Download or read book Spiritual Healing for Children in Foster Care written by Ruby Judah and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This childrens book is a motivational and spiritual book for children and teenagers. It was written to help inspire and heal the children that come from the dysfunctional juvenile dependency court and family court systems in the United States of America. This system hurts both dysfunctional families and non-dysfunctional families. While there is real child abuse going on within families, there are also families that are falsely accused of breaking child abuse laws. It is no wonder state and federal judges have stated, our youth is out of control in this country, and it is chilling. If our society does not do something to help these children and families, we will lose the battle with our children. Spiritual Healing for Children in Foster Care seeks to help those children that are feeling lost, alone, isolated, abandoned, and frightened. They may be feeling different from other children when they are not, or feeling suicidal because they feel like nobody cares about them. Author Ruby Judah wants these children to know that they are loved and cared about. This book was also written to help children heal from their past hurts, to help them feel loved, and to give them inspiration, motivation, and a healthy outlook on life. They dont have to live in darkness; they can live with the light shining in their lives. They can be the light of the world and shine brightly like stars.
Download or read book Spiritual Healing for Children in Foster Care written by Ruby Judah and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This children's book is a motivational and spiritual book for children and teenagers. It was written to help inspire and heal the children that come from the dysfunctional juvenile dependency court and family court systems in the United States of America. This system hurts both dysfunctional families and non-dysfunctional families. While there is real child abuse going on within families, there are also families that are falsely accused of breaking child abuse laws. It is no wonder state and federal judges have stated, "... our youth is out of control in this country, and it is chilling." If our society does not do something to help these children and families, we will lose the battle with our children. Spiritual Healing for Children in Foster Care seeks to help those children that are feeling lost, alone, isolated, abandoned, and frightened. They may be feeling different from other children when they are not, or feeling suicidal because they feel like nobody cares about them. Author Ruby Judah wants these children to know that they are loved and cared about. This book was also written to help children heal from their past hurts, to help them feel loved, and to give them inspiration, motivation, and a healthy outlook on life. They don't have to live in darkness; they can live with the light shining in their lives. They can be the light of the world and shine brightly like stars.
Download or read book Undercover Angels written by Angel P. Valdes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a how to inspirational book for all foster children who can read or can be read to by their foster parents, their therapists, their mentors, etc; to guide them in their emotional and spiritual quest for persons who can make them feel safe and loved, while they temporarily live in foster care or are waiting for adoptive parents. The purpose of this book is to help make foster children aware of what they can do for themselves to attract and stay close to loving and safe people who will guide them and encourage them as they get older and stronger emotionally. This book aims to support and validate the crucial role of foster parents and adoptive parents, and show appreciation for their labor of love and to motivate and inspire them to continue believing that their work is divine. Volunteers, social workers, therapists, guardian ad litems, teachers, counselors, mentors, parents, or anybody who is thinking about how to make a difference in this world by caring for and loving a child who needs a parent substitute, will be inspired as well. This book is especially designed as a guide for therapists who work with children in foster care, as it offers an opening for the discussion of issues relevant and important to the children. The utilization of the spiritual perspective is emphasized, to help children use it as another resource to cope with the intense emotions that the dismantling of their family creates in them. If we are to establish a lasting meaningful relationship with a child based on mutual respect and love, we need to first make the long term commitment and take the time to spend with a child, to give, to listen, to wipe the tears, to spend the money, the energy and the love, and to use the talents we have all been given by our Creator, to make the life of a child meaningful and worthy of Angels! Update: The book is getting good reviews in the Child Welfare community.
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 From Foster Care to Fabulous written by Capri C. Cruz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the philosophy foster children are fabulous champions, author and previous foster child herself, Capri Cruz, shows us how to overcome childhood trauma by implementing the effective healing strategies shes used throughout her life of turmoil, which ultimately catapulted her voyage From Foster Care to Fabulous. As an authority in the psychology of emotional healing, she presents techniques to initiate profound subconscious and spiritual transformation, which include perception realignment, inner-mind awakening, and the art of surrendering. Although designed with the foster child in mind, this book is a must read for all as it addresses two fundamental threads encompassing humanity: the human experience and the interpretation of that experience. The effects of negative childhood experiences often linger with lasting toxicity, which confines the mind to constricted and often unforgiving ideals birthed thereafter. Capri shows us that no longer has to be true! Its time to let the inner healing begin as she peels back the layers to reveal secrets for reprocessing damaging experiences. The simplicity of it is astonishing. By disassembling damaging experiences from childhood abuse to adulthood divorce, then analyzing them through the lens of wisdom revealed within these pages, and reconstructing subsequent perceptions, dynamic change in the trajectory of your life will be imminent. Tie this in with knowledge of deliberate creation and the master piece called your future becomes limitless as pain gets transformed to freedom! Time waits for no one! The sand in the hour glass of life continues to slip away, whether we are mindful of it or not. Thus, let urgency lead the way as you journey into her world for a fresh look at what IS possible. I assure you, the quality of your life depends on it! The healing work within is the seed for the guaranteed reward without.
Download or read book Textures written by Beverly Jean Paramore and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textures was written from the heart and soul of author and former foster child Beverly Paramore, whose desire is to help other foster children come to the realization that they do not have to face life alone. She tells how she discovered God¿s healing power and how others who are willing can experience it, too. Many foster children and former foster children can relate to Beverly¿s feelings of pain and unexplained rage that are often a result of the break with family and the experiences in the system. Her purpose in writing Textures was to let others know more about the grace of God. When Christ transformed her life, she overcame her rage, moved past her pain, and ¿moved out of the darkness and into the light.¿ Her hope is that you, as the reader, will be transformed by the love of God and know true salvation. Textures is a spiritually uplifting collection of stories by author Beverly Paramore that depicts a series of memories of life as a foster child. She offers hope and spiritual healing to those children who are struggling today in the foster care system. These children are not just foster children, they are God¿s children. Purchase one for yourself and give one as a gift to a friend.
Download or read book Clothed in Armor written by Carol Lozier and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clothed In Armor" directly discusses the spiritual battles faced daily by children, especially children with any history of tough times. In particular, children from hard places are an easy target for spiritual warfare and the evil strategies of Satan. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 25 years, Ms. Lozier brings her clinical knowledge to this Bible study for your child. The "Clothed In Armor" workbook is divided into six lessons: My Story, God's Trustworthy Protection, Satan is Sly, Satan's Lies, Fight Back! and God is My Helper, My Protector. Each lesson is positive and uplifting to your child and directly aimed at healing past hurts faced by children before being securely placed in their forever families. The study includes fun activities, like: memory verses, fill in the blank type responses, and word puzzles. In the Bible study, you and your child will identify unresolved, past hurts that Satan is currently using to create feelings of doubt, self-criticism, or hopelessness. Instead of falling prey to Satan's ploys, your child will identify and know THE TRUTH about themselves and others, and to learn specific ways they can fight back like a mighty soldier of God!
Download or read book Healing written by Francis MacNutt and published by Hodder Faith. This book was released on 1997 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The million-copy bestselling introduction to the healing ministry, re-issued with a beautiful new cover. Does healing happen today? Why is there prejudice against the healing ministry? Why are some people not healed? These topical and vital questions are just some of the issues addressed by Francis MacNutt in Healing. A wideranging and broad-based overview, it is essential reading for all involved in the healing ministry. 'Prayer for healing is so central to the gospel, ' writes MacNutt, 'that it should be an integral part of the life of every community of believers. My heart cries out to see it restored to the place it had in the early Christian church.
Download or read book Spiritual Healing and the Special Needs Child written by Debra J. Snyder and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-14 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual healing modalities are powerful tools, which enhance holistic and allopathic methods in caring for special needs children. This research paper explores four methods of spiritual healing, which benefit disabled children on all levels of existence. The spiritual healing techniques of Touch Therapy, Sound Therapy, Channeling and Love Therapy address the unique mind-body-spirit requirements of the pediatric special needs community. Spiritual healing empowers parents and caretakers to take the responsibility of healing into their own homes and to enhance communication with their child via the Divine Spirit in ways not normally explored in traditional approaches. The scientific study of energy medicine further adds credibility to alternative models of healing and opens the minds of allopathic practitioners. Implementing a protocol of Spiritual healing for special needs children bridges the emerging scientific knowledge of energy with holistic approaches and traditional allopathic methods, unlocking the door to the expansion of Spirit Consciousness for all.
Download or read book Clothed in Armor written by Carol Lozier and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clothed In Armor" directly discusses the spiritual battles faced daily by children, especially children with any history of tough times. In particular, children with any history of emotional, physical or medical hurts are an easy target for spiritual warfare and the evil strategies of Satan. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 25 years, Ms. Lozier brings her clinical knowledge to this Bible study for your child. The "Clothed In Armor" workbook is divided into six lessons: My Story, God's Trustworthy Protection, Satan is Sly, Satan's Lies, Fight Back! and God is My Helper, My Protector. Each lesson is positive and uplifting to your child and directly aimed at healing past hurts faced by children. The study includes fun activities, like: memory verses, fill in the blank type responses, and word puzzles. In the Bible study, you and your child will identify unresolved, past hurts that Satan is currently using to create feelings of doubt, self-criticism, or hopelessness. Instead of falling prey to Satan's ploys, your child will identify and know THE TRUTH about themselves and others, and to learn specific ways they can fight back like a mighty soldier of God!
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 Attaching Through Love Hugs and Play written by Deborah D. Gray and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences. Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray describes how to use the latest thinking on attachment in your daily parenting. She reveals sensory techniques which have proven to help children bond - straightforward activities like keeping close eye contact or stroking a child's feet or cheeks - and explains why routines like mealtimes and play time are so important in helping children to attach. The book offers positive ideas for responding to immediate crises like difficult behaviour and meltdowns, but importantly also offers longer-term strategies to help children to develop the skills they need to cope as they grow up - the ability to plan, concentrate and be in control of their emotions. Offering fascinating insights into how children who struggle to attach can be helped, this book is full of easy-to-use ideas which will help you to enjoy the many pleasures of bonding and attaching with your child.
Download or read book The Primal Wound written by Nancy Newton Verrier and published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.
Download or read book Wounded Children Healing Homes written by Jayne Schooler and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why doesn’t our child return our love? What are we failing to understand? What are we failing to do? These questions can fill the minds of adoptive parents caring for wounded, traumatized children. Families often enter into this experience with high expectations for their child and for themselves but are broadsided by shattered assumptions. This book addresses the reality of those unmet expectations and offers validation and solutions for the challenges of parenting deeply traumatized and emotionally disturbed children.
Download or read book Spiritual Healing with Children with Special Needs written by Bob Woodward and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Woodward, a respected member of the National Federation of Spiritual Healers, and a senior co-worker at the Sheiling School, a Camphill Centre, draws on the practice both as a healer and curative educator in order to share key concepts of both areas of experience with the reader. Examples of individual healing sessions with children with a variety of special needs demonstrate the part that spiritual healing can play in calming emotional disturbance, and helping to restore harmony to body, soul and spirit: a marked improvement in the ability to relate to both peers and adults was noticed by carers and teacher.' - The Christian Parapsychologist Spiritual Healing with Children with Special Needs gives a fascinating account of individual healing sessions with children with complex special needs and moderate to severe learning difficulties. Drawing on his experience as a qualified spiritual healer and senior co-worker at The Sheiling School, a Camphill Centre, Bob Woodward shows how spiritual healing can help children with special needs to achieve peace and relaxation. From his perspective as both spiritual healer and curative educator, the author introduces the key concepts of both subject areas to the reader and explains how the two disciplines can be combined and applied, providing case examples of healing sessions with children with a range of special needs, including autism, epilepsy and emotional and behavioural difficulties. The author demonstrates the benefits of spiritual healing for these children as a natural, non-invasive, holistic approach that restores balance and harmony to body, soul and spirit. This unique book will be of interest to parents and professionals involved with special needs children, as well as practitioners of and those interested in spiritual healing.
Download or read book Building a Home Within written by Toni Vaughn Heineman and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a combined emphasis on biological, psychological, and social aspects, this candid and compelling resource will help therapists fully address the emotional needs of children and adolescents in foster care.
Download or read book Babysitting for God written by Heidi McLain and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longing for a life with purpose? This book is for you! Babysitting for God is a collection of riveting stories that bring you face-to-face with the fascinating journey that foster children go through. It will uplift and encourage you as you witness the unyielding determination of abused children, the unmatched power of prayer, and the awesome way God reveals himself, comforts, and blesses these children as He changes their lives in amazing ways. The joy will definitely inspire you as you read captivating stories loaded with both scripture and quotes containing powerful messages of love, hope and healing. The exploration and personal accounts of this devoted foster family will leave your questions answered, compel you to trust what God can do when you have the courage to pray, and awaken you to the realization that through the spirit of service, we all have the ability to make an unbelievably significant difference. Growing up, all author Heidi McLain wanted to be was a Mom. She attended graduate school and became a chiropractor and clinical nutritionist more than 20 years ago, but much prefers the title of "Mom" over "doctor." Known for her saying, 'Thank God for God, ' Heidi serves Him in what she describes as her most profound and rewarding calling yet: giving and devoting her time and energy to being a foster parent. Having cared for hundreds of children (including over 80 babies!) over the past 10 years, Heidi's family has helped many of them to experience God's love. Being given nicknames like "Wonder Woman" and "the Baby Whisperer," Heidi delights in being part of the foster care community and sharing her experiences, triumphs and defeats with others, hoping to bring them encouragement and inspiration. Heidi has four children: Amanda, Christopher, Bradley and Anna, and lives with her family in San Diego, California.
