Adopting a Family for You

The best kind of stories are love stories. In beautifully illustrated storybook format, Adopting a Family for You: A Love Story, portrays the complexity and beauty of a mother's love. Share the journey of a birth mother who places her child into the arms of others to parent. If you've ever loved a child, reached for something you couldn't grasp, or faced an impossible decision, this book is for you. An apologetic for adoption, voice for birthmothers, healing assurance for adoptees, and tribute to the value of every human life.

The best kind of stories are love stories. In beautifully illustrated storybook format, Adopting a Family for You: A Love Story, portrays the complexity and beauty of a mother's love. Share the journey of a birthmother who places her child into the arms of others to parent. No story is more bittersweet and complex than the love of this woman for her child, yet a birthmother's voice is not often heard, her story untold and uncelebrated--leaving adopted children to believe they were abandoned and rejected. If you've ever loved a child, reached for something you couldn't grasp, or faced an impossible decision, this book is for you. An apologetic for adoption, voice for birth mothers, healing assurance for adoptees, tribute to the value of every human life and testament to mother's love. This book helps shift the often negative perception of the women who place their child for adoption.

Brenda Buchanan Saltzer has devoted more than 25 years to woman-centered family advocacy. She has served as a legislative consultant for women and children's support issues, is an author, speaker, businesswoman and transformational life and business coach. She loves traveling, reading, kayaking, and facilitating connections between women and causes.