The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families Against All Odds
The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families Against All Odds

Author: Aurora Brooks

Publisher: BabyDreamers.net

Published: 101-01-01

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1776981545

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The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families Against All Odds is a comprehensive guide that explores the journey of adoption and the incredible stories of families who have defied all odds to create their forever homes. This short read book provides valuable insights into the adoption process, the different types of adoption, the challenges faced along the way, and the impact it has on adopted children. The book begins with an in-depth look at the adoption process, covering topics such as the various types of adoption, including domestic adoption, international adoption, foster care adoption, and open adoption. Readers will gain a clear understanding of the different paths available to them and the unique considerations that come with each option. One of the key challenges in the adoption process is the financial aspect. The book delves into the financial considerations involved in adoption and provides practical advice on how to navigate this aspect. It also explores the emotional rollercoaster that adoptive parents often experience and offers guidance on how to cope with the ups and downs. Legal roadblocks can also pose challenges in the adoption process, and this book addresses these issues, providing insights into the legal aspects of adoption and offering tips on how to overcome potential obstacles. Support and resources are crucial for adoptive families, and this book highlights the importance of adoption agencies, support groups, and counseling services. Readers will discover the wealth of support available to them and how these resources can make a significant difference in their adoption journey. The impact of adoption on children is a central theme in this book. It explores topics such as identity formation, attachment and bonding, and the need for post-adoption support. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the unique challenges faced by adopted children and how to provide the necessary support to help them thrive. The book also features inspiring adoption success stories, showcasing families who have overcome challenges and built strong bonds with their adopted children. These stories serve as a source of inspiration and hope for readers who may be facing their own adoption journey. Looking towards the future, The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families Against All Odds explores the technological advancements, legislative changes, and shifting perceptions that are shaping the future of adoption. It provides a glimpse into what lies ahead and how these changes may impact the adoption process. Finally, the book concludes with a section dedicated to frequently asked questions, ensuring that readers have all their queries addressed. It also invites readers to reach out with any additional questions or comments they may have. If you are considering adoption or are already on your adoption journey, The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families This title is a short read. A Short Read is a type of book that is designed to be read in one quick sitting. These no fluff books are perfect for people who want an overview about a subject in a short period of time. Table of Contents The Adoption Miracle: Creating Families Against All Odds The Adoption Process Types of Adoption Domestic Adoption International Adoption Foster Care Adoption Open Adoption Challenges in the Adoption Process Financial Considerations Emotional Rollercoaster Legal Roadblocks Support and Resources Adoption Agencies Support Groups Counseling Services Impact on Adopted Children Identity Formation Attachment and Bonding Post-Adoption Support Adoption Success Stories Overcoming Challenges Building Strong Bonds Creating Forever Homes The Future of Adoption Technological Advancements Legislative Changes Changing Perceptions Frequently Asked Questions Have Questions / Comments?

Redeeming Ruth
Redeeming Ruth

Author: Meadow Rue Merrill

Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers

Published: 2017-04-14

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1683070844

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Redeeming Ruth is the inspirational, true story of an abandoned baby, a devastating diagnosis, and the way God loves broken, hurting people through us—even though we may be broken and hurt, too. When Meadow met her, Ruth was a sixteen-month-old child that some church friends were hosting from an orphanage in Uganda. She had cerebral palsy and was so weak she couldn’t lift her head. Meadow had always felt a call to adopt, but was this what God meant? Part family drama, part travel adventure, and part memoir, Redeeming Ruth is a heartwarming, against-all-odds story about the most unlikely pairing of a normal American family and a physically handicapped orphan girl from Uganda. Much more than an adoption story, this book explores what happens when we sacrificially reach out and share God’s love with others. Ruth’s story will attract families considering adoption, people raising or teaching children with special needs, caregivers, and those grieving the loss of a loved one, ministering to people with disabilities, or striving to serve God despite their own wounded hearts and broken dreams. Features:Includes a Reader’s Guide at the end of the book for each chapter for group discussion or personal reflection.An eight-page insert with personal photos will be included.All personal proceeds from this book benefit an African missions organization.Meadow Rue Merrill is an award-winning journalist with two decades of published writing experience. She is also a contributing writer for “Motherlode,” a popular column of the New York Times. She began reporting for The Times Record, a daily newspaper in Brunswick, Maine, and spent the following eight years corresponding for The Boston Globe. Most recently she has written for Harvard University. She has regular columns with The Portland Press Herald, Maine’s largest newspaper and Down East magazine.

This I Know For Sure...
This I Know For Sure...

Author: Karen Capson

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781480180147

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It's Adoption Day for six-year-old Madi, the fun-filled day when she and her Mom and Dad celebrate how they all became a family. Every year, Madi picks out a pretty party dress, and together they have a "Madi Gras" celebration, filled with delicious treats, wonderful memories, and praise for the Lord who brought them all together. This I Know For Sure... is a whimsically illustrated, biblically-based children's book by Karen Capson that was created to help share and explore the blessings of adoption with boundless joy, heart, and prayer. Written to provide parents with a means to interact with their child about the topic of adoption, This I Know For Sure... will help instill a strong sense of belonging and Godly identity in boys and girls ages three- to ten-years-old, while also helping their siblings have a better understanding of what it means to be adopted. With light-hearted, fun illustrations, Madi prepares for her "Madi Gras" celebration, from helping her father prepare her favorite breakfast treat, to looking at pictures of herself as a newborn baby with Mom. She rediscovers the excitement of her parents when she came into their lives, and how the whole family embraced their newest family member. She asks questions about her birth, her adoption, and ponders about how she was created the same as her parents, and how she is uniquely different. To highlight the miracle of adoption for both parents and child, this delightful and inspiring book features faith-led lessons, popular Bible verses, "conversation starters" from a child's vantage point, and tips for celebrating adoption within the reader's own family. Madi's adoption story is perfectly paired with joyful and heart-warming illustrations, sure to become a favorite book to be returned to time and again, as the parent and child continue to deepen their discussion about adoption and faith. It also includes additional materials on "Ways to Celebrate Adoption & Family," as well as "Fill Up My Love Cup" journaling pages to create a lasting keepsake that the child will treasure for years to come. This I Know For Sure... can also serve as a valuable teaching tool for guidance counselors and Christian educators. Playful and upbeat, touching and informational, This I Know For Sure...is an inroad for open communication as children begin asking questions about their identity. It also focuses on creating a bridge between a parent and child in order to talk about their own family traditions by reading the unique adoption story of another child. A perfect balance of childlike playfulness and God-filled discussions, this tender, happy exploration of adoption is sure to create a deeper understanding of the topic, all with abundant laughter and love.

Praying Through Your Adoption
Praying Through Your Adoption

Author: Michele Cervone Scott

Publisher: Winepress Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781606150832

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Are you wondering if God is calling you to adopt? Are you in the long process of a "paper pregnancy"? Do you have a newly-adopted child? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this book is for you! In Praying Through Your Adoption, adoptive mother Michele Cervone Scott shares how families can walk by faith through the unique joys and challenges of an adoption journey. Through real-life adoption stories, scriptures, and situation-specific prayers, you will discover ways to: Recognize God's role in placing orphans with forever families. Determine if adoption is right for you. Explore practical financing options. Pray about the specific details surrounding your domestic, international, or foster care adoption. Wait and prepare for your child's arrival. Adjust to adoptive family life. Support, explain, and celebrate your child's adoption. Rely on God to supply all of your needs. Endorsements: I recommend this book to all families involved in the adoption process. William J. Blacquiere, President/CEO of Bethany Christian Services Invaluable help for learning in practical terms how to walk this unparalleled journey with God. Jedd Medefind, President of Christian Alliance for Orphans

Stretch-mark My Heart: Building Our Family through Adoption One Child (or Two) at a Time
Stretch-mark My Heart: Building Our Family through Adoption One Child (or Two) at a Time

Author: Niki Breeser Tschirgi

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1457559587

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Beginning with infertility and one couple’s struggle with building their family, Stretch-mark My Heart dives headlong into the fragmented world of the US foster care system. Following the adoption journey of Matt and Niki Tschirgi (pronounced Sure-Gee), this book lays the groundwork from start to finish regarding what it takes to have a child permanently placed in your home for adoption. Through fostering, private adoption, open adoption, and foster-to-adopt, Niki recounts the lonely and grievous road of infertility, her and her husband’s decision-making process to choose adoption, the hard work and perseverance to get licensed to be foster parents, and the finalization of six adoptions. Discover how the Tschirgis became a blended family over the course of six years and doubled their family size while moving from Washington to Texas. Stretch-mark My Heart will immerse you in the complicated process of accepting and loving into your home children who were born out of trauma, abuse, and neglect. See how each child was uniquely meant to be a part of this family. Travel along this bumpy yet inspiring road and explore many facets of adoption, including sibling-group, multiracial, infant, and older-child adoption. Although heartbreak, trials, and the unknown are present throughout this book, triumph, miracles, unconditional love, and belonging overshadow the pain and loss of infertility, as well as the brokenness inherent in being a child in foster care. Stretch-mark My Heart will help you understand the intricate and detailed plan that God had for a family to be built together by the power of choice… the choice of adoption.

We Are so Loved
We Are so Loved

Author: Jill Lambert

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2017-09-22

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1504387147

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When we hear stories of spontaneous healing, assistance from angels and loved ones whove passed, the laws of physics bending or even breaking to save someone, and people using their divine creative power to claim what they desire despite appearances, our beliefs change about what is possible for us. We Are So Loved is about such miracles and more. Many of these stories may seem too fantastic to be true, but they are. As you read them, maybe youll remember some of your own miracles that you discounted as just a coincidence, luck, or just your imagination. The mystical, miraculous experiences Ive had since childhood, the stories others have shared with me of divine assistance and moments of grace, as well as the miraculous healings I witness as a Reconnective Healing Practitioner, have changed my beliefs about what is possible and continue to transform my world for the better on every level of my being. Thats what I want for you, and why Im sharing them in this book. I hope they inspire you to think and believe a little bigger and better than you did before you read them as you realize how Loved you are, Who You Really Are, and how possible the impossible really is. The miraculous experiences in this book are what fuel my lifes mission to share the truth of how Loved we are and how powerful we are when we align with the Love that is our Source of being. I hope these stories remind you of the God Within you and all life on this planet, that they awaken an awareness of the Love and well-being that is constantly flowing to you, and help you release the limiting beliefs that have kept you from allowing into your life all that your heart desires. We Are So Loved is my first book, and just the beginning of much more to come. Jill Lambert

Mary's Way
Mary's Way

Author: Judy Landrieu Klein

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1594716706

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How do you walk with your children during times of struggle and crisis? Do you feel as if nothing you do will be enough? In Mary's Way, a heartfelt book for moms who struggle to guide children through the various stages of their lives, Catholic speaker and teacher Judy Landrieu Klein shows how her own crisis of faith helped her release her children to the care of the Blessed Mother. In doing so, Klein shows you how to find the love, joy, and peace of Our Lord as you surrender your will to him. Judy Landrieu Klein struggled with her faith as she lived through her son’s near-fatal addiction to drugs and her daughter’s painful anxiety. She discovered she couldn’t handle the relentless pressure of life not measuring up to her expectations and it was eating away at her family. Klein considered Mary’s reaction to the events in the life of Jesus. She meditated on Mary’s fiat and her prayer of total surrender to God’s will and saw how this act of obedience carried on throughout Mary’s life as she witnessed the life of her son. As Klein focused on her devotion to the Blessed Mother, her life and faith were transformed. In Mary’s Way, Klein reflects on the Annunciation and describes her own to struggle to embrace the will of God by surrendering control of her family planning. She meditates on Mary’s powerlessness during the Crucifixion, finding a place of calming surrender during her own son’s escalating battle with addiction. Klein shows how you can become a more powerful intercessor for yourself and your children. When you finish reading this book, you’ll find yourself turning to Mary and surrendering yourself and your children more fully to God.

Untold Miracles
Untold Miracles

Author: Velma Palmer

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1477285237

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Untold Miracles has detailed Dr. Velma Palmers life of struggles, faith and victory. She encountered major challenges and obstacles but she overcame them through her confidence in God. Each battle was followed by numerous miracles that made her more determine to serve the Lord. The enemy made several attempts to destroy her and her family. She fought back fiercely with the strong weapon- the word of God, prayer, and fasting. She recalls her early age when she answered Gods call by committing her life to Him. "What a magnificent experience!" she relates to people near and far. This book has provided inspiration, deliverance and hope for every age group, regardless of your faith. Christians lives will be impacted by her undeniable faith and her appreciate of Christ blessings. Her simple, modest beginning on a farm in rural Jamaica, has given her courage and determination to 'stand tall' and never give up.

Victim to Victory
Victim to Victory

Author: Seema Ranaware

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2020-02-21

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1648056601

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‘Take your dreams seriously; they can be your reality one day!’ Seema Ranaware puts forth her conviction intelligently and equally pragmatically in this book ‘Victim to Victory.’ She takes the readers on an exhilarating expedition of turning dreams into the reality of life by holding their hands. Like a skilled guide, she elaborates the significance of every landmark on the journey to success. This book is a practical guidebook with the capability to convert a haphazard person into a go-getter! "Goals should be big, but the formula to achieve those should be basic and this book portrays it so systematically that everyone can make it possible." - Sandip Gajjar, Solutionist and Business Coach

His Miracle Baby
His Miracle Baby

Author: Karen Sandler

Publisher: Silhouette

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1426813872

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Nothing was more important to entrepreneur Logan Rafferty than fulfilling his late wife's wishes. And she had been very specific--if anything happened to her, Logan should recruit her best friend, Shani Jacoby, to be surrogate mother to their embryos. There was just one problem--Shani was his sworn enemy. Yet she agreed to the plan in a heartbeat.Sure, there was no love lost between Shani and Logan, but there was no greater way to honor her friend than to bear this child. And as the pregnancy proceeded, Shani started to wonder...could Logan be more than just the father of her child? Like just possibly, the man of her dreams?