Before You Close Your Eyes

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 night

The 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 loved

Every 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 faith

Whether 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.