For those praying about building a family through adoption, this easy-to-read, straight-forward guide is a valuable insight. Called to Adoption offers tips, and up-to-date, relevant information every parent considering adoption should know. Readers will identify with author Mardie Caldwell’s personal and professional experiences, making this resource a vital handbook as parents take steps to adopt. This book allows hopeful adoptive parents to discover: -The single most important decision to make before beginning any path to adoption. -How to select the right adoption professional. -Creative ideas to fund your adoption. -The proven formula for adoption success. -The shocking need for Christian Adoption. -Encouragement from God’s word throughout the adoption process. -How to quickly get started toward adoption. Called to Adoption also outlines the differences between types of adoption and offers step-by-step guidance to adopt safely and successfully. Featuring stories from Caldwell’s own adoption experience, as well as from other adoptive parents, this book will prepare adopting parents for the logistic and emotional sides of adoption. This book is recommended for Christians interested in becoming adoptive parents, or who may support those facing an adoption journey, as well as for those who want to understand the need for Christian adoption. As founder and CEO of Lifetime Adoption Center, Caldwell has assisted thousands of families find answers to questions regarding the decision to adopt. This book also includes a special section for families considering the decision about moving from fertility treatments to adoption.
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As a recognized adoption expert and certified professional, Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P., has helped thousands of birth parents and adoptive parents build families through adoption. After experiencing a very challenging adoption with her son, she dedicated her life to assisting others interested in adoption by founding Lifetime Adoption Center in 1986.
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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: American Carriage House Publishing (April 1, 2011)
As a Certified Open Adoption Practitioner, Mardie Caldwell is the Founder and CEO of Lifetime Adoption Center in California. Facilitating more than 140 adoptions each year, Lifetime has become one of the largest adoption centers in the country. Working nationwide, Lifetime's caring staff supports each woman as they consider their pregnancy choices, while encouraging waiting adoptive families throughout their adoption journey.
Mardie has designed an adoption program that is personalized for each individual that contacts her center, and provides around-the-clock availability for any birthparent considering adoption. She designed the program after her own adoption struggles, and prides herself on the caring, compassionate support that is offered to each birthparent and family who works with her center.
After so many years of assisting with adoption, Mardie saw a need for birthparents and founded Lifetime Adoption Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit adoption charity. Lifetime Foundation was established to assist birthmothers in fulfilling their dreams through providing college scholarships for women who have chosen adoption. It has grown to now include offering grants to assist with special needs adoptions and provide more immediate assistance (such as maternity clothes or household items) for birthmothers through the new Birthmother Blessings program. As an Adoption Author, Mardie has had the opportunity to reach out and share her adoption experience with others around the world. Both of her books for adoptive families, AdoptingOnline.com and Adoption: Your Step by Step Guide have won awards, including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. They are both widely recommended by many, including Dr. Laura Schlesinger who hailed Mardie's book as the "ultimate guide to adoption".
Her latest book, So I Was Thinking About Adoption..., written specifically for women considering adoption for their children, has received much media attention. It is now considered the finest book of it's kind and is available nationwide. In addition, Mardie offers it as a complimentary download for women who need the information as they consider the best decision for their child.
Additionally, Mardie has written The Healthcare Professionals Adoption Guide, geared toward educating doctors, nurses, social workers, and anyone working with women in the healthcare industry. Many times, these professionals are working directly with women who are making the difficult decisions about their child's future, yet there is little training to bring them up-to-date on the best practices in open adoption. This guide, along with the opportunity for inservice trainings has made a huge difference with adoption education for healthcare professionals.
As an Adoption Expert, Mardie has graciously provided her knowledge, experience, and caring heart to media requests from across the country and around the world. Many people were first introduced to Mardie through one of her appearances in the media as one of the most experienced adoption experts in the United States. Most recently, she was featured on NBC's The Today Show and CNN's No Bias, No Bull. She has made many media appearances including TV (including CNN, Fox, NBC, Dr. Laura), numerous national radio interviews, and is widely sought for print articles.
Mardie finds her role as an adoptive mother to be the most important. The path that led Mardie to her son more than twenty years ago is one that was life-changing, as she often shares through her own testimony. She was inspired to design the popular and unique Adoption Prayer Bracelet. This special bracelet allows those touched by adoption to display their adoption hope: AdoptionPrayerBracelet.com.
Mardie Caldwell's company Lifetime Adoption was featured on Hugh Downs' production One World, in a special segment called "Voices for the Children:"
I was skeptical about the first 7 reviews about this book since they were all written within a few days of one another and they were likely written by friends and family of the author at the time the book was first released. I decided to give the book a try anyway and I'm glad I purchased the Kindle version for only $2.99 since that is about what the book is worth.
If you have already decided that a private open adoption is for you then this book may be a good starting place.
This book provides a very general overview of adoption and at times read like an advertisement for private adoption using an adoption facilitator. I guess that shouldn't surprise me since the author is the CEO of an adoption facilitation center in California. The book discusses three types of adoption: private adoption, adoption through the foster care system, and international adoption. Unfortunately the book is biased and accentuates the negative aspects of both international adoption and adoption through the foster care system while glossing over negative aspects of private adoption. I would think that as a book about adoption from a Christian perspective it would embrace all type of adoption, especially adoption of older children and orphaned children worldwide, who are truly in need!
I really enjoyed this book. This was my first book to read about adoption so I don't have any comparisons but I enjoyed how there were stories as well as info. about adoption - it made it enjoyable to read. I also thought the author gave very unbiased info - she layed out the pros/cons (although she didn't refer to them as that) of international adoption and state/interstate adoptions. She had mentioned good points about international adoption that most people wouldn't think about (until researching) and I really liked how she expressed the importance of getting to know a child's culture/home country as well because I think that's important too. I just really enjoyed this book - even though we aren't looking to adopt for quite some time and will adopt an older child, I still liked the book a lot!
I would suggest this book for anyone considering adoption especially before starting the process. I wish I would have read this book earlier in the process.
