While We Wait: Spiritual & Practical Advice For Those Trying To Adopt

While We Wait: Spiritual & Practical Advice for Those Trying to Adopt

Adoption is a beautiful event, and building a family through adoption is a loving and selfless act. But the decision to adopt and the many stages that follow are often pock-marked with tears, distress, anger, and disappointment. While We Wait, written by a mother while she struggled through the process herself, is a hope-filled collection of reflections on the everyday, practical aspects of adoption but also offers a spiritual grounding for frustrated and stressed-out prospective parents. Topics addressed include:Adopting after InfertilityThe PaperchaseExtended FamilyThe Unknown "Due Date"Rude StrangersLiving in the PresentAuthor Heidi Schlumpf adopted her first child internationally, but While We Wait is an essential spiritual and practical resource for all adopting parents, including men, singles, families with biological or other adopted children, or those adopting domestically.ReviewThis book is an honest, compassionate, and encouraging spiritual resource. I learned so much from Heidi Schlumpf's insights and her lived experience as an adoptive parent. --Joyce Rupp, author of God's Enduring PresenceWhile We Wait is a candid and heartfelt account of the emotional journey prospective parents travel when building their families through adoption. Heidi Schlumpf's message is both affirming and inspiring as she speaks to the many struggles encountered along the path to parenthood. Her words--coupled with the writings of beloved spiritual leaders--are a true gift of hope to those who wait. --Therese Bartlett, author of When You Were Born in VietnamAbout the AuthorHeidi Schlumpf has been a religion writer for 20 years and currently is an associate professor of communication at Aurora University outside of Chicago. She and her husband, Edmund, have a son from Vietnam. They are expecting a second child from China.