Forever Mom
eBook - ePub

Forever Mom

What to Expect When You're Adopting

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Forever Mom

What to Expect When You're Adopting

About this book

What to do when you've been called to adopt and practical advice to make it work

Mary Ostyn married her sweetheart at nineteen, and the pair had four kids by their eighth anniversary. When their youngest was three, God opened their eyes to the needs of orphans all over the worldā€”and answered Mary's longing for another baby. Over the next nine years the couple adopted two boys from Korea and four girls from Ethiopia.

Ostyn, a beloved adoption writer and blogger, sharesā€”alongside stories from other adoptive familiesā€”the practical tools and resources she uses to thrive as an adoptive mom. In Forever Mom, she reveals how to:

  • build heart connections
  • prepare your other children for new siblings
  • help babies, toddlers, and older children settle in
  • implement attachment parenting
  • address misbehavior while remaining connected
  • nurture your marriage in the midst of it all

Whether you're the parent of an adopted child or interested in pursuing adoption, Ostyn's warm advice and fresh perspective will inspire, inform, and affirm. You'll walk away confident you will be the perfect mom for whatever child God brings into your life.

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Information

Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781400206247
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: His Kind of Love
  7. Chapter 1: How Our Adoption Journey Began
  8. Chapter 2: Taking the Leap
  9. Chapter 3: Building Heart Connections
  10. Chapter 4: Helping Babies and Toddlers Settle In
  11. Chapter 5: Bringing Home Preschoolers and Older Children
  12. Chapter 6: Sleeping and Eating and Date Nights, Oh My!
  13. Chapter 7: When Youā€™re Down to Your Last Drop of Faith
  14. Chapter 8: Beginning Again, At the Foot of the Cross
  15. Chapter 9: In Their Words: Thoughts from Adoptees
  16. Chapter 10: Joy In the Journey
  17. Notes
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Appendix A: Adoption Resources
  20. Appendix B: Playlist for a Weary Momma
  21. Appendix C: More Ways to Love Orphans
  22. About the Author