Baby showers are a way culture and churches bestow value and honor to mothers and infants, unborn children, and growing families.
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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?