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This is the third revised edition of the open adoption classic recommended by the Child Welfare League of America. Gently provocative, warm and convincing, this open adoption guide includes actual letters between adoptive parents and birthparents, and between the latter and the children they have Buy on Amazon
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Have you ever wondered if adoption is what God wants for your family? If so, this five-week small-group study will help you discern whether it is the right choice for you. Written by two couples with adopted children, Considering Adoption transparently addresses your concerns and questions about a subject close to God’s heart. Buy on [...]
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Successful Adoption brings a practical and spiritual view of adoption. Topics include: types of adoption, where to begin, necessary paperwork, finances required – and how to raise them, listing of reputable adoption agencies, building strong bonds with an adopted child, when and how to tell a child she is adopted, the long-term affects of adoption, [...]
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If you are like so many others, you have a passion to help mobilize your local church on behalf of the orphan but may not be sure where to start. If so, we want to help. This book Launching An Orphans Ministry In Your Church (DVD included) will certainly help you overcome many of the [...]
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Sadly, the world is full of children who have been hurt by someone they should have been able to trust. If you’ve chosen to bring one of these children into your family, you likely have hopes, dreams, and images of success. Dreams and images that might now look dark and hopeless. In this updated and [...]
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Society tends to sugar-coat adoption, believing that adoptive parents are saints and the adopted child should be grateful to have a family. Unfortunately, particularly when adopting older children, adoptive families are not well-equipped nor adequately prepared to appropriately deal with all of the emotional, behavioral and/or psychological issues these children hold within themselves. When the [...]
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Rob Mitchell is one of the last “lifers” raised in an American orphanage. Left by a dysfunctional family in an Illinois children’s home, he grew up with kids who were not friends but rather “co-survivors.” After becoming a Christian as a teenager, Rob found what he was looking for, home and family, in a relationship [...]
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Every foster parent knows how hard, and yet how rewarding it can be to care for a child with a difficult past and an uncertain future. Christie Erwin has been a mom, in the middle of it, for countless children over nearly two decades. In this poignant and insightful book, she honestly shares the reality of [...]
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This is a fairly short, sweet and inspiring book to read. It is a about a little girl entering a loving foster home with many emotional scars and disorders. The family struggles to help her fight to overcome them. We highly recommend this book to anyone who fosters or is considering foster parenting. Buy on [...]
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It’s 1988, and Harrison, a happily married mother of three, takes a job with Head Start, working with at-risk four-year-olds. Her heart goes out to the foster kids; before long, she and her husband take state training and adopt two sisters. Five children make a big family, but Harrison finds it tough to turn her [...]
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