Product Description

Whether it's the joy-filled decision to welcome a child into your arms or the difficult decision to give your child another home-adoption is making the choice to love unselfishly and unconditionally.

Loved by Choice offers a clear and uplifting look at adoption through true stories told from virtually every perspective. Birth parents, adoptive parents, grandparents, adopted children, families working out an overseas adoption, and those creating interracial families are among those who share their joys and difficulties. The collection is a tender celebration of adoption, led by those who understand it best.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #148652 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780800717865
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Many books have been written specifically for Christian parents, and many others have been written about adoption. An anthology that brings those genres together is Loved by Choice: True Stories That Celebrate Adoption, edited by Susan Horner and Kelly Fordyce Martindale. Many distinct voices are contained in these pages not only adoptive parents, but also men and women who reflect on their own experiences of having been adopted, and parents who made the choice to have their babies raised by others. The families introduced here include biracial, multinational and non-traditional families; one chapter shares the adoption stories of four special-needs children. The writing is not spectacular, but that's hardly the point. Christians who have considered adoption will be inspired by these courageous tales of faith.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover
Whether itís the joy-filled decision to welcome a child into your arms or the difficult decision to give your child another homeóadoption is making the choice to love unselfishly and unconditionally. Loved by Choice offers a clear and uplifting look at adoption through true stories told from virtually every perspective. Birth parents, adoptive parents, grandparents, adopted children, families working out an overseas adoption, and those creating interracial families are among those who share their joys and difficulties. The collection is a tender celebration of adoption, led by those who understand it best. ìHeartwarming and inspirational. By translating true stories from different perspectives, Horner and Martindale intensely convey to the reader the emotions that these people have feltóemotions ranging from desperation to elation, from abandonment to fulfillment. Loved by Choice is not only educational, itís an emotional read that, for maybe the first time, discusses in-depth the impact that adoption has on families and communities.î

Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado ìLoved by Choice is a perfect example of Godís adoption of us as his children and how the choice of love is extended to women in unplanned pregnancies. It is a powerful review of how God uses lives to save lives.î Carol Everett, president of The Heidi Group ìThe reader, at the end of this book, has learned a great deal about the process of adoption, but that pales in comparison with the impact of the stories on the heart itself. And thatís the real reason we should all read the book: to understand for the very first time what it really means to be Loved by Choice.î

Joe Wheeler, Ph. D., editor/compiler of the Heart to Heart series of anthologies

About the Author
Susan Horner is a freelance writer who has had several articles published in Focus on the Family¹s Club House and Club House Jr. She lives in Aurora, Colorado, and has for many years supported friends during their quests to adopt. Kelly Fordyce Martindale is a newspaper columnist and freelance writer who has been published in magazines such as Today¹s Christian Woman, Single-Parent Family, and Woman¹s World. For several years she was a counselor and director of development for a large pregnancy care facility. She lives in Frederick, Colorado.

Customer Reviews

Wish I'd read this one first
We're in the process of applying to adopt a child, and I've read about 23 books on the subject (all aspects). This one is by far the most encouraging!

I heard the authors on a national radio show, and couldn't wait to get their book. I was not disappointed. Wish I'd read this one FIRST.

There are stories from every---and I do mean e-v-e-r-y---point of view in the adoptive process, including family members on both sides, all written in first-person format. Particularly helpful were the chapters by birthmoms; they helped me come to understand and respect b-moms more than all the meetings at our agency put together.

Another thing I appreciated very much is that I got the distinct impression that the authors weren't skittish about pointing out the difficult aspects of becoming adoptive parents, including the excruciating waiting periods. Both domestic and international adoption were handled with honesty and accuracy, according to my own research. I'm pretty sure my copy will be dog-eared and well-worn before long. Now I want to get a copy for all the church and public libraries I know!

LOVED BY CHOICE
AS THE MOTHER OF AN ADOPTED DAUGHTER, I FOUND THIS BOOK OF TRUE STORIES TO BE COMFORTING AND ENLIGHTENING. IT OPENED MY EYES TO MANY OF THE STRUGGLES MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST 21YEARS. I FEEL THE MATERIAL IN THIS BOOK WAS TOTALLY A BLESSING AND I FEEL ANYONE WHO READS IT WOULD BE BLESSED.

Uplighting and heart touching stories
Its such a joy to read these stories. So many books are how to adopt or the nightmare stories of problems the children have. This is filled with wonderful short stories written by adoptees, birth mothers, adoptive mothers, even the grandmothers. It is so positive and touching! Adopting is such an emotional rollercoaster and its great to delight in positive thoughts through these stories! The reassurance during the hard times.