The Extraordinary Blessings of an Ordinary Day

Caroline Lucas

Description

Don’t miss out on reading Br. David Steindl Rast’s book “99 Blessings-An Invitation to Life.” Your heart will thank you.
Early in 2020 when life got quiet, I found my way to the beautiful book, “99 Blessings-An Invitation to Life,” by Brother David Steindl Rast. As I was reading, it occurred to me that introducing the ideas of gratefulness and blessing to children when they are little, might grow into a fun and meaningful practice for life. From there, my lifelong dream of writing a children’s book took shape, and this pint-sized book is the result!
Hidden in the pages is my prayer that the hearts of children will open with gratefulness to the blessings and abundance found in ordinary days. For parents, my hope is that ending a bedtime story with one of these little verses, will inspire a dialog about living a grateful life, and offer a moment for them to be with the ordinary blessings in their own lives.
My heartfelt gratitude goes out to Brother David, who blessed and inspired me with his ideas (and his copyright permission!) and to the team at A Network for Grateful Living who made the connection with him possible.

Sujets

• Juvenilee Fiction
• Extraordinary
• Ordinary
• Blessing

Informations

• Publié par: Balboa Press
• Date de parution: 03 novembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798765233870
• Langue: English

Extrait

Copyright © 2022 Caroline Lucas.

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Interior Image Credit: Melissa Fish

ISBN: 979-8-7652-3386-3 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-7652-3414-3 (hc)
ISBN: 979-8-7652-3387-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022916092



Balboa Press rev. date: 10/28/2022
To my daughter, Candace,

and my granddaughter, Charlie Rose

CONTENTS
Beginnings
Caterpillars
Feathers
Popsicles
Breath
Trees Wagging their Tails
Time to Rest
Marshmallows
Dump Trucks
Spider Webs
Shadows
Marching Bands
Birthday Parties
Rainbows
Homes
Pets
Rickety-Crickety Barns
Courage
Changing Weather
Frog Songs
Waterfalls
Kites
Bridges
Choices
Endings
Source of all blessings…
You bless us with Beginnings-

Those sacred spaces in time
packed with promise and hope,
when we get to start over again
like a baby’s first breath
filling a brand new life,
or morning’s first light
as it softly washes the darkness away.
Hidden inside every heartbeat,
they are the whispered assurances we receive
of grace…
of opportunity…
of forgiveness…
of change…

Let’s keep our hearts open and welcome these holy, newborn moments that lift our spirits and bring us fresh perspectives, even in the midst of our endings.

Source of all blessings...
You bless us with Caterpillars-

Fuzzy little creatures with lots of tiny legs,
creeping along the soft green leaves
with a humble restlessness
instinctively directing them
on a journey of faith
to a strange, dark space
where they can be still…
and quiet…
for awhile…
waiting…
then, when the time is just right
bursting free from the darkness with wings to fly
to places beyond their imagination!

Let’s snuggle into the magical transformation that takes place in stillness, reminding us to be patient while extraordinary changes take place in us all!