The Blessing Of A Baby

This beautifully illustrated book of blessings and accompanying lullabies offers new parents inspiration--milestone by milestone--through their baby's first year.

Utterly charming styling and heartwarming sentiments make this book easy to give. The prayers and blessings are chosen from traditional favorites that inspire good thoughts and can form part of a child's repertoire of prayers said at bedtime. The collection features a giftable padded cover wrapped in acetate for protection.

This touching story from bestselling author Doloris Jordan celebrates the blessings new parents wish for their babies all through their lives. With a strong emphasis on the bonds families share, the inspirational text is accompanied by exquisite art from renowned illustrator James E. Ransome. From infancy to adulthood, there is always a place for Baby Blessings.

A collection of more than twenty selections from around the world includes poems and prayers for children.

A charming first book of 41 prayers with adorable artwork, and a gift all parents will cherish each time they cuddle up and read with their new baby or toddler. If you're a parent or grandparent looking for a wonderful gift for a new baby or toddler, look no further than Baby's First Book of Prayers. With charming artwork on the left page and an accompanying prayer on the right, this is the perfect book to introduce even the youngest children to God's Word as you point and show them details in each sweet picture. This cherished gift for new parents encourages boys and girls to be thankful for the little everyday things. Moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas alike love this padded edition of My First Book of Prayers as much as babes and toddlers do You can't make time stand still, but you can cherish every moment with your new baby and toddler. My First Book of Prayers will help you do just that. Baby's First Book of Prayers Contains 41 short, sweet prayers, with adorable artwork accompanying each prayer Was made to fit snugly in the hands of babies and toddlers Is padded to hold up to repeated readings and rough handling at home, daycare, or Sunday school Is a perfect gift for many occasions, including the birth of a new baby, christenings, baptisms, first birthdays, Easter baskets, Christmas stockings, and baby showers Is offered at an affordable price point

Are you scared out of your wits but still want to be hands-on in caring for your baby? Do you have the necessary skills to cope with the stress of having a newborn baby? Are you equipped with the right tools to know when and how to respond to your child’s needs? Do you have the proper armor to face a battle with a crying baby? Don’t worry! Be brave! This book will show you how you can: - Care for your newborn with the right skills, tools and frame of mind. - Determine the nuance of every act or expression that your baby makes. - Find out the need to screen for the presence of congenital diseases to prevent complications like mental retardation and death. - Assess your child’s condition to avoid development of serious illness. - Know your true calling as a parent with God’s amazing grace.

The popular mother-daughter team behind the hit website TheCatholicCatalogue.com helps readers to discover, rediscover, and embrace the holidays and seasons of Catholic life through this collection of prayers, crafts, devotionals and recipes. This beautifully designed book will help readers celebrate Catholicism throughout the years, across daily practice and milestones. The Catholic Catalogue is a field guide, a list of far ranging topics, that should aid any Catholic, whether steeped in the tradition or just discovering spirituality for the first time, to understand the daily acts that make up a Catholic life. And like the most useful field guides, it is divided into user-friendly sections and covers such topics as the veneration of relics, blessing your house, discovering a vocation, raising teenagers, getting a Catholic tattoo, planting a Mary garden, finding a spiritual director, and exploring your own way in the tradition. With more than 75 inspiring chapters, this book promises to be a resource that individuals and families will turn to again and again, helping to make room in their busy lives for mystery and meaning, awe and joy.

"Congratulations on the birth of your baby!" In this child, you see in nite potential and you place great hope. And now you're preparing to celebrate what is perhaps the most joyous rite of passage-the baby blessing ceremony. Like many parents, you may wish to plan a personalized ceremony that re ects who you are as a family and what you believe. "In Bless This Child," author Susanna Stefanachi Macomb presents a comprehensive selection of ceremonial elements for baby blessings. She has culled from the best traditions around the world and developed new ones, combining spiritual as well as humanist aspects. This guide includes poetry, prose, scripture, prayers, vows, opening words, and closing blessings; moving rituals including candle-lighting, naming, and anointing; suggestions on embracing grandparents, godparents, and siblings; practical advice for working with of ciants and locales; language appropriate for an interfaith, intercultural assembly of family and guests; sample ceremonies that demonstrate how creative alternatives and traditional aspects can blend to create a memorable event. Warm and encouraging, "Bless This Child" provides a guidebook for parents who wish to create a special way of welcoming their child into the world. "Bless This Child" is also an excellent resource for clergy and humanist of ciants who perform interfaith baby blessing ceremonies."

In this beautiful children's gift book, lyrical poetry pronounces a loving blessing upon Autumn's Child, who is as bright as the changing leaves, playful as the crackling fire, and sweet like purest cinnamon. Adorable watercolor paintings of frosty nights and bundled animals beautifully accompany the book's heartfelt blessings and promises. A sweet, moving tribute to children born during the autumn months, A Blessing for Autumn's Child is a beautiful baby shower or birthday treasure for children young or new.