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Author : Ben Barnz
Publisher : Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781948018227
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (182 download)
Download or read book We: An Adoption and a Memoir written by Ben Barnz and published by Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Linda R. Sexton
Publisher : Histria Books
ISBN 13 : 1592114024
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (921 download)
Download or read book The Branches We Cherish written by Linda R. Sexton and published by Histria Books. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and honest account based on three decades of true-life experience Award-winning The Branches We Cherish weaves together thought-provoking, joyous, and poignant reflections of four birth parents, birth grandmothers, adoptive parents, and two adopted children. In 1992, Linda and David long to have a child. They decide to adopt a baby and learn they can only do so under an open arrangement where the biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption is finalized ... possibly for life! There are no ready answers to their many questions: What happens in the first year? Twenty years later? What does visitation between birth and adoptive families look like? Will it be awkward to raise a child with the birth parents in the picture? How do adopted children feel about this open arrangement? In the early 90's there is little guidance for long-term relationships between adoptive and birth families, so Linda and David have to learn as they go. Diving in with open hearts and open minds, they build relationships based on mutual trust, respect, deep gratitude for one another, and most importantly, unconditional love for a child. They learn just how important having the children's birth parents and families in their lives is for everyone's emotional health—including their own. Discover the challenges of open adoption and the extraordinary gratification available to all members of the adoption constellation when they are willing and able to cultivate and maintain these lifetime relationships.
Author : Ashley Banion
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (973 download)
Download or read book A Beautiful Moon Waiting written by Ashley Banion and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...more than anything, I want her to know that her past is a part of her story she could not control, but her future can be anything she wants it to be."Since she was just a teenager, Ashley Banion knew that she would some day adopt a baby. Adoption was always something she felt called to do. She wasn't sure where this feeling was coming from or why she felt it, but in the summer of 2017, she would finally have some of the answers she had been praying for.A Beautiful Moon Waiting is a story about Ashley and her high school sweetheart, Vince, and their journey through international adoption. It is a true roller coaster ride, with ups and downs and twists and turns all along the way. This story is filled with excitement, joy, and love, with a touch of sorrow, grief, and heartbreak, truly drawing at every possible emotion. Ashley will talk about her experience of dealing with anxiety and depression, and how she was able to conquer those demons that tried to destroy her during her journey to meet her beautiful daughter, Everly. There will be moments when you laugh out loud and moments that have you reaching for the tissue box. Ashley very candidly shares her story of becoming a first-time mom in a foreign country and learning on the fly, a sentiment that can be shared with any first-time parent."...sometimes a stormy sky can be beautiful, but even when it's not, remember that once those storm clouds roll out, there is always a beautiful moon waiting."
Author : Kate Skidmore
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1449709044
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (497 download)
Download or read book The Invitation written by Kate Skidmore and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We were not pursuing adoption when we came across a picture on my sister's bulletin board. In the picture were two little girls sitting in a toy car. The picture, though cute, did not initially pull me in, but as the day wore on, there was a pressing in of one simple question. "What about you?" Six months later, we were on a plane heading for Uganda with $12,000 sewn in on the insides of our shirts!
Author : Nancy McCabe
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 082626445X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Meeting Sophie written by Nancy McCabe and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2003-10-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baby is screaming again. My baby. I hoist her off the narrow hotel bed--again--and try to cradle her as I rock my torso back and forth in an uncomfortable straight-backed chair. This baby does not cradle. She doesn't know how to cuddle, to be soothed in anyone's arms. She howls and arches away, squirms and flops, a sixteen-pound fish out of water. I'm not used to holding babies, and she's not used to be being held, but when I try to put her down, she wails. My arms feel chafed, raw, and my wrists ache from the hours of straining to hang on to her. Huge tears pool in her eyes. These tears could break my heart. These screams could break my eardrums. After years as a temporary college instructor with no real home—her family and longtime friends scattered—Nancy McCabe yearned to settle down, establish a place she could call home, and rear a child there. A tough academic job market led her to accept a position at a church-connected college in the deep South, a move that felt like an uneasy return to the conservative environment of her childhood that she thought she had left behind. McCabe had many reservations about rearing a child alone in this climate, but the desire to become a mother would not go away. Meeting Sophie tells the story of McCabe adopting a Chinese daughter and the many obstacles she faced during the adoption and adjustment process as she renegotiated her role within her family and fought difficulties in her job. Especially poignant is her struggle to bond with a sick, grieving baby while in a foreign country during political unrest—followed, upon her return to the U.S., by a devastating loss and a career crisis.
Author : Maria Kelmis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 146854571X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Golden Strangers written by Maria Kelmis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-02-25 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maria Kelmis was adopted from Greece at the age of fifteen months. She always knew she was adopted and considers it one of the best things that happened in her life. Golden Strangers is a story about a journey to find her biological mother specifically to thank her and tell her that she had a wonderful life. You will experience the great moments in Maria's life that may not have happened if she was not adopted from Greece. Journey with Maria to San Diego, California, as a young lady out on her own for the first time, share her multiple visits to Greece including the months she spent on the island of Santorini painting, travel with her to Uganda, Africa, as she embarks on the experience of a lifetime, and share the excitement of participating in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. All these events combined with her biological mother's sacrifice have made Maria thankful for all of the blessings in her life and have given her the desire to give back in so many ways; from working and volunteering with the Greek Orthodox Church, to helping the homeless, volunteering with autistic children, and becoming a certified life coach, thereby helping people with their life goals. This book is not only for people who share her story of adoption, it is for anyone who loves to hear a great story and believes in a power greater than all of us that makes things happen in our lives. If you have adopted a child or know of someone who has, you are encouraged to buy her children's book, Rainbow Bridge, which is a book for parents to read to their children of any age to let them know that they were adopted and that they are special and loved, also published by AuthorHouse.
Author : Katie McMillan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1300362316
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)
Download or read book My Own Legacy: An Adoption Memoir written by Katie McMillan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a memoir about a girl who was adopted because her birth mom was too young to care for her. She describes what her birth mom went through, what her adoptive parents went through and all of the other struggles she encountered. All of these events lead up to her one life changing event, when her and her birth mom meet.
Author : Sheila Temple
Publisher : Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 9781625105110
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Chinese Take Out written by Sheila Temple and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you summarize growing from a family of four to a family of eight in six short years? Chinese Take Out is the story of our children and their adoptions at the ages of three, twelve, six and twelve respectively. Try to imagine, if you will, the stress and sensory overload under one roof! And the miraculous unfolding of each beautiful life. Loving our children has never been the issue. But the medical, social, spiritual, and cultural challenges have been earthshaking--to say the least! Were we ready? Absolutely not! Were they ready? Absolutely not! But by the power of God's leading, He has fashioned our family. Each day we find strength and joy in the bonds we have with God and with each other, making our less-than-perfect brood absolutely perfect in this mother's eyes.
Author : Linda Rosenbaum
Publisher : Demeter Press
ISBN 13 : 1926452399
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Not Exactly as Plaaned: A memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding Love written by Linda Rosenbaum and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Exactly As Planned is a captivating, deeply moving account of adoption and the unexpected challenges of raising a child with fetal alcohol syndrome. Linda Rosenbaum’s life takes a major turn when her son, adopted at birth, is diagnosed with irreversible brain damage. With love, hope and all the medical knowledge she can accumulate, she sets out to change his prognosis and live with as much joy as she can while struggling to accept her new reality. Not Exactly As Planned is more than a story of motherlove. It’s about birdwatching, bar mitzvahs, the collision of ’60’s ideals with the real world, family secrets and woodcarving.
Author : Titia Ellis PhD
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450252974
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Search written by Titia Ellis PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A compelling story of an adopted woman’s search for her truth and a mother lost, found, and lost again. The Search is a poignant memoir of the reality of an adoptee’s life. I couldn’t put it down.” JOE SOLL, LCSW, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, AUTHOR OF ADOPTION HEALING...A PATH TO RECOVERY _ Titia Ellis remembers the exact moment her life changed forever. Her mother, still in her dressing gown, sat in the chair opposite five-year-old Titia and her older sister, twisting a handkerchief between her hands, while her father paced the floor behind her. Titia’s stomach rolled over as her mother announced, “Daddy and I want to tell you something important about when you were born.” As soon as she learns the story of her birth parents’ untimely deaths and her subsequent adoption, Titia realizes that her adoption is to be kept a secret—never to be discussed again out of fear of upsetting her mother. Wanting to be loved and to fit in, she obeys her parents’ wishes—until a mid-life crisis shatters her illusion of being the perfect daughter, wife, and mother. As Titia chronicles her poignant journey to find her birth mother, she details how she jeopardizes her relationship with her adoptive parents and threatens the privacy of unsuspecting strangers—all without any guarantee of a happy outcome. When Titia embarks on her quest to find her birth family, she immerses herself deep into her past, not knowing that what she discovers in the end will transform her entire life.
Author : NICOLE. CHUNG
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911590309
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)
Download or read book ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW written by NICOLE. CHUNG and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jessica O'Dwyer
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580053831
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Mamalita written by Jessica O'Dwyer and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gripping memoir details an ordinary American woman's quest to adopt a baby girl from Guatemala in the face of overwhelming adversity. At only 32 years old, Jessica O'Dwyer experiences early menopause, seemingly ending her chances of becoming a mother. Years later, married but childless, she comes across a photo of a two-month-old girl on a Guatemalan adoption website, and feels an instant connection. From the get-go, Jessica and her husband face numerous and maddening obstacles. After a year of tireless efforts, Jessica finds herself abandoned by her adoption agency; undaunted, she quits her job and moves to Antigua so she can bring her little girl to live with her and wrap up the adoption, no matter what the cost. Eventually, after months of disappointments, she finesses her way through the thorny adoption process and is finally able to bring her new daughter home. Mamalita is as much a story about the bond between a mother and child as it is about the lengths adoptive parents go to in their quest to bring their children home. At turns harrowing, heartbreaking, and inspiring, this is a classic story of the triumph of a mother's love over almost insurmountable odds.
Author : Ann E. Fedeli
Publisher : Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc
ISBN 13 : 9781613464090
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Any Skeletons in the Closet? written by Ann E. Fedeli and published by Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My heart was in my throat, and my breaths were shallow. I handed my treasure to the adoption worker with tears streaming down my cheeks. I do not think I uttered a word. ... I went to my room, closed the door, and drew all the blinds. I spent the rest of the day weeping.'Sometimes things don't go according to plan. This is how author Ann Fedeli felt when she unexpectedly ended up pregnant at the age of seventeen. In this heartfelt memoir, follow Ann as she travels through her life from a fun-loving girl with a Catholic upbringing, to her unplanned pregnancy, to her daughter's birth and adoption. This emotional story delves deeply into her complex journey through pain and heartbreak that birth mothers endure and into her brave journey toward healing from the emotional anguish of giving up her daughter. InAny Skeletons in the Closet?you will be captivated by Ann's drive and determination to reconnect with her daughter and with herself—although at times she feels it is impossible. Whether you are a parent who has given up your child for adoption, a parent of an adopted child, a child who has been adopted, or a professional working with adoption issues, Ann's story will inspire you.
Author : Mike & Heidi Vayda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983494911
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (949 download)
Download or read book KazMainea! an International Adoption Memoir written by Mike & Heidi Vayda and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We're alone in Kazakhstan at midnight with thousands of dollars strapped to our bodies. Maybe foreign adoption is a mistake."Heidi and Mike are mild-mannered parents who travel across the world to adopt. Always on a need to know basis---and yet apparently never needing to know---they stumble their way through a quirky culture to bring two remarkable little strangers home. With real-time blog posts and fresh insights from today, KazMainea is a one-of-a-kind journey that will make you laugh, cry, and marvel at moments of grace. An adoption...and a lot more Walk with Heidi and Mike as they peel back the curtain on a fascinating country few Americans have experienced. See how red tape and real faith turn their lives in an unexpected direction. And with bonus tips and insights, you can live and travel better too. Reminiscent of "Eat, Pray, Love" and "A Walk in the Woods," KazMainea delivers a funny, heartwarming travelogue with grit, grace and a way to the Good Life. Come along to KazMainea. It's a trip!
Author : Theresa Reid
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440623503
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Two Little Girls written by Theresa Reid and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theresa Reid chronicles the long, often excruciating, and ultimately joyous journey that led her to adopt two little girls from Russia and Ukraine, in an unforgettable true story of fragile hopes and steadfast love. In Chicago, Theresa Reid and her husband had lucrative professional careers and a beautiful home. What was missing from their lives was children. But they knew that in Eastern Europe there were children who were missing parents—and they set out to find their family. There were self-doubts and gut-wrenching fears; mountains of paperwork and nerve-wracking interviews; agonizing choices and false starts. There was the painful awareness of thousands of children languishing in poorly funded orphanages, waiting with little hope for someone to embrace them and bring them home. And there were byzantine bureaucracies and poverty-stricken conditions in the former Soviet Republic—where, beyond the borders they crossed and the obstacles they navigated with fierce determination, two little girls waited. This is Theresa Reid’s emotionally candid, vividly detailed account of how Natalie and Lana came to be her daughters—a journey into the deepest parts of a mother’s heart.
Author : Amanda Smith
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781795063999
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (639 download)
Download or read book Unselfish Love: An Adoption Memoir written by Amanda Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was beautiful. Her face was so smooth and perfect in every way. Every time I ran my finger over her cheek, I smiled as her lips twitched into a small smile. Her blue eyes seemed to hypnotize me. We could look into each other's eyes for hours. She weighed slightly more than five pounds, and she fit into my arms as if she were the final puzzle piece. She made me feel complete. As much as I wanted her to, she wouldn't come home with me. A different family would take her home. She would call them Mom and Dad. My heart broke to know that she wouldn't call me Mom. I'd miss her first steps, her first words, her first day of school. I'd miss it all because she would have a better life. I was selfish because I wanted to keep her. Unselfishly, I did what was best for her. There's no way I could provide for a child when I was just a child myself.
Author : Sharla Kostelyk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781770694125
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (941 download)
Download or read book That These Two Will Live written by Sharla Kostelyk and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2009, Imagine Adoption agency went bankrupt, stranding forty-three children, including Mark and Sharla Kostelyk's son and daughter, Elijah and Sedaya, in its Transition Home in Ethiopia. This is the account of their fight to bring their children home. This story is one of faith, determination, and an unwavering love for two orphans half a world away. This love would transcend government bureaucracy, the unfamiliar spotlight of the media, financial obstacles, and common sense. Meet a regular dad who became a hero, traveling halfway around the world to save two of his children and an ordinary mom who stepped out of her comfort zone, advocating to protect her kids. Above all, this is a story of miracles; the miracle of adoption and the faithfulness of a God who asks us to love the least of these.
