I am glad to have some time to learn and attempt to prepare as much as we can for welcoming a child with a difficult past into our lives. I fully understand that reading books and articles and going to conferences could never fully prepare a person for what is ahead. But it's been good to at least be aware of the kinds of issues we might be dealing with in the future with our children.
Here's a few adoption related books I've read recently:
Adopted for Life: This was the first book that we read with our small group last year that really got us thinking about this whole adoption thing.
Orphanology: Another good, practical book that I probably need to re-read every once in a while.
Kisses from Katie: Not really adoption centered, but does involve orphans and Africa. And it is the best book I have ever read. Seriously, it is just so beautiful and I would recommend it to every single soul out there.
The Connected Child: It was probably a little soon to read this one since it is about parenting techniques, but I figure that the more times I can drill it into my head, the more likely I am to remember some of these methods. This is a book that I can see myself needing to reference a lot. So it's going on the Christmas list.
There is No Me Without You: I love love love this book. Dean smashed a spider with my beloved copy of it the other day and I was really sad, because who wants spider guts on one of their favorite books? Anyway, this book is about Ethiopia and the AIDS crisis. I learned a whole bunch.
So there are the highlights of my fave adoption books so far. I didn't mean to turn the monthly update into a book review, but that's what happens when things are slow I guess. If anyone has any must-read book recommendations, send them my way!
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