Before You Close Your Eyes: 100 Christian Bedtime Stories, Scriptures, and Prayers for Peaceful Nights

Before You Close Your Eyes is a gentle Christian bedtime book filled with 100 comforting stories, child-friendly Scriptures, peaceful prayers, and familiar blessings for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who tuck them in.Bedtime can make little feelings feel much bigger. A worry from earlier in the day may return. A new experience may feel scary. A mistake may still be bothering a tender heart. On other nights, children simply need help slowing down after a busy day.Each two-page bedtime reading creates a simple, calming faith ritual: - A gentle story based on a familiar childhood emotion or experience - A real Bible passage shared in clear, child-friendly language - A full-page prayer to help children talk to God - The same reassuring blessing repeated each nightThe stories explore themes children can understand, including: - Fear of the dark and nighttime worries - Kindness, patience, gratitude, and forgiveness - Starting something new - Missing someone they love - Making mistakes and trying again - Sharing, listening, and telling the truth - Trusting God with unanswered questions - Feeling safe, known, protected, and deeply lovedEvery prayer ends with the comforting words: God is near me. God loves me. God keeps me. God gives me peace.The repeated blessing helps create a familiar bedtime rhythm that little children can eventually learn and say along with their parents or caregivers.This Christian children's book is a meaningful choice for: - Bedtime stories and nightly family prayer - Christian books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers - Children who need comfort or reassurance at night - Baby showers and newborn gifts - Baptisms, christenings, and baby dedications - First birthdays, Easter, and Christmas - Parents and grandparents building an early foundation of faithWhether the day was joyful, difficult, exciting, or simply tiring, these gentle readings remind every little heart of one peaceful truth: Before you close your eyes, God is already near.