#031: Diane Largent – More Adoption Stories (Podcast)

Today I’m so excited to share my dear Sister-in-Law, Diane Largent with you.  She is such a loving, generous and gifted woman.  I’m thankful every day for the moment she came into my life over 20 years ago!  She also happens to be a long-time social worker in the field of foster and adoption care.  In today’s discussion we cover:

• The various avenues for adoption
• Who is a good candidate to adopt (and who isn’t!)
• Ways to find out more about adoption…

And a ton more…be sure to listen to be enlightened and inspired.

Resources:

www.focusonthefamily.com  A great resource for all things adoption.  Tons of information!

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge.  I mentioned this last week, and it’s one of the top-most recommended books on adoption Diane and I both recommend.

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past by Betsy Keefer and Jayne E. Schooler.  Another practical resource.

And on Lifebooks:

Before You Were Mine: Discovering Your Adopted Child’s Lifestory by Susan TeBos.

Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child Updated and Revised by Beth O’Malley M.Ed. – so good to do together with your child.

Encouraging Word of the Week:  Isaiah 1:17  “Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”