An unlit path : one family's journey toward the light of truth/ by Deborah L Hannah
By: Hannah, Deborah L.
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TextPublisher: USA: Xulon Press, 2006Description: 271 p.ISBN: 9781600344848.Subject(s): Adoption | Foster children - Foster home care | Foster parentsDDC classification: 362.7330973 Summary: What happens when love is not enough? The answer lies in this true
story of one family’s journey through the world of foster care and
adoption within the United States. It is a personal account, encompassing
both heartbreak and joy, while realistically embracing the intrinsic challenges
of parenting the “hard to place” child.
The long-term affects of neglect and abandonment, along with the
issues of Reactive Attachment Disorder, sexual abuse, mental illness, and
false allegations are discussed in the context of the family’s four biological,
five adopted and nine foster children.
From a prospective parent’s standpoint, this book dispels unrealistic and
idealized expectations, yet from a Christian standpoint, it offers spiritual insight
into understanding, acceptance and finally, forgiveness. Creatively written,
this is a story that needs to be told, for although tragic in nature, it raises the
awareness of the reader to the inherent risks and rewards of adoption.
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What happens when love is not enough? The answer lies in this true
story of one family’s journey through the world of foster care and
adoption within the United States. It is a personal account, encompassing
both heartbreak and joy, while realistically embracing the intrinsic challenges
of parenting the “hard to place” child.
The long-term affects of neglect and abandonment, along with the
issues of Reactive Attachment Disorder, sexual abuse, mental illness, and
false allegations are discussed in the context of the family’s four biological,
five adopted and nine foster children.
From a prospective parent’s standpoint, this book dispels unrealistic and
idealized expectations, yet from a Christian standpoint, it offers spiritual insight
into understanding, acceptance and finally, forgiveness. Creatively written,
this is a story that needs to be told, for although tragic in nature, it raises the
awareness of the reader to the inherent risks and rewards of adoption.
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