Miranda Hersey's Midnight Meditations for Moms is a book of comfort for moms with children of any age who are awake in the middle of the night. It's easy to romanticize midnight motherhood as the tender and dimly lit rocking, feeding, and changing of a tiny baby. But we quickly discover the wee hours hold so much more that calls us from sleep at all ages and stages: sickness, distress, the bad dream, the sleepover gone awry, the curfew-tester. Sometimes it's our own natural worries, fears, and emotions that keep us awake. In the nighttime hours when the house is quiet, our minds may be anything but still.

Whatever has stirred you from sleep, know that you are not alone. You are embraced in the circle of motherhood as we navigate this journey together. We understand the physical, emotional, and mental stamina that motherhood asks of you. Consider this book your night-shift companion, soothing the weary mama with gentle centering, reconnection, and reflection. Each meditation seeks to settle your mind, body, and heart. Read these pages in any way you find most comforting: one page a night or many; sequentially, by topic, or at random.

Motherhood doesn't come with flexible hours, but we can find moments of peace within the night shifts. May the pages of Midnight Meditations for Moms hold that space for you.