Resources

Preparing for Your Adoption

As you begin the journey to adoption or foster care, consider preparing your heart as you wait.

Pre-adoption

Ask your agency for resources available to prepare your family. We also recommend these resources from Christian ministries:

• Loving Shepherd’s Adoption Assessment Forms
• Hope for Orphans’ If You Were Mine, 7-part adoption exploration workshop used by hundreds of churches and thousands of families investigating adoption from a biblical and practical perspective.

Group studies

Fellowship and encouragement on the adoption journey are very important. If possible, try finding an older adoptive couple or parents who are ahead of you in their parenting to mentor and encourage your family. Additionally, consider starting a group for couples/moms/dads/prayer & fellowship, etc., so you can build relationships with other like-minded families. Finally, consider reading and/or leading a Created to Connect study along with reading The Connected Child book.

• Adopted for Life – Russell Moore
• Anatomy of the Soul — Curt Thompson
  
• Attaching in Adoption — Deborah Gray
• Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control – Heather T. Forbes
  
• The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• The Connected Child – Karyn Purvis
  
• Nurturing Adoptions — Deborah Gray
  
• Orphanology – Tony Merida & Rick Morton
• Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And Eight Other Myths — Leslie Leyland Fields
  

• Empowered to Connect videos
  

 Tax Credit Info

• Becky Wilmoth at Bill’s Tax Service, 501 W. Broadway, Centralia, IL  62801, phone: 618.532.7223 will be glad to answer your questions regarding the Adoption Tax Credit.
• Research information on the Federal Adoption Tax Credit & State Tax Credits. Click here for a free, downloadable tax credit resource from Adoption Learning Partners that will help adoptive families determine their eligibility for the adoption tax credit.
  • Learn about other courses available through Adoption Learning Partners.