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Now parenthood has a soundtrack. 

Most music-lovers say the albums they treasure the most are the ones that take them on a journey.  This unique and soon-to-be treasured recording goes one step further by becoming a part of the extraordinary journey every new, expectant and veteran parent is already on. These ten songs from the heart of a troubadour are destined to capture the hearts of families everywhere.

Featuring six brand new Arends' originals, two new reinterpretations of the Arends' classics "We've Been Waiting For You" and "Even the Wallflowers," and wonderfully fresh covers of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" and Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman."

1. Moving
2. Come Anyway
3. The Thought of You
4. Don't Forget Where You Came From
5. Your Father In Heaven
6. We've  Been Waiting For You
7. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
8. Even The Wallflowers
9. Be God's
10. Forever Young

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  In this wonderfully warm gift book, well-known author and music artist Carolyn Arends celebrates the joys, mysteries, anxieties, and anticipation experienced by all parents on the journey from pregnancy to birth. The book is perfect for new and expectant moms and dads, but veterans are likely to laugh and maybe even cry a little too as they relive the early stages of Parenthood. 

Through a mix of short stories, newly written song lyrics, poetry, photography, and Scripture, readers will savor the sometimes funny, often poignant, and always real themes within this book.

Included is a special CD (excerpted from the full-length CD "We've Been Waiting For You -- The Parenthood Project") from this talented singer/songwriter featuring two songs celebrating the indescribable gift of a newborn baby.

Table of Contents:

Part one: We've Been Waiting For You (PREGNANCY)

* Great Expectations (I think we might be pregnant...)

    The Test
    From Here to Maternity
    Come Anyway

* Riding the Roller Coaster (the first trimester)

    Peanut
    Belly Aching
    My Love
    About the Size of It
    Psalm 139

* Are We There Yet? (the second trimester)

    Moving
    The Sonogram 
    Mercury Rising

* The Home Stretch (the third trimester)

    Close Quarters
    Preview of Coming Contractions
    40 Weeks
    The Thought of You
    Who Are You?

Part two:  We're So Glad You Came (BIRTH)

* Labor of Love (delivery)

    Worth the Trip, Part 1
    The Delivery Room
    Don't Forget Where You Came From
    Family Gathering 
    Worth the Trip, Part 2
    We've Been Waiting For You

* Let's Go Home (baby)

    A League of Our Own
    Your Father in Heaven
    Zephaniah 3:17
    Fan Club 
    Maternal Instinct
    Even The Wallflowers
    When My Baby Coos
    Smiles, Part 1
    Be God's
    Smiles, Part 2 
    Changed

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