The Call to Adoption: Becoming Your Child's Family

by Wolfe, Jaymie Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780819815736
• ISBN10: 081981573X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-04
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media

Summary

Families don't just "happen"; they come together through God's plan -- and ours -- sometimes in unexpected ways. Called by God to adopt, and guided in the process by the Holy Spirit, Jaymie Stuart Wolfe takes us with her and her family on an extraordinary journey of faith and love.

Author Biography

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe is an author, speaker, and singer/songwriter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Overflowing Love: Moved by Gratitude	p. 1
Called to Be Family: Choosing to Love	p. 9
Langing for Life: Infertility	p. 15
The Opinion Poll: Dealing with What Others Think	p. 21
Making Connections: Selecting an Agency	p. 29
A Passing Grade: Homestudy	p. 37
Matters of Privacy: Open vs. Closed Adoption	p. 43
Where in the World?: Domestic vs. International Adoption	p. 53
Celebrating Diversity: Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural Adoption	p. 63
Choosing the "Unwanted": Special-Needs Adoption	p. 71
Going It Alone: Single-Parent Adoption	p. 79
The Paper Pregnancy: Getting Your Dossier Together	p. 85
The Waiting Parent: Making Patient Preparations	p. 91
Ready or Not!: Getting "the Call"	p. 97
Your Child?: Search and Referral	p. 103
Pink or Blue?: The Gender Option	p. 113
How Old Are You?: Age and Birth Order	p. 119
Add or Multiply?: Adopting More Than One at a Time	p. 127
Virtual Miscarriage: Lost Referrals	p. 135
Medical Mysteries: Fear of the Unknown	p. 141
The Burden of History: Why Your Child Is Available	p. 149
Are You My Mather?: Birth and Adoptive Mothers	p. 155
What's in a Name?: Identity: Who and Whose	p. 161
The Waiting Child: Your Child's Daily Life	p. 167
Love at First Sight?: Meeting Your Child	p. 175
Your Day in Court: Lawyers, Judges, and Legalese	p. 181
A Brand New Shiny Life: The Novelty of It All	p. 187
Settling In: Rules and Realities	p. 195
Being There: Building Trust and the Gift of Presence	p. 201
Bonding and Attachment: Love's Two-Way Street	p. 207
Traveling Heavy: Emotional Baggage	p. 213
Healing Love: Fully Accepting Your Child	p. 219
No News or Good News?: Family Matter vs. Public Announcement	p. 225
Overshadowing Sadness: Post-Adoptive Depression	p. 233
The "Blended" Family: Biological and Adoptive Children Together	p. 239
Tough Questions: What to Do When Your Child Asks	p. 245
A Language of Love: How We Talk About Adoption	p. 251
Making You Mine: Adoption As a Lifelong Process	p. 257
Order for the Blessing of Parents and an Adopted Child	p. 263
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