Download or read book My Family My Journey A Baby Book for Adoptive Families Adoption Books for Children Adoption Gifts for Adoptive Parents Adoption Baby Boo written by Zoe Francesca and published by . This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This beautiful baby book will make a lovely keepsake for all kinds of adoptive families. Inside, you'll find pages to record milestones, moments, firsts, favorites, and special areas to chart the adopted baby's unique journey"--

Download or read book Reframing Foster Care Filtering Your Foster Parenting Journey Through the Lens of the Gospel written by Jason Johnson and published by Credo House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster parents face a unique set of circumstances and experience a wide array of emotions that few can relate to. Their journey is one of equal parts beauty and brokenness, joy and heartache, excitement and exhaustion. There is no textbook on how to be a foster parent, no formula, no simple three-step guide. But there is hope-in God's capacity to bring great beauty out of tragic brokenness. This is the gospel-the lens through which you can filter your foster parenting journey and ultimately find the strength, motivation, and courage you need to be sustained along the way. ReFraming Foster Care is a collection of reflections on the foster parenting journey designed to help you do just that-find hope-and to remind you that your work is worth it and you are not alone. This multi-faceted book can be read alone or used as a group support resource. Every chapter includes: Personal reflection questions Group discussion guides Plan of action exercises Real-life stories Inspirational quotes Whether your foster parenting journey has just begun or you've been on the road for quite some time, we pray this book can encourage, challenge, and inspire you along the way. For bulk orders of 10 or more books, visit www.reframingfostercare.com. Discounts apply.

Download or read book Foster the Family written by Jamie C. Finn and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.

Download or read book My Foster Care Journey written by Beth O'Malley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Foster Care Journey written by Nina Zaremba and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the experiences of hundreds of thousands of foster kids, My Foster Care Journey tells the story of Josie, an 8-year-old girl who has just been placed into foster care. Josie learns and adapts to the foster care system as she is removed from her home, is moved-in with foster parents, meets Tucker at the Friends of Foster Children Facility, and goes to court for the first time. Josie's journey is confusing and frightening, but with Tucker by her side and adults who are ready to help her, Josie becomes familiar and fearless as she goes on to continue her life in the foster care system.

Download or read book Out of the Darkness written by Kailamai Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It wasn't until that foggy morning of February 2001 that everything changed. I was in my middle school counselor's office and for the first time, someone was asking me to tell them the truth. I took in a hasty breath, a tear making its way down my cheek. My knees knocked as fear rushed through me. "Now dear, tell me what happened." She leaned her petite figure in, her gentle face peering into my eyes, brown hair falling forward. I could sense her concern but still I hesitated. Silence. "How's your life at home?" she questioned.Silence. "You can trust me."In that instant, I mustered up the courage to look up at her. Something about her sincerity soothed me. I sensed something unfamiliar, trust. The floodgates holding my pain were bursting at the seams, and I could no longer hold ground. It was then that I told my story for the first time and from that point forward, my life was never to be the same.

Download or read book Fostering Love written by Dr. John DeGarmo and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children suffering from abuse. Neglect. Malnutrition. Even drug-related problems passed on from a mothers addiction. Children rejected by those who were to love them most, their parents. When placed into a foster home, many of these children carry with them the physical and emotional scars that prevent them from accepting the love of another. This journey as a foster parent is the most difficult thing John DeGarmo has done. Through the sleepless nights with drug-addicted babies, the battles with angry teens, and the tears from such tremendous sadness, John DeGarmo learns that to follow Gods call in his life means to take up His cross in his own home. Fostering Love: One Foster Parents Journey is the true-life account of his experience as a foster parent, along with his wife and their own three children, as he followed Gods call to take foster children into his home. This is a story of heartbreak, sadness, and ultimately love as he came to find God in the tears and smiles of many foster children.

Download or read book The Foster Child s Journey Into My Home written by Ella Mentry and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book I write about the life that I experience, through the eyes of foster children, while they lived in my home with my family and me. I want to let the world know that it is important for us to help raise, not only our children, but children whose parent or parents are unable to do so. Yes, "it takes a village to raise a child"! These foster children enter the foster care system, some as young as newborn, and sometimes they linger or get lost in the system. They either float from home-to-home, are adopted by an adoptive foster parent(s) or the foster parent who is caring for them. Very few children return to their families, for many different reasons. I want to enlighten people, by helping them understand that these precious foster children deserve a home, they deserve to feel wanted, loved and told that they are special. As a former foster parent, I learned that there was a misconception about foster children. Some people thought that all foster children were born drug-addicted and/or were sickly. Not so! Foster children are up-to-date with their immunizations, they go for physicals each time that are placed in a foster home and upon leaving the foster home. I also want to share some of my experiences which I had with foster children...some of the things they did and some of the things they have said. We must remember that children are quite resilient, therefore, even foster children thrive in uncomfortable circumstances. Please read what I have written because I would like for everyone to try and understand what it must be like to be a child, be removed from your home and placed inside of a home with total strangers. Please take a minute and try to imagine yourself in their shoes...how scary it must feel like to them. How, even babies who are used to their mother's scent, end up in a stranger's arms. This stranger has a totally different scent that the baby's mother, so imagine how irritable this baby can become because he or she no longer smell

Download or read book It s Okay to Wonder written by Rhonda Wagner and published by Joy of Avery. This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm excited to be a sister in our foster family, but I'm worried about new rules. I feel happy and sad at the same time. What about when our help isn't needed anymore?" It's Okay to Wonder is a story about Avery, a loquacious girl whose parents have decided to become foster parents. While Mom and Dad attend another foster training class, Avery shares with her Nana and Pop about her mixed-up feelings. She and her grandparents learn together what it might be like to become a foster family--that it's okay to feel two emotions at the same time and that it's okay to wonder! The Joy of Avery series offers resources for foster care families and brings the world of foster care to life by exploring Avery's feelings as her family welcomes foster children into their home. It's Okay to Wonder is the first book in the series.

Download or read book Dead Or in Prison written by George Duvall and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime . . . Poverty . . Racism. George rose above it all. His journey through Foster Care was at times difficult, at times touching and at times very funny. His story will inspire anyone working with young people. Especially those in Foster and Adoptive Care, from Foster Parents to Youth, Social Workers and Foster Care Agencies. While his story begin with crime, poverty and racism, it ends with love, belonging and hope. Love . . . Belonging . . . Hope

Download or read book Fitzy Needs a Family written by Kait Isaak and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fitzy Needs a Family explains Foster Care in a relatable way to children. Walk alongside the Panda family as they welcome Fitzy into their home.

Download or read book Give That Child a Chance written by Mycroft Green and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mycroft Green can’t pinpoint the deciding factor that propelled her to become a foster parent. But for most of her adult life, she has helped children and she knew she wanted to continue, especially assisting those who might face challenges. In Give that Child a Chance, she narrates her story of becoming a foster parent. Mycroft Green discusses her motivation, reviews the training required, shares stories of some of the children she cared for, and imparts advice for others seeking to become a foster parent. She tells that being a foster parent has been like a roller coaster ride. Every child is unique; they each have their quirks and their troubles. With some, it’s an uphill struggle, and with others it’s a downward slide. Give that Child a Chance gives insight into foster care and the important role of a foster parent. Mycroft Green is grateful she’s been able to help children navigate their issues and help them gain the tools they need to restore peace in their lives.

Download or read book A Temporary Home for Stacey written by Blaque Diamond and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all the social workers, lawyers and doctors involved in Staceys journey, Blaque Diamond releases, through Xlibris, the second in the series of childrens books A Temporary Home for Stacey. This book will open your eyes to the realities of life for every foster child to have one single, stable foster care placement. Diamond so bravely shares Staceys Journey and what it has offered to her and to others. Warm and suspenseful, this release has more successes and challenges and lesson-filled occurrences to share with foster parents, adoptive parents, and anyone wishing to parent.

Download or read book Raising Other People s Children written by Debbie Ausburn and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising Other People's Children helps you navigate the complicated world of foster and step-parenting with better awareness and greater empathy, providing real-life solutions for forging strong relationships in extraordinary circumstances. Drawing on Debbie Ausburn’s decades of experience with every facet of the foster care system, Raising Other People's Children provides expert guidance viewed through the lens of real human interactions. The responsibility and complexity involved in raising someone else’s child can seem overwhelming. Regardless of whether you’re a stepparent, foster parent or adoptive parent, it is on you to take on the challenge of caring for them, helping them to move forward while also meeting their unique emotional needs.

Download or read book Ben s Foster Care Journey written by Denise Coleman and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adopted Returned Unwanted written by Judith Levisy and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parent on Purpose written by Amy Carney and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Amy Carney talks straight about the problems parents face when it comes to raising a child in today's complicated world and then shares practical advice, solutions and strategies on how to better connect family values with your behaviors, attitudes, and decisions while simultaneously preparing your son or daughter for adulthood. In this book, you'll learn how to better: LEAD: Embrace your parental authority. LOVE: Cultivate a strong and connected family culture. LAUNCH: Prepare your child for adulthood"--Amazon.com.