Baby Blessings: Inspiring Poems and Prayers for Every Stage of Babyhood

by June Cotner

Overview

Baby Blessings highlights the wonders of babyhood with classic and new poems, lullabies, and blessings for every stage of baby's life, from pregnancy to infanthood to the toddler years.  Featuring contributions from such well-known names as Dr. Spock, Brahms, and Rami Shapiro, Baby Blessings also includes special sections for baby-naming ceremonies, christenings, and other precious moments.

Baby Blessings provides inspiration and joyful reflections for the new mother just beginning to explore the miraculous experience of birth and motherhood, as well as the seasoned mom who wants to recapture the priceless emotions of those early days.  Parents will treasure this collection for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449485412
Publisher:	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

 June Cotner—-author, anthologist, and speaker—-hails from Poulsbo, WA. She has appeared on national radio programs, and her books have been featured in many national publications including USA TODAY, Better Homes and Gardens, Woman's Day, and Family Circle. Collectively, her books have sold nearly one million copies.

What People are Saying About This

William Sears

"Reading the poems and singing the songs in this book will remind you of the little blessing in your life-soon to grow into a big blessing."--(William Sears, Author The Baby Book)

Father Paul Keenan

"Baby Blessings offers reflections on the many facets of having, raising, and getting to know babies. There is a joy in each phase. June Cotner and the contributors to this collection help us honor every stage of babyhood. Babies and those who love them will be blessed by this beautiful book."--(Father Paul Keenan, Author of Stages of the Soul and Heartstorming)

Jack Canfield

"This is a sweet and inspiring collection that will warm the heart of any mother. It touched me!"--(Jack Canfield, Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul and Co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul® series)

Vicki Lansky

"Baby Blessings is a much needed collection of words and thoughts to support the spiritual side of our parenting."--(Vicki Lansky, Author of Feed Me I'm Yours and other parenting books)

Editorial Reviews

Months spent waiting and preparing for a new family member; the joyous arrival of the tiny, perfect creature; the moment when your baby, once so tiny, takes those first wobbly steps… these fleeting moments, and countless others, conjure feelings that are not easy to articulate. In Baby Blessings, June Cotner has assembled a touching collection of poems and prayers that capture beautifully both the momentous occasions and small everyday marvels of your child's precious life.

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A needed collection of words and thoughts to support the spiritual side of our parenting.” —Vicki Lansky, author of Feed Me! I’m Yours

“A sweet and inspiring collection that will warm the heart of any mother. It touched me!” —Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother’s Soul

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