Embarking on the adoption journey can be daunting, but you're not alone! This collection of real, beautiful accounts takes an honest look at the process, the struggles, and the undeniable joy that comes with adoption. With insights from adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees, Adopting Hope shares a wide range of experiences and perspectives on the questions every prospective adoptive parent wonders about:How to have the courage to adoptHow to decide on an open vs. a closed adoptionHow to handle a foreign adoptionHow to survive the agonizing wait to become parentsHow to tell your adopted child “the story”How to make your adopted child feel lovedHow to interact and set boundaries with your child’s birth parentsHow to help your child work through feelings of loneliness or rejectionHow to dispel negative attitudes you will encounter about adoptionAnd so much more! From Lorri Benson, author of To Have and Not to Hold, this heartfelt compilation is ultimately a message of hope, love, and destiny as each family discovers that a child doesn't need to be blood to be truly yours.
