God Gave Us You

Overall I liked this book and the message that children are a beautiful gift from God. There was one short passage which surprised me in which the parent says, "I prayed that your bones would be straight and your heart would be strong. But most of all, I prayed that someday you would love God." This wasn't exactly problematic for my own family because I don't believe it is wrong to pray for a child to be born healthy and whole and my children were born mostly healthy. And it is not entirely uninclusive with the second part of it indicating that a child's relationship with God (which they have some control over) is more important than their physical health (which they don't necessarily have control over). But I have friends with disabled children and have also worked with disabled children and love them dearly... I felt like this statement could lead a child with such disabilities to feel like they were not an answer to prayer or like they are not as beautiful of a gift as a child who was not born with disabilities. I believe EVERY child is a gift. I wouldn't want a family who has already struggled with health challenges to be hurt unintentionally by such a passage. I would have preferred the book with that statement omitted. Additionally, I have stepchildren who are grown now and are currently not walking with the Lord. Again, my prayer truly is that they would walk with the Lord, but on the same token I would not want them to feel as if their lives are a disappointment to me while they are not making choices I prefer. Their lives are still precious and valuable and I believe the father squelched the concept of shame or disappointment in Jesus' parable of the prodigal son.

I expected something a little more heartfelt. Not sure what exactly it was that disappointed me about this book... but there is so much to say about the miracle of childbirth and God’s roll in it all, and I just don’t feel that the author captured it as well as they could have. The illustrations are nice, and other people seem to like it. So maybe I’m being too critical. But I’m more of a Nancy Tillman fan if you’re looking for a great book to make your child feel like special and loved.

My husband and I love to read this book to our daughter who is 6 months old (we have read it to her since she was in my belly) It is such a sweet story about a mommy bear and a baby girl bear. The story tells the baby what a blessing she is to her mommy and daddy and how God had given her to them.

This book is a beautiful way of explaining where baby comes from without giving an adult answer. The simple message that your child was a gift from God sums it up, and in a sweet story. The illustrations are soothing, and the story is a good bedtime read.

We gave this book to our 8 year old son as a First Communion gift. The book is the moving story about a young bear asking his mom if his parents love him. The story continues as mama bear explains to the young cub how God have given them the miracle of his birth and walks the cub throught the pregnancy, the waiting over the birth of the baby, the first night at home, and so on. Our 8 year old son loves to cuddle at night and listen to the story of a mom and dad who are so thankful to God for the gift of their cub. Beautifully illustrated and written, this book is a gift to share between parents and their children.

FROM GOD... of course!!! This book is just perfect... it is a very cute story of how a baby gets from heaven to the family... a small child (polar bear) is asking her mama where she came from and the reply is "God gave us you"... this goes from conception to birth without all the messy details that little ones just won't get, and You probably aren't ready to give... but it will apease the child for quite some time... also, the illustrations are just adorable...

This beautiful story is very appropriate for my three year old daughter's questions about where she came from. This book chronicles a the birth of a baby bear from when her parents pray for a baby bear all the way through birth without all of the medical details. It simply shows the Mommy bear's tummy growing and the parents preparing for their new arrival. It tastefully omits the actual parts of conception and delivery. It leaves these details for parental discretion. My daughter loved it!