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Adoption is often framed by happy narratives, but the reality is that many adoptees struggle with unaddressed trauma and issues of identity and belonging. Adoptees often spend the majority of their youth without the language to explore the grief related to adoption or the permission to legitimize their conflicting emotions. Adoptee and counselor Cameron Lee Small names the realities of the adoptee's journey, narrating his own and other adoptees' stories in all their complexity.

Michael Reagan's life is much more than just an interesting story. It is a testimony of how Christ allowed him to find healing from many of the issues that confront our culture today, such as sexual abuse, divorce, loneliness, the feeling of rejection, and the belief that God does not care about us. Michael Reagan's first adoption gave him an identity, but he did not find his true identity until he found Christ.

In CCEF's Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child's Unique Identity you'll learn from counselor and adoptive father Paul David Tripp how to help adopted children understand their identity and place in God's world.

Reimagining Adoption examines beliefs, practices, and scripture to attune to the needs of vulnerable children and their families and align with Christian values. It examines the historical adoption practices, reviews current practices, and proposes revisions. More importantly, it lifts up the words and lived experience of adult adoptees - the true experts on adoption - and braids them with the insights of adoptive families to craft a new adoption paradigm.

In this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S. Kylstra, Lisa C. Qualls, and Jodi Jackson Tucker-an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive mother-reveal that adoption is rooted in both loss and redemptive victory. And healing is needed by all in the adoption triad-adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents-to experience restoration and wholeness.

Each of us is living a story-the story of our life. For Sam Collier, his story started with rejection, because when he and his twin sister were born, their biological mother gave them up for adoption. Though Sam loved his adoptive family, life sometimes felt like a puzzle missing crucial pieces. But it was also the way God would reach into Sam's life and show him that he didn't have to write his own story-because it was really God who was telling his story through Sam.

In I Was Adopted Twice: My Parent's Love, My Father's Redemption, Douglas shares her life story and how through the lens of being adopted both naturally and spiritually, she realized the true value and purpose for her life. Her story isn't one of perfection, but one of triumph over mistakes, victory over fear, courage to overcome religion, and a willingness to boldly possess the territory God assigned her to before the foundation of the world.

With empathy for adoptive parents, Chapman and Shaler provide an honest and invaluable resource of wisdom, joy, and healing. Apply the lessons from Loving Adopted Children Well, and you will see love grow and flourish in your home.

The Twenty Things Adoptive Kids Wish devotional gives adoptive families encouragement as they seek God to work through the emotions unique to their family. Powerful prayer prompts help you navigate through difficult topics such as rejection, the missing faces in their lives, and much more. As you pray together through these tough topics, you will become the greatest prayer warrior for your adopted child and God will knit your hearts together in his love.

Are you leaving behind a legacy you are proud of? Will people remember the work you did? Do you care? Have you made an impact on this world, and what will it look like? For over 20 years Niccie led healthcare settings to perform at peak levels and to sustain and push these limits. She led in a way that inspired growth and wellness to her patients, employees, and coworkers. She has found ways to encourage and ignite growth that needs to be shared with the world. This is what inspired her to write Awaking the Living Legacy.

Diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease, Elisa's 10 percent kidney function jeopardized her life. The clock was ticking as her family watched helplessly and prayed for a compatible donor. Since stage 5 is the most severe, little hope remained as each day passed, but faith continued to be a light during that dark time.

You are chosen and loved by a perfect Father. How you view God informs everything about who you are and who you’re becoming. In this powerful audio Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Louie Giglio challenges our perceptions of who God is and points us to know him as a heavenly Father...

Con un grito de “Recuerden a la mujer de Lot”, la profesora de Biblia, conferenciante internacional, activista y autora de best sellers Christine Caine nos motiva a dejar de mirar atrás, a desatascarnos y a seguir avanzando hacia las promesas y el propósito de Dios para nuestras vidas. Hay...

Ustedes son elegidos, amados, apreciados, queridos y creídos por un Padre perfecto. En Ver a Dios como el Padre perfecto, Louie Giglio nos invita a experimentar a Dios de una manera que transforma la vida: como un Padre perfecto que quiere que vivamos bajo la cascada de Su bendición. Cuando...

Read by the authors. Realizing how little control we have over our lives can make us fearful and anxious--or it can lead to greater intimacy with God, a richer prayer life, and a joyful eternal perspective. Seasons of grief, pain, and loss of control are inevitable. Despite our best efforts and...

Read by the author. You are chosen, loved, prized, wanted, and believed in by a perfect Father. In Seeing God as a Perfect Father, Louie Giglio invites us to experience God in a life-changing way: as a perfect Father who wants you to live under the waterfall of His blessing. How you view God...

What are you chasing? Through deep Bible study with Jennie Allen, discover that God has carved out a space in each of us that only he can fill. Are you doing everything right but still feel empty? Are you so busy doing things for God and everyone else that you altogether miss him? Do you ever...

Trusted and treasured for over a decade,?The Jesus Storybook Bible?has been introducing children to God’s wonderful story, and the Savior at the center of that story.? With over 3 million copies sold,?The Jesus Storybook Bible?is the quintessential book for parents, grandparents, pastors, and...

Children will experience a deeper relationship with Jesus as they listen to 365 daily devotions written as if Jesus is speaking directly to their hearts. Adapted from Sarah Young’s bestselling adult book, this inspiring year-long devotional?has scripture and personal reflections that share...

Imagine an organizational model for church leadership that enables the entire team to unleash their full potential. The joy and vigor coming from a collective strength, intelligence, and skill in the community of leaders not only brings greater potency but better yields for your ministry. What...