If you are reading this book because you are pregnant, then you may be getting up several times a night to go to the loo. If you are a new mother, you'll be up in the night with your baby. Think of yourself as a 4 a.m. madonna! Your baby is a wonderful, if demanding, gift from God. This is a book for all mothers. It is written from Rachel Barton's own experience of pregnancy, birth and the start of a growing family life. It is intended to help you realize the wonder of what is happening and to turn that wonder into prayer. As a mother, you have young lives depending on you for imaginative support and inspiration. You need to find that for yourself, too. This book can help you to explore the spiritual and emotional side of your experience in this special phase of life. Many of the exercises and illustrations in the book are also generally suitable for use in reflective spiritual life. While the author writes within the broad Christian tradition, she also includes wisdom from other world faiths and secular sources. It is for new parents and mothers-to-be.