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Held
Finding the Faithfulness of God in Unanswered Prayers
By: Nicole Hoetmer
Held is a deeply personal memoir that traces the quiet, often unseen ways God sustains His people through grief, longing, and unanswered prayers. With theological depth and tender honesty, this story walks through seasons of sorrow that reshaped faith rather than destroyed it—infertility, loss, strained relationships, and the ache of sitting in spaces where joy seemed to belong to everyone else. Yet beneath every wound runs a steady undercurrent of hope: the unrelenting nearness of Christ.
Rather than offering platitudes or easy resolutions, Held invites readers into the tension between what is believed and what is felt. It wrestles openly with disappointment, church culture, and the struggle to trust God’s goodness when life unfolds differently than expected.
This memoir is ultimately not a story about suffering, but about being carried through it. Through Scripture, reflection, and lived experience, readers are reminded that faith is not proven in abundance, but refined in absence—that even in silence, God is present, even in waiting, He is working. For anyone who has felt forgotten, overlooked, or weary in their faith, Held offers gentle companionship and the assurance that they are never alone. We are held—sometimes tightly, sometimes quietly—but always faithfully—by the God who does not let go.
About The Author
Nicole Hoetmer is a Christian writer, homeschool mother, and lover of all things rooted in faith, family, and honest conversation. Her writing is shaped not only by theology, but by the everyday rhyth…
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In Held, Nicole Hoetmer invites readers into her honest journey through loss and longing, revealing the steady faithfulness of God beneath it all. This book is for anyone who needs reassurance that they are carried—even when life feels unbearably heavy.
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ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9798385075829
ISBN 13 (eBook): 9798385075812
