen years of personal frustration, pain and anger. She speaks of healing, but not the kind that other women in her condition have prayed for. The healing she has experienced is the healing of walking another path—the path of peace that she is uniquely equipped to share.
USER REVIEWS
"It's true. After reading the first chapter, I found that I just kept talking about this book to everyone I saw. It is so well written, so touching and thought provoking. I felt like I was sitting down with the author, sharing our stories back and forth. Excellent book!"
~ Written on 2008-08-20
~ Written on 2008-08-20
"Being a woman who's been through five miscarriages, I could sense the comfort and hope that this book brings to those who are unable to conceive. The loss of a pregnancy or the fact that you can't conceive at all can be a dark place in one's life.
The author's own experience offers hope and opens new paths for women who need a hand to guide them through this dark time.
As with her last book, Shannon Woodward paints vivid pictures with her words, in a style that is unique to her writing. "
~ Written on 2007-03-27
The author's own experience offers hope and opens new paths for women who need a hand to guide them through this dark time.
As with her last book, Shannon Woodward paints vivid pictures with her words, in a style that is unique to her writing. "
~ Written on 2007-03-27
"This book shares the author's journey of learning to accept the fact that she'll never be able to conceive children. Her story begins in 1988, when her doctor discloses the dreaded news. She said his words became like "a constant, haunting hum in my head, like a song you can't shake -- a song with the power to drive you insane. His voice was inescapable."
Shannon Woodward explores her pain and subsequent healing in intimate detail for readers. She takes us back to her childhood, where she first looks out at the stars and wonders if God even exists, and she shares with us how her faith began to grow.
She takes us with her to every scene, filling each memory with description and dialogue which reads like the best of storytelling. We reach the point with her when she and her husband decide to adopt -- and we agonize with her frustration when birth mother after birth mother changes her mind.
One of the most poignant scenes in the book is when she and her husband are bringing home their first adopted son, Zachary, whose name means, "The Lord has remembered." As their new little son is bundled in soft blankets in the car seat, she and her husband look up and see an oversized, lighted marquis hovering above a used car lot. In bold black letters, the sign reads, "Congratulations, Dave and Shannon. It's a boy." They never learned who wrote that message.
The book takes readers up to the present, where we see how Shannon's journey has helped her become a mother to many. She has an active ministry in mentoring and encouraging hundreds of women through her speaking and writing.
There are some books I read once, then set aside, without feeling a change. Shannon Woodward's book is one I'll read again and again, always remembering how the blessing of motherhood is a gift not to be taken lightly. The back of the book contains a wonderful reader's guide which includes discussion questions for each chapter.
This is a must-read for anyone who struggles with infertility; Shannon's transparency gives readers the support they need to move toward peace."
~ Written on 2006-09-16
Shannon Woodward explores her pain and subsequent healing in intimate detail for readers. She takes us back to her childhood, where she first looks out at the stars and wonders if God even exists, and she shares with us how her faith began to grow.
She takes us with her to every scene, filling each memory with description and dialogue which reads like the best of storytelling. We reach the point with her when she and her husband decide to adopt -- and we agonize with her frustration when birth mother after birth mother changes her mind.
One of the most poignant scenes in the book is when she and her husband are bringing home their first adopted son, Zachary, whose name means, "The Lord has remembered." As their new little son is bundled in soft blankets in the car seat, she and her husband look up and see an oversized, lighted marquis hovering above a used car lot. In bold black letters, the sign reads, "Congratulations, Dave and Shannon. It's a boy." They never learned who wrote that message.
The book takes readers up to the present, where we see how Shannon's journey has helped her become a mother to many. She has an active ministry in mentoring and encouraging hundreds of women through her speaking and writing.
There are some books I read once, then set aside, without feeling a change. Shannon Woodward's book is one I'll read again and again, always remembering how the blessing of motherhood is a gift not to be taken lightly. The back of the book contains a wonderful reader's guide which includes discussion questions for each chapter.
This is a must-read for anyone who struggles with infertility; Shannon's transparency gives readers the support they need to move toward peace."
~ Written on 2006-09-16
"I am absolutely awed by Shannon Woodward's ability to tell this story. A story lived by many, but voiced by far too few.
She has taken this uncomfortable and sometimes extremely painful journey and helped forge a way to healing.
I would highly recommend this book to any women who is struggling with issues surrounding infertility. Sometimes it's good to know you're not walking through darkness alone."
~ Written on 2006-09-14
She has taken this uncomfortable and sometimes extremely painful journey and helped forge a way to healing.
I would highly recommend this book to any women who is struggling with issues surrounding infertility. Sometimes it's good to know you're not walking through darkness alone."
~ Written on 2006-09-14
"In this book, Shannon Woodward basically shares her personal story and struggle with infertility. While I related to many of the feelings she expressed, and found some things helpful in the book, overall I did not identify with most of what she wrote about. Her book largely covers her pursuit of adoption, and the many failed attempts she endured. While I found her stories engaging, I personally have not chosen the adoption route. I have pursued my path more through medical intervention to conceive biological children, and very little was mentioned in her book about this option, mostly because she seemed to have barely pursued it. I do think this is a good book, but I wish that I had been able to get more of a picture of what this book actually covered before I had purchased it."
~ Written on 2006-09-09
~ Written on 2006-09-09