Raising adopted and foster kids can be a strain on your marriage, your family, your finances and even your health.

Are you tired of pretending you’ve got it all together? You are not alone.

This book is for the parents who question their decision to foster or adopt, who feel beaten down by the judgments of others and themselves, and who deal with regret, loss, and disappointment. It’s for those hoping to be better prepared for the adoptive struggles ahead.

In this book I show you how to name these challenges, make informed decisions, and to experience hope in the mess, while enjoying the new life and family you’re creating.

I share with you the lessons my family has learned along the way, the problems that have nearly flattened us, and the way we’ve seen, and continue to hope for, good in each one.

Whether you are considering foster parenting or adopting, or are already in it and drowning, or you just want to throw a lifesaver to a foster parenting/adoptive friend or family member, then this book is your must-read resource.

Honorable Mention Winner of the Royal Dragonfly Awards for Parenting

Honorable Mention Winner of the Royal Dragonfly Awards for Self-Help/Inspirational