Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional For Adopting Moms - Softcover

Willard, Wendy L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1511824387 ISBN 13: 9781511824385

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Have you ever told God that he picked the wrong woman? That you're not ready for what he's throwing at you in the midst of your adoption, or that you're not prepared to parent the particular child you're adopting? Have you ever been lost in the paperwork, waiting, and curveballs? Or felt like you're all alone, with no one who really understands what your family is going through?

Take heart, dear friend, because this book was designed just for you. Adopted for Daily Life: A Devotional for Adopting Moms is a collection of daily readings to encourage and support adopting moms. No matter where you are in the process, this book provides six months of readings to keep you focused on the Author of Life, the Creator of Family, and our Guide in Adoption.

Each week, moms who've been there offer insight on life topics as they relate to adoption, in the form of five daily selections. The five-minute readings are rooted in scripture, to ensure you stay grounded safely in God's Word throughout the adoption journey. The contributing moms represent families grown through both domestic and foreign adoptions from all over the world, including China, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Poland, Korea, and Ethiopia. Contributors include:

Caroline Bailey ("Barrenness")
Amy Bultemeier ("Endurance")
Amie Cooper ("Worry")
Melissa Corkum ("Self-care")
Jessie Crabtree ("Trust")
Allison Cunningham ("Peace")
Alisha Forrest, Copy Editor
Anne Marie Gosnell ("Purpose")
Stacey Hare ("Disappointment")
Rachel Harrison ("His Presence")
Tonja Ihlenfeldt ("Fear")
Glorya Jordan ("Spiritual Warfare")
Wendy Lankford ("My Shepherd")
Carrie Leister ("Faith")
Mary Ostyn ("Providence")
Laura Pheneger ("Joy")
Melissa Sands ("Remembering")
Jessica Satterfield ("Love")
Allison Schumm ("Loss")
Michelle Simpson ("Humility")
Melissa Stanek ("Waiting")
Julie Swain ("Beholding Christ" and "Anger")
Lisa Williams ("His Faithfulness")
Tammy Wondra ("Hope")

All proceeds from this book support adoptions and adoption care through the FIT (Families in Transition) ministry in Nicaragua as well as its global expansion efforts. Visit fitnicaragua.org to learn more.

About this title

About the Author:

Wendy Willard is an author, designer, and adoption care worker. She and her husband founded FIT (Families in Transition) in Nicaragua to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of families traveling to adopt there. Over the last decade, she and her husband have fostered at least 17 kids, between the ages of 15 months and 17 years, in the U.S., and cared for more than 25 adopting families in Nicaragua. She is also the mom to two teenage girls. Wendy blogs about her adventures at stillnotthereyet.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1511824387
• ISBN 13: 9781511824385
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 195