Prayers On My Pillow was written for my older daughter, Julia, when she was twelve. She was experiencing many of the physical and emotional changes of young adolescence. I wrote each prayer in words that she might choose for herself to pray and put the prayer on her pillow each night. Later we decided to share the prayers with other girls by publishing them in a book. The prayers encourage girls to discover and tap their inner strengths to cope with the problems and changes occurring in their lives.

FROM JULIA:

Ever since I was little, I've always felt I could come to my mom with my problems. Then four years ago my mom and I seemed never to have time to talk. That's when I asked her to write a prayer for me. Nothing fancy or long. Just a simple form of communication. That night I found the first prayer on my pillow. The prayers gave me something to look forward to. Not only did they address typical "teenage problems" but they were also like a kiss goodnight. I would read some over and over again to remember certain lines. But my favorite part was having a different prayer every day!

FROM EMILY:

When I was about nine years old I started worrying about things like if I was having trouble with my friends or a teacher or I was scared about being left alone in the house or especially about all the changes I felt growing up. I noticed that Julia, my older sister, was reading little slips of paper with prayers on them. The moment I read one, I wanted my mom to write them for me. So she did. It really helped me in different ways. After I read the prayers or she read them to me, I felt better about my self. I think these prayers will help the kids who read them because the prayers will make their worries easier to handle.