| 1. | | I experienced a brand new, ‘first time in my life’ twice during the past month: I received text messages that looked like this:
Now, what was totally new is that it was not the ... |
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| 2. | | Not every family is called to foster or adopt, but we can all be a blessing to the foster and adoptive families in our community, providing much needed (and often lacking) support. The webinar ... |
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| 3. | | 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 ... |
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| 4. | | In response to meltdowns, emotional outbursts, extreme neediness, and many other behavioral challenges, adoptive and foster parents are often left asking: "why won't my child act his or her ... |
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| 5. | | Looking for something to show in your church or Bible study to advertise Orphan Sunday? This short video clip might be just the ... |
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| 6. | | So often the wait for our children to come home seems so long, but the Lord never wastes time! Here are some ideas to make the time fruitful by building up your family even before your adoption. You ... |
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| 7. | | I realize now that when we first brought our children home I had an undefined but deeply felt and well-meant desire. However, I have also realized that my desire was not exactly what God had in ... |
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| 8. | | "A child's life doesn't begin at adoption, and neither should his adoption story. This charming, delightful narrative of a Russian adoption contrasts a child's life before and after adoption in ways ... |
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| 9. | | Who is your child in Christ?
What is your child’s identity in Christ?
Who has God called your child to be?
What is the call of God on your child’s life?
When God looks at your sons and ... |
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| 10. | | What Every Adoptive Parent Should Know
Featuring Dr. Karyn Purvis
This DVD consists of eight short video sessions covering some of the basics that every adoptive and foster parent needs ... |
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| 11. | In order to truly understand children from hard places — what they have experienced, the impact of those experiences and how we can help them heal and grow — it’s important that we understand some ... |
| 12. | | Many of the seven million adult adoptees in the US wouldn’t darken the doors of a church. Some do, but struggle with issues they dare not verbalize. What if the church were known as a place ... |
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| 13. | | Adoption Learning Partners' webinars offer helpful support on timely topics and feature the leading experts in the field of adoption. Our experts present the latest research, draw on real life ... |
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| 14. | | How to Settle in and Thrive as a New Adoptive Family
Your long awaited international arrival has happened and your new family is formed. Hooray! After the excitement has worn off, reality of this ... |
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An elegant and evocative book for adopted children to open the birthparent and adoption dialog between parent and child.
Many adult adoptees have gone through life wanting to ask questions about ... |
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| 16. | | Are you looking for a short video clip to share in your church that conveys the Biblical basis for orphan ... |
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This adoption website provides great resources for families considering adoption in Canada. If offers everything from adoption basics to stories of families who have adopted. ... |
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| 18. | | Wait No More tells John and Kelly Rosati's candid and motivational true story of how God miraculously brought their family together. It is a story of God's faithfulness to grow a beautiful ... |
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| 19. | | The New York Times recently reported on a study following the fate of foster children in the US who have aged out of the foster system. The findings are quite sobering: ... |
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| 20. | | The US Department of State has a great new website with the newest global adoption statistics, as well as advice for potential adoptive ... |
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