One of the most exciting times for a woman is
pregnancy. The questions that are never ending start to form in her head as her
body does some really strange things. Naturally, she immerses herself in making
the perfect nest and her family and friends shower her with well wishes and
gifts. She is about to take on a lifetime of love and she works hard to make it
perfect.
In Margaret Eubanks’ Whispers: Life Begins and a
Voice is Heard… the mom is asked to take a little quiet time and record the
events as they are happening. The unborn voice is whispering little secrets
every day and mom needs to slow down to hear the aspirations.
First, this tiny little butterfly wants Mom to know
she is loved. “Mom it’s you and I for the next nine months. The morning
sickness will pass soon. I wonder if you will want me. My hope is that you will
love me and give [me] a chance at life. If you hear a whisper, Mom, it’s me
saying, ‘I love you.’”
On the next page, Mom is asked to journal her thoughts
about the day she found out she was pregnant. The whisperer tells her to,
“Write it down Mom. Someday I’ll want to know.” Across from the page is a lined
paper for her to fill out.
This paperback book is the size of a children’s book.
The font is large and sparse. The pages have plenty of lined paper for mothers
to record the events as they unfold. The pictures are large and meant to carry
the story along. This children’s book format is special as one day it will be
read back to the child for which it was produced.
Whispers becomes the story of birth for one lucky
little-one who has a mother with the forethought to write it all down. The
book, once filled with the experience of birth, will become a family treasure
at first requested daily by the child to be read repeatedly, then tucked away
on a shelf to be rediscovered years later and again treasured.
Born in Mississippi, Margaret Eubanks currently
resides in the Batesville area. Whispers, written in 2006, is the first of
two books by Mrs. Eubanks. She will also be bringing her, Goodnight, Sippi, I
Love You to the Author Rodeo Roundup Saturday, March 28 from 2-4:00p.m. at the
R.C. Pugh Library on the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community
College.
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