Before there was a pregnancy, there was God. Before you became a mother, you were His daughter.

Pregnancy brings changes, questions, anticipation, and decisions. But beneath the preparation for a child's arrival is another work of formation: learning to receive the responsibility of motherhood without forgetting whose you are.

In God and Mommy: Our Sacred Conversations, Dr. Lois Khalfani-Barnes invites expectant mothers into a forty-two-week journey through scripture, reflection, and prayer. Each week includes an anchor scripture, a devotional reflection, a statement to carry forward, and a prayer that responds to the week's message.

These conversations offer comfort, but they also invite honest examination. Fear, comparison, control, self-reliance, and the pressure to prove your worth are brought beneath the authority of God's Word.

The divine order matters: God → mother → child.

You are His daughter before you are your child's mother. The life entrusted to you is His creation before it becomes your responsibility. Motherhood calls for faithful stewardship, with room for responsible preparation, wise counsel, and appropriate medical care.

From trusting what you cannot see to releasing the timelines you cannot control, God and Mommy invites you to walk through pregnancy in conversation with the One who knew you before this journey began.

The child within you is being formed. And so are you.