Ordinary Blessings for Parents

<p>Those of us who care for children--biological moms and dads adoptive parents grandparents aunts and uncles godparents foster parents big siblings chosen family and all the rest of us--know how hard and heroic caring for young people can be. But when we're caught up in the day-to-day challenges of raising children from teething to teen relationships we can easily miss the sanctity of these moments.</p><p>Gifted poet empathetic pastor and mom of three Meta Herrick Carlson names the moments we take for granted or that make us second-guess ourselves. Her blessings call out the simple struggles that remind us we are in good company and that we are loved in the midst of loving children. <i>Ordinary Blessings for Parents</i> is a spiritual high-five for parents in every stage of raising kids. The book includes blessings for washing bottles for belly laughs for the death of a beloved adult and for the legacy we want to pass on. If you're a parent or caregiver you are bound to find a word you didn't know you needed and to pass a blessing or two on in solidarity with other families in your life. Take this moment today to pause reflect and appreciate the sacred ordinary within your family.</p>