Dear Child of Mine: An Heirloom Devotional for the Unborn Child: 241 Daily Devotions Paperback – Import, 30 October 2015

Dear Child of Mine, An Heirloom Devotional for the Unborn ChildBy Deirdre Tolhurst“Let this be written for a future generation that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.” -----Psalm 102.18 NIVAnd so begins a most incredible devotional handbook for mothers going through pregnancy, especially for the first time. Fathers will enjoy this journal of a sort as both parents read the daily passages, until their baby, who hears their words, enters the world already knowing love of God and parents.Every woman faces pregnancy with multiple emotions—happiness, love, trepidation and fear of the unknown. Author of children’s books andpoems, Deirdre Tolhurst writes ‘a labor of love’, pun intended, and structures it with interactive ‘read aloud’ passages and messages to the child growing in the womb; adding prayers and blank lines for the parents and grandparents to add their own thoughts. The pregnancy becomes shared by mother, father and child (children), forming a deep initial bond.This talented writer, speaker and devotional blogger has written one of the most beautiful books that I’ve read. Initially written as an heirloom for her own grandchild, the emotions evoked through conversations with the baby and God bring smiles and tears to the reader—often at the same time. Deirdre skillfully adds practical information on exactly what the mother is experiencing throughout the different trimesters of her journey into motherhood. She also includes weekly schedules of the baby’s progress from conception to birth, sometimes things that doctors are often too busy to relate, yet bring so much comfort to the new parents.There is nothing more beautiful than bringing a new soul into the world. As parents pour out their love aloud each day to both their child and God, Who is love, it makes having a baby as much a spiritual occurrence as a physical one. This lovely book is written as a gift for all parents and children, and is a deeply emotional experience; which helps the family continue to grow with God as their mainstay in life. “DearChild of Mine,” is truly an heirloom for the unborn child and will be a lifelong treasure to all who undergo the God-given miracle of childbirthMicki Peluso, author of . . . And the Whippoorwill Sang