Adopting the Hurt Child

Adopting the Hurt Child
Author: Gregory Keck
Publisher: Tyndale House
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2014-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161521447X

Without avoiding the grim statistics, this book reveals the real hope that hurting children can be healed through adoptive and foster parents, social workers, and others who care. Includes information on foreign adoptions.

Adopting Hope

Adopting Hope
Author: Lorri Antosz Benson
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2018-09-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1641700874

All My Children actress Jill Larson moved mountains as a single mother to adopt her daughter from China. George Fadok, a former Navy commander, grappled with “changing the rules” eighteen years after placing his daughter in a closed adoption. Angela Paxton, Texas state senator and an adoptee, never thought she would ever meet her birthmom, but when she did, it changed her life. Embarking on an adoption journey can be daunting, but now you are not alone! This collection of true, beautiful accounts, including Larson’s, Fadok’s, and Paxton’s, takes an honest look at the process, the struggles, and the undeniable joy that comes with adoption. With insights from all three adoption triad viewpoints, Adopting Hope shares a wealth of lessons learned and tips for every person contemplating an adoption journey. How to have the courage to adopt How to decide on an open vs. a closed adoption How to handle a foreign adoption How to survive the agonizing wait to become parents How to tell your adopted child “the story” How to make your adopted child feel loved How to negotiate a relationship with your child’s birth parents How to help your child work through feelings of loneliness or rejection How to dispel negative attitudes you will encounter about adoption And so much more, including suggestions from birthparents and adoptees! From Lorri Antosz Benson, author of To Have and Not to Hold, this heartfelt compilation is ultimately a message of hope, love, and destiny as each family discovers the truth that a child doesn't need to be blood to be truly yours.

Hannah's Hope

Hannah's Hope
Author: Jennifer Saake
Publisher: Tyndale House
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161521478X

Hannah’s Hope is intended as a guide to assist you in making wise decisions as you struggle through your grief of not yet conceiving, losing a child, or struggling through the adoption process.

30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents

30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents
Author: Jennifer Phillips
Publisher: New Hope Publishers
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 159669968X

You finally surrendered. You opened your heart when you said, “Yes, God, I’ll adopt.” But now, you’ve discovered that opening your heart to the idea of adoption is the easiest part of the journey. Now comes the reality of the emotional ups and downs that only another adoptive parent can understand. In 30 Days of Hope for Adoptive Parents, author Jennifer Phillips shares words of encouragement to help adoptive parents navigate the emotional waters of adoption. Regardless of where you are in the process—just beginning or now living with the teenagers you adopted as infants—there are struggles unique to adoptive parenting. Weaving elements of her own journey through adoption, you will find hope as you begin to see God’s adoptive heart toward you.

One Heart at a Time

One Heart at a Time
Author: Delilah
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1948122154

“You’re listening to Delilah.” Delilah, the most listened-to woman on American radio, has distinguished herself as the “Queen of Sappy Love Songs” and America’s ultimate romance guru. But Delilah’s life off-air is all the more extraordinary—a life full of trials, forgiveness, faith, and adventure. In One Heart at a Time, Delilah’s heartfelt account of her own story reveals what shaped the voice that 9 million listeners know and love. Today, Delilah is the founder of an NGO called Point Hope, the owner of a 55-acre working farm, and an inductee of the National Radio Hall of Fame. But to achieve this, she often had to pave her own way. Disowned by her father, divorced, and fired from a dozen jobs over the years, Delilah pushed forward through family addiction and devastating loss, through glass ceilings and red tape. Her consistent goal to help those in need took her everywhere from the streets of Philadelphia to refugee camps in Ghana. Along the way, Delilah was blessed by thirteen children—ten of them adopted. Though many of them contend with special needs and the forever effects of a broken foster care system, her children have been able to transform their own remarkable lessons into guiding lights for other kids in need. Just as Delilah has done. One Heart at a Time exposes the real woman behind the microphone. In her easy-going style and characteristic, beloved voice, Delilah tells her deeply moving life story as the series of miracles it is.

Adopting Hope

Adopting Hope
Author: Ava Owens
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-10
Genre:
ISBN:

One of the most important things many people don't know about adoption is that it is a lifelong journey for everyone involved. Adoption is not just a legal process that results in a child being placed in a new family. It is a complex and emotional experience that profoundly and lastingly impacts the lives of birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted children. For birth parents, adoption can be a difficult and emotional decision they make out of love for their child. Even after the adoption is finalized, birth parents may struggle with grief, loss, and longing. Adopting Hope is a heart-warming and inspiring journey through the process of building a family through adoption. This book takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride that delves into the joys and struggles that come with adopting a child. Follow [the author]'s personal story and experience the ups and downs of the adoption process. Here's what you'll learn from reading this book: An in-depth introduction to adoption The difference between adoption and foster care How to prepare for the arrival of your adopted child Ways to navigate culture and race in adoption Introduction to international adoption and how to navigate the process The cheapest way to adopt a child in the United States The easiest countries to adopt from And much more... This book is a must-read for anyone considering adoption, or anyone touched by the beauty and complexity of building a family through adoption. Adopting Hope will leave you with a deeper understanding of the profound impact that adoption can have on the lives of everyone involved.

The Black Adoption Experience an Anthology

The Black Adoption Experience an Anthology
Author: Leola Wilkerson-Williams M.S.W.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 166552460X

The Black Adoption Experience is book with true stories on adoptions. The Contributing Authors have shared real stories from the heart on their experience in adopting a child or children. Also, some adoptees, who are now adults, have shared what it has meant to be adopted. It is hope that this book will enlighten you on the subject of adoptions and provide insight into the process of adoption and the rewards. Hopefully you will find the reading of this book to be a wonderful, educational experience. For adoption is a great way to add to your family!

The Primal Wound

The Primal Wound
Author: Nancy Newton Verrier
Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Adopted children
ISBN: 9781905664764

Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.

Refuel Your Wait

Refuel Your Wait
Author: Laci Richter
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2020-09-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725275287

In a world full of waiting, we could all use a little faith. This book speaks directly to the heart of waiting adoptive parents, but could also encourage anyone who finds themselves waiting for that next season of life. The text was originally written by the author as a journal while she and her husband struggled to start a family. This journal is now a book filled with Scripture and devotions of hope. Refuel Your Wait includes heartbreaking and joyful personal stories of infertility, the adoption process, relationships with birthparents, and a medical miracle. This book will encourage the reader to turn their wait from a passage of time into intentional time of prayer, relationship building, and unexpected joy.

Adoption

Adoption
Author: Brenda Scott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-01-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781734419108

You've said"Someday I want to adopt"but you wonder:Am I qualified to be an adoptive parent?How do I adopt?How do I choose an agency?Where do adoptable kids come from?How much does adoption cost?How can I afford to adopt?How long will the adoption process take?How does open adoption work?What is it like to be an adoptive family?Written by an adoptive mom with lots of experience in multiple types of adoption, this book answers the above questions and more. Adoption is a unique blend of memoir and facts about the adoption process and adoptive parenting.