Adopted By An Awesome Father

This book has been written to help preachers and teachers within the church to look at the Theology/Doctrine of Adoption and to help them to understand its importance in revealing the love of God to others. I have related the subject to my own experience and journey as an adopted child, both as a baby and as a Christian. In describing my personal journey, I hope to be able to help those who struggle with adoption and those who struggle to understand their adoption as a child of God. I hope that this will enable people who read this book to see that what God has done is amazing and incredible and how He shows us love that is beyond what we could ever expect or imagine.

When life looks radically different than the plan we have for ourselves, it's the lucky few that recognize God's plan is best. That's what adoptive mom Heather Avis learned, and that's the invitation of this book. As the mother of three adopted children - two with Down syndrome - Heather Avis has learned that it's truly the lucky few who get to live a life like hers, who actually recognize that God's plans are best, even when they seem so radically different from the plans we have for ourselves. When Heather started her journey into parenthood she never thought it would look like this, never planned to have three adopted children, and certainly never imagined that two of them would have Down syndrome. But like most things God does, once she stepped into the craziness and confusion that comes with the unknown and the unplanned, she realized that they were indeed among the lucky few. Discover in this book what 70,000+ followers of Heather's hit Instagram account @macymakesmyday already know: the power of faith and family can help us stay strong in the toughest times. This book will also be especially touching to those with adopted family members or children with Down syndrome in their lives.

An adoptive father's perspective on the challenging and uplifting process of adopting two gorgeous, but traumatised children. Covering the rigours of the adoption assessment process, being linked with a prospective son and daughter, and the fateful first meeting of the new family unit, "You're The Daddy We Wanted" focuses primarily on the first two years of the adoption experience. Andres writes in an engaging and refreshingly honest way, as he explains and explores how the bonds of attachment form slowly between the children and their new parents. In parts witty and in others heartbreakingly sad, this book provides a rare male insight into being an adoptive parent.

Today, more than 60% of children globally are growing up without fathers or with emotionally absent fathers. Growing up without a father, I saw myself suffering from low self-esteem, insecurity, and lack of identity. But things started changing drastically for me, the day I was welcomed and adopted into a new family. Learn from my experience and many others, how to receive from an adoptive father the love that your natural father never gave you.

When hopes for motherhood are deferred... Childlessness remains a taboo topic in today’s culture, especially in Christian circles. Many women feel isolated, ashamed, or uncertain of how to reconcile this trial with a loving God. The death of the dream of motherhood—whether from infertility, barrenness, miscarriage, or the loss of a child—is one of the hardest journeys women can walk through. In Longing for Motherhood, Chelsea Patterson Sobolik speaks to these burdens specifically. She shares vulnerably about her own journey of childlessness and how she has ultimately come to view her story through the lens of Scripture and our hope in Christ. While remaining tender and empathetic toward suffering and longing, she discusses the comfort we have in knowing that the Lord is sovereign over all, and that His love is sufficient to carry us through any and every situation. A timely book for women struggling with childlessness, as well as for pastors, friends, and family who want to care for them well, Longing for Motherhood is a tender, truthful companion for a difficult journey.

Becoming Dad's Story started out as an anonymous blog written to keep my family updated about the progress my wife and I were making toward adopting a baby. The idea was, if I wrote about the process and kept everyone informed, they would quit calling me every other day and asking how it was going (adopting is nerve wracking enough without that added pressure). I realized through looking back on my blog that I had made a heartfelt chronicle of an amazing time in my life. With the addition of after the fact insight I have added to my original posts. I feel that my story can be of great help and comfort to others who are starting down the road toward adopting a child. This book is equal parts humor and heartbreak, but ultimately triumphant like the adoption process itself.

A masterfully condensed true story spanning a half century about the incredible power of adoption through the eyes of a man who was adopted, gave up a son for adoption, and later adopted a son of his own. The author is available for speaking engagements and also welcomes comments and questions through the following email address: [email protected]