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Adopting hope : stories and real-life advice from birthparents, adoptive parents, and adoptees / Lorri Antosz Benson.

by Benson, Lorri Antosz.

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Familius LLC, 2018.

Adopted children.

9781641700368 (pbk.)

246 p. ; 23 cm.

"An essential resource for parents who are: Surviving the agonizing wait to become parents ; Preparing to bring your child home ; Telling your child "the story" ; Making your child feel loved." --cover; T.p.

Includes index.

There's more to our story. Who's and why's ; The more love the better ; On being adopted ; It's not my time -- Birthparents. How to get through the hardest experience of your life ; No regrets ; So much joy ; It's never too late ; A perfect partnership ; Forgiveness and blessings ; A calendar year -- Adoptive parents. When you least expect it ; GOD is in control ; It takes a global village ; My child has two mothers ; Destiny's child ; Fostering angels to adoption ; Buildings families ; Inconceivable ; Sometimes no plan is the best ; All God's children ; Fireworks ; Words of love, not rescue ; Breaking barriers ; My very real daughter ; Malenky Zaichik and me ; Remember the birthmothers -- Adoptees. Onions, dandelions, and guardian angels ; Embracing acceptance ; Full circle ; Meant to be ; The ties that bind ; Moments in my life ; Looking through the lens ; The cold shoulder ; Lost and found ; A natural connection ; Unconditional forgiveness ; A learning curve ; My mother, my hero ; I love Valentine's Day ; Choosing hope.

"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, wife of the Texas attorney general 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 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"--Amazon.com.

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