Conceiving in the Heart

by Kastello, Deana Coreen

• ISBN13: 9781599552620
• ISBN10: 1599552620
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Cedar Fort

Summary

Nobody ever Said Creating a family was easy. For many adoptive and adoptive and foster families, the journey begins with the pain of infertility and learning to cope with the unexpected. Whether you conceive your children the old-fashioned way or open your heart and home for the miracle of adoption, building a family takes faith, hard work, and a lot of love, but the joys of being together make it all worth it.

Author Biography

Deana Coreen Kastello and her husband, Andrew, are the parents of 6 children and have been licensed foster parents for nearly 12 years. Deana is especially astonished and heartbroken by the growing number of children who have no one to tuck them in at night. She hopes this book will draw awareness to the great need for adoptive and foster parents.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Our Journey	p. 1
Benjamin	p. 4
Ben's Story	p. 7
Daniel	p. 11
Elahanna	p. 13
Noah Michael	p. 17
Halle Joan	p. 19
Saraya	p. 23
Conceiving in the Heart	p. 25
The Life of Gabrielle	p. 27
Dear Birth Parent	p. 31
From My Arms to Yours	p. 37
The Phone Finally Rang!	p. 41
Rainbows	p. 45
My Sweet M&M	p. 53
Love Is Love!	p. 56
Our Road to Adoption	p. 58
My Tracey	p. 70
Beautiful Angels	p. 73
Sasha	p. 77
His Sweet Little Face	p. 81
MY Michael	p. 83
Abounding Joy	p. 88
$200 in Pregnancy Tests!	p. 91
By the Grace of God	p. 98
Thank You, Mom	p. 100
A Potluck Brought Us Five Little Ducks	p. 101
Our Infertility/Adoption Experiences	p. 106
Still Honeymooning!	p. 109
Mallory	p. 113
Busy, Noisy, and Very Happy	p. 117
A Mother's Perspective	p. 121
What God Has Joined Together	p. 126
Heaven Sent Four	p. 136
A Sister's Prayer	p. 141
A Reason to Celebrate	p. 144
My Destinee	p. 150
Adoption-It's All About Love	p. 153
From Russia to China	p. 156
Henry and Jack and a Mommy Makes Three	p. 164
Nicole	p. 170
When All the No's Finally Become Yes!	p. 172
Bringing Our Children Home	p. 178
I Had Dreamed of Being a Mother	p. 186
You're Never Too Old to Make a Difference!	p. 189
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