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One Tiny Hope : A Journal To My Adopted Child

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Thank you for sharing your moving and heartwarming journal through infertility and adoption. This was real dedication and time consuming on your part. It provided me with more compassion and empathy for our adoptive parents as they move through the process. Your book provides hope, humor and ends with joy.

Kari's story is a testament to the miracle of adoption. So many things have to happen in order to find that special child. And when it finally happens, through good and bad, adoption leaves you with no doubt that there is a God, and that he has a plan for you. After reading this book, I was reminded of the blessings of my own two adopted sons and our journey to find them. My heart was with Kari all the way, ever mindful of the yearning and feelings of desperation in the quest for a baby. I encourage all adopting parents to read One Tiny Hope: A Journal To My Adopted Child, and learn from it.

Palmer makes you want to stand up and cheer her on through every obstacle she had to overcome in order to find her baby she had always longed to have. This is the most rewarding books I have read. I promise when you finish, your heart will smile because you have experienced the truth that miracles really can come true.

An inspirational " must read" for any adoptee, family trying to adopt, or birth mother. In journal style format addressed to her future adopted child, Palmer writes candidly about her experiences and feelings while becoming an unwilling expert on the world of adoption as she searches intently for a child. With raw emotion, and events that read like fiction, this book exposes the heart of every person waiting to become a parent through adoption and touches the heart of every person who reads it.

"One Tiny Hope" is as gripping as a great novel! Kari Gilliam Palmer's words powerfully communicate her painfully real dreams and despair--and love. Kari's gentle heart and her faith in God shine through her writing, but her straightforward prose is often jarring, reminding us that this is her life, and not just a story. This book altered the way I perceive adoption, as well as how I think of families and babies. Kari's story is a moving reminder that every baby is precious, and all children should be cherished. "One Tiny Hope" touched my heart.

I really enjoyed this book. Being an adopted child myself, I was very touched by the love that Kari showed while seeking for her child. This book is inspirational to both adoptive parents and adopted children.

A lot of people in this world will be able to relate very well with (Kari's) tragedies and triumphs. She spent many years and many tears to produce what I predict will be a Best-Seller! It is an inspiration to many others seeking to adopt.

This well-packaged, straight forwardly told and ultimately poignant journal of Kari Gilliam Palmer's determined effort to adopt a child movingly captures the twists and turns involved and makes clear the toll the process can take on the prospective mother and those around her. We never lose sight of the authors supportive family- We keep track of them through diary entries as well as letters they send to Kari to help maintain her spirit and perspective. In large part, active ingredients in the author's ultimate success come down to faith, courage, focus and hope, and the happy ending will provide comfort and encouragement to others in a similar situation.

One Tiny Hope is an interesting chronicle of a woman's struggle to overcome both infertility and the adoption process. The journal format provides the reader with a candid look at very private issues surrounding one's ability to conceive or the frustrations surrounding adoption. The journal format also provides a "report" format for a very emotional situation, as a result, giving the book a more objective, narrative feel. While the book is valuable in that is shows the reader the value of perseverance, it is quite moving to think of the author's two children reading this book in twenty years and understanding the tremendous love that fueled their mother's efforts.

This is just amazing on what all you have accomplished in your life Kari. From being raised in wonderful family that you have to having family you always dreamed of and I know what a wonderful mom you are. I have not read the book just the breif discriptions of it from the site and I know you have given so much hope for women and men out there who are looking for that family and you also make those who are not sure on having a family really think about it. I am going to get this book so I can read all about your little hope.
Both of your girls are very precious and blessed to have you and your family they are great people.
Thanks for sharing this with me.
Congraulations!