RESOURCES
Websites and Media
Websites
| Organization | Address | Notes |
| Lifesong for Orphans | https://lifesong.org | |
| Bethany Christian Services | https://bethany.org | |
| Bethany Christian Services | https://vimeo.com/bethanychristianservices/vod_pages/sort:alphabetical/format:detail | On Demand Trainings/Webinars |
| Tapestry Books | www.tapestrybooks.com | Specializes in books and resources about adoption |
| Small World Adoptions | https://smallworldadoption.com | |
| National Council For Adoption | https://www.adoptioncouncil.org | |
| DFPS | https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/Get_Started/steps.asp | Steps to Become a Foster/Adoptive Parent |
Media
| Organization | Link | Notes |
| Orphan Care Alliance | https://vimeo.com/307682327 | |
| Radical | https://radical.net/articles/tag/children-parenting/?type=sermon | Sermons on Children & Parenting |
| Desiring God | https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/adoption-the-heart-of-the-gospel | Sermon – “Adoption: The Heart of the Gospel” |
Books
Books for Kids
| Title | Author | Notes |
| Love You From RIght Here | Jamie Sandefer | |
| Adopted & Loved Forever | Annetta Dellinger | 4 and Up |
| All Kinds of Children | Norma Simon | 3-7 Years |
| Families are Forever | Craig Shemin | 0-7 Years |
| My Special Family | Kathleen Silber & Debra Marks Parelskin | All Ages – Open Adoption |
| The Mulberry Bird | Anne Brodzinsky | 7 and Up |
Books
| Title | Author | Notes |
| Adopted For Life | Russel Moore | |
| The Whole Brain Child | Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson | |
| The 5 Love Languages of Children | Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell | |
| Stretched Too Thin | Jessica N Turner | Working Moms |
| The Connected Child | Karen Purvis | Pre Foster Placement |
| The Power of Praying for Your Children | Stormie Omartian | |
| The Primal Wound | Nancy Newton Verrier | |
| The Hurting Parent | Margie Lewis | “For parents of prodigals” |
| Raising Adoptive Children | Lois Molina | |
| In Their Own Voices | Rita Simon & Ronda Roorda | |
| Talking With Younger Children ABout Adoption | Mary Watkins & Susan Fisher | |
| When Helping Hurts | Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert | |
| Talking with Young Children ABout Adoption | Mary Watkins & Susan Fisher | |
| Adoption is a Family Affair | Patricia Irwin Johnston | Resource for extended family & friends |
| Attaching in Adoption | Deborah D. Gray | |
| Cross Cultural Adoption | Amy Coughlin & Caryn Abramowitx | Cross Cultural Adoptions |
| Wounded Children, Healing Homes | Jayne E Schooler, Betsy Keefer Smalley & Timothy J. Callahan | |
| Parenting | Paul David Tripp | Gospel Principles for Parenting |
| Kinship Care Manual (https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Protection/Kinship_Care/documents/KinshipManual.pdf) | Texas DFPS | Kinship Families |
Books for Advocates
| Title | Author | Notes |
| Castaway Kid | Rob Mitchell | |
| Relentless Hope |
Beth Guckenberger
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| When Helping Hurts |
Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
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