Prayerfully Expecting

Prayerfully Expecting

Author: Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

Publisher: Crossroad Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780824524593

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Your feet are swollen, your hormones are a mess, and you still crave too much ice cream. For every mother-to-be, the nine months of pregnancy can be demanding. Competing with the joy of anticipation is the frustration of bodily pain and limitation. In this intimate book, Donna Marie Cooper O'Boyle invites pregnant women everywhere to see their pregnancy not as a burden but as a living prayer to God. Connecting the nine months of pregnancy with the nine-part novena prayer tradition known to Catholics everywhere, Donna Marie shows how each month of pregnancy connects the mother to the great Catholic saints and teachers. Alongside the devotional and the catechetical helps are pointed references to the development of the child in the womb as the months of pregnancy progress.


Praying Through Your Pregnancy

Praying Through Your Pregnancy

Author: Jennifer Polimino

Publisher: Revell

Published: 2010-03-12

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1441225587

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Praying Through Your Pregnancy shows a mother how to provide an early head start for her child through the power of prayer. With fresh spiritual insight, each chapter reveals what is happening with the baby's development that week, starting with the very first moment of conception, when God begins the creation of either a boy or a girl. Readers will learn how the confidence they place in God affects the healthy development of their precious growing baby, and how to reduce their own stress and anxiety by looking to the Creator. In this interactive guidebook, the author shares excerpts from her pregnancy journal as an encouragement for women to write their own thoughts and feelings, and each chapter ends with a Mother's Prayer and Scriptures for Meditation. Praying Through Your Pregnancy was a 2011 Christian Book Award Finalist.


A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy

A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy

Author: Sarah A. Reinhard

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2012-09-24

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1594713510

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In A Catholic Mother's Companion to Pregnancy: Walking with Mary from Conception to Baptism popular Catholic blogger and speaker Sarah A. Reinhard presents the first book to accompany expectant mothers from conception to baptism. This book includes weekly reflections and prayers rooted in the mysteries of the Rosary and related to the baby’s physical development. Designed to help expectant mothers embrace pregnancy as an opportunity for spiritual growth, A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy prepares mothers for the trials and joys of pregnancy, childbirth, baptism, and, ultimately, motherhood. Each week of pregnancy is paired with a mystery of the Rosary, a personal, down-to-earth reflection from Reinhard, advice for living the sacramental life, and a prayer to help the reader grow in faith as she bonds with her unborn child.


Praying Through Your Pregnancy

Praying Through Your Pregnancy

Author: Jennifer Polimino

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2024-07-23

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1493448544

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Pregnancy is a time of great preparation. We prepare the nursery for the baby, we prepare our families to welcome a new member, we prepare our bodies to bring a sweet new life into the outside world. But how much thought do we give to preparing our hearts? Praying Through Your Pregnancy is the perfect companion for this special time in your life. Each chapter in this week-by-week guide reveals what is happening with your baby's development that week, starting with the very first moment of conception. You'll discover how to reduce stress and anxiety by placing your confidence in God for the healthy development of your precious growing baby. Journaling space helps you remember in years to come how God was at work at every stage. And each chapter contains a special list of Scripture verses to guide further prayer and meditation on God's Word. As you enter a time of great joy--and great change--for your family, let Praying Through Your Pregnancy be with you every step of the way.


Expecting

Expecting

Author: Marla Taviano

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1476737134

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Create a keepsake you and your child will cherish forever with this forty-week prayer book for expectant mothers. Discover beautiful and moving prayers based on week-by-week information about the fascinating development of the in-utero child. You will find not only a prayer for the child’s body and soul—now and in the future—but also a corresponding reflection for Mom, a fitting scripture, an inspirational quote, a brief message, and space for Mom to journal her own prayer for her baby. Body and soul, Mom will have her precious baby covered in prayer as she prays through this beautiful book, week by week.


Courageously Expecting

Courageously Expecting

Author: Jenny Albers

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1400228247

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Using Scripture and personal narrative, Courageously Expecting empathizes with and empowers women to face a pregnancy after loss with faith and courage, despite inevitable feelings of grief and fear that accompany life after losing a baby. Pregnancy is widely regarded as the most joyful time in a woman's life, but for the mother who has experienced pregnancy loss, a subsequent pregnancy can feel like she's holding her breath and hoping for what she can't control. In Courageously Expecting, Jenny Albers meets women in this difficult season as someone who has also experienced the worst and cautiously hoped for the best. Through the telling of her own story, Scripture, and heartfelt prayer, she encourages readers to cling to faith in the face of fear and guides them to cultivate hope when doubt weighs heavy; realize that the past does not dictate the present or the future and that God creates a way in the wilderness of grief and loss; flip the script on the what-if, worst-case-scenario narrative in their minds and learn to take their thoughts captive; and find the courage to humble themselves and ask for and accept help from others. Regardless of where readers are on their pregnancy after loss journey, Courageously Expecting is a companion to help them through the days when fear overshadows hope.


Prayer for Pregnant Women

Prayer for Pregnant Women

Author: Tella Olayeri

Publisher: GOD'S LINK VENTURES

Published: 2021-07-02

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13:

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Prayer for Pregnant Women answers all your baby questions like: What can I eat for two? Can I keep up my training classes? When can I take a pregnancy test? Is fish, soft cheese safe to eat? I’m blotchy and broken out—where’s the glow? Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job? Should we do a gender reveal? Will I know labor when I feel it? This prayer book is written for pregnant women. It shall serve as wedlock seal and marital connector to marriages that have lost hope to wicked cloud of bareness. It covers areas of counsel and prayer needed during pregnancy. As you make use of this book, every contrary weapon that may cause fear, sorrow or marital failure shall vanish by fire. Fears in respect of miscarriage, stillbirth or untimely death during or after putting to bed shall never be experienced in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. You are a champion, a wonderful mother and a living testimony of this generation.


A Prayer for Baby

A Prayer for Baby

Author: Rosalynn M. Smith Ph.D

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2015-11-11

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1490892346

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A Prayer for Baby is a pregnancy devotional that includes a prayer for each day of baby, mommy, and familys 40-week journey during mommys pregnancy. The devotional contains prayers focused on what baby is experiencing for that day/week, in basic scientific terms. A Prayer for Baby provides prayers that remind us of Gods Word and encourages the expecting mom to trust in the power of His might!


Growing You

Growing You

Author: Korie Herold

Publisher: Blue Star Press

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1944515976

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Your pregnancy story is a special one. Document your most precious moments from this season of life in this elegant keepsake journal and memory book. Growing You is a place to celebrate and chronicle your pregnancy journey, reflecting on the growth, anticipation, and memories that you want to hold onto as a mother. This heirloom-quality book, created by the author of the popular baby book As You Grow, is designed with a timeless look and archival paper so that you can one day pass it along to your child. Growing You includes: Space to journal your feelings and experiences about pregnancy and your birth story A section to document your prenatal appointments and growth Writing prompts to record precious milestones such as baby showers and prepping your nursery Pages to document your baby's birth day Pocket folder for sonogram photos, letters from loved ones, and other mementos And more! Special Features: Chic, gender-neutral design Elegant linen cover Acid-free and archival paper Generous trim size offers ample space for photos Lay-flat design created by a beautiful gold spiral binding allows you to easily write in the book


Nine Months with God and Your Baby

Nine Months with God and Your Baby

Author: Eline Landon

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Published: 2019-02-05

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1622826299

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Amidst the doctor visits, the showers, and the physical and emotional changes that come with pregnancy, it's easy to forget to prepare yourself spiritually to welcome your newborn into the world. That's why Éline Landon crafted for you these maternal reflections and gathered these gentle Scripture passages — to help you prayerfully live each month of your pregnancy according to God's loving plan. As the birth of your child approaches, turn to these loving pages to refresh your soul, strengthen your faith, and gain inspiration from the example set by the many expectant couples in Scripture: From the Old Testament, Hannah will show you and your spouse how to wait patiently for the conception of the child you so desire. Tobias and Sarah will help you order your priorities in a way that produces a strong, stable family. Our Lady will teach you how to bear the uncertainties of pregnancy and prepare to raise a family without fear. The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth will help you experience Christ's presence through the child you carry in your own womb. With the gifts of the Holy Spirit revealed here, you will learn to overcome discouragement. The Infant Jesus in the manger will teach you how to prepare interiorly for childbirth. And even Mary Magdalene will come to your aid, revealing to you certain crucial duties you have as a parent, in addition to caring for your baby. Whether you are hoping and praying for the conception of a child or are already expecting, this beautiful book will open your eyes and your heart to the grandeur of God's plan for your family and to the unfathomable love with which He cares for those who trust in Him.