Most weeks, the last thing we think we need is to add another event to the calendar, especially an event that requires a gift and possibly our help supplying the refreshments. Yet when the bulletin announcement appears or the email invitation arrives for a baby shower, immediately adding it to our calendar is the right response.
If the shower were for our sister, our niece, or our own daughter, we’d certainly block off the time, no questions asked. But why?
Baby showers are a way a culture bestows value and honor to mothers and infants, unborn children, and growing families.
Baby Showers Aren’t a Waste of Time
It’s not just a chance to eat together, although that too is valuable for a community. It’s not just a church function everyone feels obligated to perpetuate. That’s a bad attitude talking. It’s not just a time to give supplies and gifts to a…
