… Instead of being helplessly tired, and discouraged, as we had been in the past, we can now see how our everyday pursuit of holiness fits into God’s big picture for our lives.” Now, they share their stories and insights to “help you develop a home brimming with love, peace, and faith that will help your family get to Heaven. “Most new parents expect to lose sleep, savings, and serenity, but many don’t anticipate how their spiritual lives will be impacted by the birth of a child,” they admit. The Cowdens write about how they had shared a healthy prayer life together, but parenting threw a wrench into that rhythm. “The weight of the responsibility to raise children in the Faith, as promised at Baptism, is compounded by the already tremendous responsibility of keeping the kids fed, clothed, bathed, and educated,” she writes. “If you want to grow in your love of God,” they wrote, “and get your family to Heaven but are impossibly tired and don’t even know where to begin, let us help by reintroducing you to the beauty, goodness, and joy of your Catholic Faith.”Īlthough Debbie admits she has always striven to be a high achiever, in college and beyond, she also admits that being a mother has been her most challenging stage yet. The directive is easier said than done, so the Cowdens offer insights. John Paul II, “Only by praying together with their children can a father and mother - exercising their royal priesthood - penetrate the innermost depths of their children’s hearts and leave an impression that the future events in their lives will not be able to efface” ( Familiaris Consortio, 60 ).
The book opens with the words of Pope St. But sleep-deprived or not, they want to help parents deepen their relationship with God. They had three children in five years, so the Cowdens understand that parents get tired of being tired.
The book is a glimpse into a Catholic couple reaching for holiness with the realization that it happens in the ordinary moments of life, including when tired. As a matter of fact, being tired, a frequent side effect of parenting, can actually help us on our way to holiness with the right attitude, they explain. “You’re called to be a holy parent, even if you’re a tired parent,” according to David and Debbie Cowden, the authors of The Prayer Book for Tired Parents: Practical Ways to Grow in the Love of God and Get Your Family to Heaven. Practical Ways to Grow in the Love of God and Get Your Family to Heaven
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