Ellie HunjaBlessings, New Mom: A Women's Devotional: A Year of Prayers and Affirmations for You and Your Baby

I really love this devotional. It doesn't take too much time to do, and the stories are real and wonderful without being too much, too dramatic or over done. It's perfect for those difficult moments when you need a quick moment with God and a bit of a reset.

This is a great book for new moms! Also a perfect gift to bring to a baby shower. When everyone is getting books for mom it’s so special to sneak something meaningful in for momma

As with so much of her work, Ellie writes in such a way that is both so full of empathy and yet so full of hope. Through her short yet powerful devotionals, she is able to see into your experience, hold you closely, and cheer you on towards the One who is our ultimate hope. You can sense her heart and her deep compassion with every word she writes. I will be buying this for all the new moms in my life, and still resonate deeply with all of its themes and encouragements even though I am a few years into motherhood. This book is such a powerful resource and support for these intense months that can be so challenging. Ellie reminds us with great comfort that we are not alone on this journey.

Great, short devotions for a busy mom. As a first time mom, these short devotions and encouraging Bible verses are just what I need. The book has a thicker paperback cover which I love.

To start off, I am hopelessly biased since the author is none other than my amazing wife. So while I can't say a mean word about her book if I tried, it also means I have had a front-row seat to witness how she has lived out her motherhood journey with honesty, transparency, and in ways that have been helpful for many other mothers in her life. And her ability to process her journey with such eloquence gives the rest of us a glimpse into what mothers go through, and helps us learn how best to come alongside to support and encourage. So let me step aside and allow Ellie to do the rest of the talking. This story below is a personal and beautiful entry straight out of the devotional and gives you an idea of the piercing power of Ellie's writing:"The morning of my daughter’s birth started out slowly…very slowly. We’d been at the hospital since the previous afternoon, but my dilation had ground to a halt at seven centimeters. As I silently prayed that something would change, a look of slight panic washed across my nurse’s face. “The baby’s in distress,” she said, and before I could ask any questions, I was wheeled to the operating room for an emergency C-section.I felt robbed. I had spent nine months working hard to overcome my fear of childbirth, and I’d actually begun looking forward to pushing out this precious little one—but clearly that wouldn’t be happening.Like me, so many mothers have grieved unplanned challenges as they welcomed their babies into the world. Maybe you had to be unconscious when your baby was born, groggily meeting them for the first time hours later. Or perhaps fear gripped you as your birth took a quick, even life-threatening, turn and you still relive each painstaking moment. Or, worst of all, maybe you had to bring your baby home without the sibling(s) they grew beside in your womb.Any number of circumstances may leave us emotionally fragile and unable to fully enter into the joy of welcoming our babies—and that’s okay. God understands better than anyone that our experiences aren’t black-and-white, and He can handle even our most heart-wrenching questions.Ask God to take your hand and help you walk through those difficult feelings, not around them. Processing our pain gives our hearts permission to embrace the “both-and” of our experience. We can recognize that many things can be true at once. Grief can coexist with gratitude for the medical interventions that made our births possible. Loneliness can coexist with comfort from loved ones who showed up for us when others couldn’t. Praying, journaling, or talking to a trusted confidante can help us untangle these emotions, honor them as valid, and walk toward healing."Beautiful, vulnerable and needed

These books were a welcome gift to counselors at our local pregnancy resource center.

Got this as a gift for a new mom. She loved it. Great quality

This book is a gift to moms who need some encouragement and who need to be reminded that they are not alone. The tone of this read is so personal, it’s like having your close friend bring you a warm cup of tea and sit you down next to you to tell you how great you are doing as a mom and how it’s okay to feel all the feels sometimes. What is most important is that this book is a balm for the mom who needs to be reminded that she is seen and loved, and that God is with her through it all. This is truly a must have for whatever stage of mothering you are in!

Nothing wrong with the contents of the book but it wasn’t as advertised on the photos as it appeared to look like the inside was coloured. The pages are in fact black and white which kind of makes it look dull and boring considering the price point of this book I did expect for the pages to be coloured just as advertised. Sad to see this wasn’t the case.