The adoption journey is one that is unbelievably amazing... without doubt, overwhelming... and certainly unique! I hope this list of resources give you a place to start... wherever you are on your journey. I'm not exactly an expert, but I've worked in the field of adoption for several years as a social worker and therapist, and trained with Dr. Purvis. But despite that...the best experience one can get is day to day being a mommy! Enjoy the list!
CONSIDERING ADOPTION?
*"If You Were Mine" DVD series
* Considering Adoption HomeBuilders
*"What to Consider When Considering"
*"What I Wish I would have known before I started"
FOSTER CARE:
*"The Middle Mom" by Christine Erwin
*"The One Factor" by Doug Sauder
*Wait No More Event
WHAT AGENCY?
*Questions to Ask
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIV+ ADOPTION:
Project Hopeful
From HIV to Home
FUNDING YOUR ADOPTION:
*LifeSong for Orphans
*Show Hope
*Abba Fund
*Other Options
*Adoption Tax Credit
WHILE YOU WAIT:
*The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis (you'll read it more than once)
*Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray
*"While You Wait" from Adoptive Families Magazine
*"Making the Wait Worthwhile"
*And check out the booklist below...
POST-ADOPTION:
*Created to Connect Study Guide (The Connected Child)
*Empowered to Connect Resources
*Things to consider when telling your child's story
*Adoption from the Inside Out
*Institute of Child Development, TCU (Dr. Karyn Purvis)
FAVORITE BOOKS:
~On Adoption~
*The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
*Before you were Mine by TeBos & Woodwyk
*There is no me without you by Melissa Faye Greene
*Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah Gray
*Toddler Adoption by Mary Hopkins
*Wounded Children, Healing Homes by Schooler etc..
*I'm Chocolate, Your Vanilla by M. Wright
*Telling the Truth to your Adopted or Foster Child by Keefer & Schooler
*The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz
*The Out of Sync Child has fun by Kranowitz
~On Foster Care~
*The Castaway Kid
*The One Factor
*The Middle Mom
~On Orphan Care~
Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis
Red Letters by Tom Davis
The Hole in Our Gospel by Rich Stern
Radical by David Platt
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
~For Kids~
A Blessing From Above by Patti Henderson
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Adoption is for Always by Girard
God Found Us You by Lisa Bergren
Over the Moon by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
Shoey and Dot by The Chapmans
INTERESTED IN ORPHAN MINISTRY?
*Launching an Orphan Ministry in Your Church
*Christian Alliance for Orphans
*Hope for Orphans Institute
*When Helping Hurts
*For more resources see LifeSong's list here
CONSIDERING ADOPTION?
*"If You Were Mine" DVD series
* Considering Adoption HomeBuilders
*"What to Consider When Considering"
*"What I Wish I would have known before I started"
FOSTER CARE:
*"The Middle Mom" by Christine Erwin
*"The One Factor" by Doug Sauder
*Wait No More Event
WHAT AGENCY?
*Questions to Ask
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIV+ ADOPTION:
Project Hopeful
From HIV to Home
FUNDING YOUR ADOPTION:
*LifeSong for Orphans
*Show Hope
*Abba Fund
*Other Options
*Adoption Tax Credit
WHILE YOU WAIT:
*The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis (you'll read it more than once)
*Attaching in Adoption by Deborah Gray
*"While You Wait" from Adoptive Families Magazine
*"Making the Wait Worthwhile"
*And check out the booklist below...
POST-ADOPTION:
*Created to Connect Study Guide (The Connected Child)
*Empowered to Connect Resources
*Things to consider when telling your child's story
*Adoption from the Inside Out
*Institute of Child Development, TCU (Dr. Karyn Purvis)
FAVORITE BOOKS:
~On Adoption~
*The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
*Before you were Mine by TeBos & Woodwyk
*There is no me without you by Melissa Faye Greene
*Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah Gray
*Toddler Adoption by Mary Hopkins
*Wounded Children, Healing Homes by Schooler etc..
*I'm Chocolate, Your Vanilla by M. Wright
*Telling the Truth to your Adopted or Foster Child by Keefer & Schooler
*The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz
*The Out of Sync Child has fun by Kranowitz
~On Foster Care~
*The Castaway Kid
*The One Factor
*The Middle Mom
~On Orphan Care~
Fields of the Fatherless by Tom Davis
Red Letters by Tom Davis
The Hole in Our Gospel by Rich Stern
Radical by David Platt
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
~For Kids~
A Blessing From Above by Patti Henderson
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Adoption is for Always by Girard
God Found Us You by Lisa Bergren
Over the Moon by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
Shoey and Dot by The Chapmans
INTERESTED IN ORPHAN MINISTRY?
*Launching an Orphan Ministry in Your Church
*Christian Alliance for Orphans
*Hope for Orphans Institute
*When Helping Hurts
*For more resources see LifeSong's list here
