It’s here! It’s here! Today is release day for my newest picture book, Bedtime Blessings: God’s Great Love! The second in a series of three, this book explores the simple but powerful notion of speaking words of blessing over our little ones before they go to sleep.
Guess what? Courtesy of Paraclete Press, I have three copies to give away! Take a peek at how the book begins, admire some of the gorgeous illustrations by Natalie Merheb and be sure to enter the giveaway…
Beginning with the following words and inspired by Ephesians 3:18, God’s Great Love contains jungle-themed animals and reminds children that God’s love is wider, longer, higher, and deeper than they could ever know.
Little One, I pray for you, as you lie down to sleep,
That you will know God’s love for you, so high and wide and deep.
The book closes with four different blessings that can be personalized with the child’s name and invites parents, grandparents, caregivers or children’s ministry leaders to pray any of these blessings over the children in their care…
Would you like to win a copy of Bedtime Blessings: God’s Great Love for a Christmas gift for a child in your life, a Sunday school teacher or to donate to a school or church library? As always, I have several easy ways to enter this three-book giveaway sponsored by Paraclete Press. Enter on all four platforms for maximum chances!
- Leave a comment here on my website, under this post, telling me what your favorite jungle animal is.
- Leave a comment under this post on my Facebook Author Page.
- Enter on Instagram.
That’s it! This giveaway closes on Tuesday December 9th, but you can enter several more giveaways coming up in the next few weeks on Instagram. Open to USA AND Canada residents only.
Don’t forget to download your free Activity Pack that contains pencil skills, colorings, blessings cards, 8×10 blessings prints and more! Watch the VIDEO.
Local pals, come to my book launch at Baker Book House on Sat Dec 6,2-3pm!
Good luck to all who enter!
PS: Check out over 65 reviews for the first book in the series, God’s Perfect Peace.
I love your work Glennis! The art work is beautiful too!
Patty at Braddock St UMC Winchester VA
Thank you so much for your kind words, Patty. Natalie Merheb did a wonderful job depicting my words!
Love rabbits 🐇 ❤️
Who couldn’t, Maria!
Samuel’s favorite jungle animal is Peregrine Falcon. Noah’s is a white tiger. Jack’s is an orange tiger. Finn’s is a sloth.
I love their names, Lane!
Congratulations on your new book Glenys!
Aww, thank you, Roger. So nice to see your comment.
Loved your first book in the series God’s Perfect Peace. Our favorite jungle animals would be the monkeys and the grey wolves
I’m so happy to hear that, Melody. Thanks for entering!
I love parrots.
Then you’ll love the ones in this book, Leela!
Sloths 🦥
That one is my favorite too!
Another gorgeous book. My favorite animal is a giraffe 🦒
Thank you, Becky! I am fascinated by their black tongues!
Oh, Glenys! This is BEAUTIFUL!! I would love a copy for my sweet baby girl! We just finished a study in our Mommy and Me group on praying the scriptures over our children. I think her favorite jungle animal will be a parrot since her auntie has 3!
Hi Colleen, thank you so much for your kind words and for entering. I think there is such power in praying scriptures and blessings over our little ones!
i love all the jungle babies, especially elephants!
Then I expect you love the cover, Muriel!
One of my favorite jungle animals is a poison dart frog.
Ooh… didn’t think of that one for the book!
What a beautiful book, it looks to be! I am anxious to see the it in print. My favorite jungle animal is the giraffe.
Thank you, Meg. It’s just a lovely size, too, for little hands. I also love giraffes!
The book looks awesome and I’m sure my granddaughter will love it! One of my favorite jungle animals is the giraffe.
Thanks for entering, Kathleen! I love giraffes too!
Kathleen, I’m thrilled to let you know that you are one of the winners! Please email me your address.
I love the idea of praying a blessing over kids before they go to sleep and a book that builds the blessing into the reading/bedtime routine is genius! I didn’t learn about this concept until my kids were in mid to upper elementary school. Even with a bit of a late start, my kids memorized scripture this way and even used one of these familiar verses as their confirmation verses. My favorite jungle animal is the lion. I remember being at the zoo one day and the male lion roared. Wow, what a powerful sound! It sure was awesome and scary at the same time.
Thanks so much for commenting, Kristen. I too, only realized the power of blessing our little ones when my grandchildren were born, so it’s something I never used with my own children. (If only we could ahve our time over again!) Blessing our children is a very simple but very powerful thing!
My favorite is a giraffe.
They are super cute!
Jungle animals? The sloth!
Hi Nicole! That’s my favorite too!
Thank you! Love elephants 🐘 & sharing your books.
Thank you so much, Wendy!
Your so welcome