Authors: Mary Ylvisaker Nilsen, Rev. Per Nilsen, Rev. Kai Nilsen, Linnea Nilsen Capshaw, Rev. Solveig Nilsen-Goodin, and Rev. Erika Nilsen, 3^rd Edition, (2014) Title: For Everything A Season: 75 Blessings for Life’s Milestones Format: Digital Download, 98 p. (Des Moines, IA, 2014, Zion Publishing) Subject: Blessing Rituals, Christian Faith Formation, Pastoral Resources ISBN 978-1-50-541198-0

This is a must resource for pastors, lay leaders, and parents of all ages. The 3rd edition of For Everything a Season is a compilation of 75 blessings for life's milestones that help deepen and make sacred ordinary and out of the ordinary life moments. It offers three simple blessings for the seasons of the day; thirteen for the seasons of the year (holidays we celebrate from New Year's Eve to Thanksgiving); twenty-five blessings for seasons of our lives—events such as getting a driver's license, leaving home, getting a pet; seventeen blessings for seasons of our relationships; eleven for seasons of the Christian life; and six for the seasons of the church year.

Each ritual has a welcome, prayer, time for reflection, suggested ritual action such as lighting a candle or passing a blessing cup, and a closing blessing. They can be done by families, other groups, or by someone alone. These accessible blessings help to transform ordinary moments in time and space into holy moments of timeless grace.