How one book is helping Catholic parents raise saints through the sleepless nights

Denver, Colo., Jan 14, 2023 / 10:00 am

Many new parents assume that having a baby will cause them to lose sleep, and their savings may be reduced. However, they might not realize the impact that having a baby can have on their spiritual lives.

“The Prayer Book for Tired Parents: Practical Ways to Grow in Love of God and Get Your Family to Heaven” may be exactly what mom and dad need to help get them through those sleepless nights and help them find Godly purpose in each new chapter of parenthood. It contains pages of prayers for parents, as well a workbook and a family journal.

Debbie and David Cowden, authors of “The Prayer Book for Tired Parents,” told EWTN News Nightly in an interview on Jan. 6 that the book is “really focusing on growing together as a family, loving God more, and raising our kids to be great saints.”

Three-parent parents, the Cowdens admitted to feeling tired. They realized that their feelings were not uncommon among other parents. Debbie explained how it can be hard for parents to know which way to go and how to grow in holiness amid the stress and fatigue of parenthood, so this book “is the fruit of our quest to grow our family in holiness.”