A Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

By Norman Norman Wright and H. Norman Wright

A trusted counselor shows readers how only God can fill the void left by a distant or abusive father.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764200747
• ISBN13: 9780764200748
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Understanding The Men In Your Life

One of the things I'm learning from this book that a lot of people have a lot of father issues. Some people have had fathers who have left them, died, weren't there for them and the list of things can be extensive. It's understanding how these father issues have impacted us and to learn, change, so they do not further damage us. Though I had my father around growing up, he had his own father issues, which I didn't even know...

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Every girl knows how important "Daddy" is. When Dad disappoints us, it can affect us for the rest of our life. Whether Dad has left us, was abusive, or neglectful, the result is an emptiness that cannot be filled. In A DAD-SHAPED HOLE IN MY HEART, Dr. Wright helps the reader to face the hurt and find healing. A DAD-SHAPED HOLE IN MY HEART addresses topics such as: Losing your father through death, divorce, or abandonment...

A path toward healing

I bought this book shortly after my Dad passed away from cancer. I had a difficult time in the months prior to his death as I found myself trying to bargain with God for his health. While certain parts of the book about dealing with an abusive or neglective father didn't apply to me, I found solace and comfort in it's pages. I told everyone I knew who'd lost their father about it and I would highly suggest anyone (women...

A message of help and healing!

We all know just how important 'dad' is, and how deeply we hurt and how profoundly we are impacted throughout our lives when he isn't there for us, or betrays or disappoints us. So for all the women who carry the burden of the wounds left by fathers who were/are absent physically, emotionally, spiritually or through abuse, please read A Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart. Dr. Wright, through narrative, case studies (stories), survey/assessment,...