Family Connection Resources on
Adoption/Infertility

Adopted and Loved Forever, Dellinger (Book, CPH) Makes a potentially difficult subject easier to understand for children who are adopted or who have friends who are adopted.

Amazing Grace: An Adoption Story Anderson/Dobson (Tape, Focus on the Family) Dobson explores the implications of reverence for life for a nation. Anderson shares her experience with miscarriages and adoptions.

A Case for Adoption (Booklet, Focus on the Family) Adoption is presented as an option for young women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. This booklet includes seven misunderstandings of adoption and describes what to expect after the adoption.

Dad, I'm Pregnant, A dad named Bill (Tape, Focus on the Family) 
Daddy: I'm pregnant, A dad named Bill (Book, Multnomah) Bill tells about the crisis his family faced when their 14-year old daughter became pregnant. He explains how his family held together and experienced God's love and healing. He brings help and hope to families in similar difficulties.

A Guide to Adoption (Booklet, Focus on the Family) Topics include what adoption is, reasons for adoption, agencies, independent adoption, open/closed adoptions, interstate and international adoptions, and the child's father.

How to Adopt a Child, Crain/Duffy (Book, Nelson) The most frequently asked questions about adoption and up-to-date answers from adoption attorneys, doctors, social workers, and adoptive parents.

Living with Infertility, Sonnenberg (Bible Study, CPH) A five-session study that explores the pain of infertility, while offering the comfort and hope found only in God's Word.

Longing for a Child, Reed (Book, Augsburg) The author examines the choices: adoption or foster parenting, working with children or finding ways to include children in our lives; trying new but risky or expensive medical options; and coming to peace of mind even though a child is not part of the immediate family.

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