CWA Parent Books

Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul
will touch your heart with stories of finding and creating families. A CWA mom, Cindy Kauffman, writes her own adoption story on page 222. From tales about international orphaned babies and children who spent years in the foster-care system to those who were adopted at birth. Read a moving letter from a birth mother to her son. Find hope in stories of infertile couples who are given the gift of parenthood, adopted children who thrive and find joy in life, and older couples given a second chance at family. Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul provides insight into what adoption is all about. Share in our celebration of the lives of adopted children who found forever families and parents who found forever love.

Miracle in the City of Angels
By Elle Conner & Erin Brown Conroy, MA
Have you ever wondered about adopting a child from overseas? Is adoption part of your family—or would you like it to be? Travel with Elle and Jonathan through their true adoption journey— through the steps of the adoption process in an expedition that pulls you, draws you, presses at you, and at the end, has the power to ultimately complete you. The people and the events are real. The emotions are incredibly powerful. And the story’s page-turning significance will grip your soul. Come with us; let the story capture your heart. Travel with us until the moments of waiting fall into one: The powerful uniting of parent and child. And feel the joy of coming home. About the Author: Elle Conner, the mother of two teenage boys and Allie (now nine), lives in mid-Michigan balancing working part time with being there for her kids. A voracious reader, Elle also loves to write and is now working on books Two and Three of this series. Elle and her husband love to spend time with their kids; traveling, camping, and attending their children's numerous events. Erin Brown Conroy, a mom of 13 children (8 adopted internationally), has been an instructor to children and counselor to families for over 30 years. Erin has authored three parenting books including 20 Secrets to Success with Your Child and creator of the TotallyFitMom.com program. Erin slips away on evenings and weekends for educational and motivational speaking at conferences and workshops and teaches as a part-time university professor in leadership, writing and research, and health and wellness. Erin and her husband, Shawn, together enjoy homeschooling and raising their children in Michigan. For Erin’s free articles and audio, visit her website. Purchase Book

After The Leaves Fall
By Nicole Baart
Julia Bakker can’t wait for her life to begin. After her mother leaves when Julia is nine years old, she’s raised by an unassuming, gentle father and a saintly, matriarchal grandmother until her father dies just as Julia is becoming a young adult. On the cusp of womanhood, Julia feels jaded by her circumstances and longs for a new identity. College seems like the perfect place to start over. But when Julia makes a mistake that will change her life forever, she returns to her grandmother’s farm, defeated and convinced of her own worthlessness. Only through the gentle prodding of her loving grandmother does Julia begin to accept the imprint her childhood has left on her life and look for hope in a loving God who longs to make all things new. From the Back Cover: For anyone who’s ever wanted to start over ... Julia DeSmit’s life has been marked by loss. After her mother leaves and her father dies when she’s just sixteen, Julia is determined to escape the confines of her gossipy, conservative Christian town. When her best friend and first love, Thomas, breaks her heart, Julia leaves for college—the perfect place to reinvent herself. But one wrong decision changes her forever, and she returns to her grandmother’s farm, weary and defeated. Yet hope takes root in unexpected places, and Julia discovers that starting over looks nothing like she imagined. Book Review | Purchase

Adoption: A Father’s Journey of Faith
By David Finz
Adoption: A Father’s Journey of Faith is the true story of how one couple’s quest to bring children into their lives led them not only to faraway places, but also to the foot of the Cross. On his 32nd birthday, author David Finz, a recent convert to Christianity, learned that he and his wife Carol faced serious fertility issues. The challenges that followed grew the young believer spiritually, brought him closer to his wife, and prepared him for parenthood. David’s testimony will resonate not only with adoptive parents, but with anyone searching for God’s direction in their lives. Proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Christian World Foundation’s ongoing humanitarian relief efforts in overseas orphanages. Purchase

Expect A Miracle
By Mary Suarez  email
A heartfelt, honest and compelling story of one couple’s long and formidable journey toward becoming parents. Expect A Miracle reveals the frailties and strengths buffeted by disappointment after disappointment during one couple’s lengthy and formidable efforts to become parents. As the author and her husband began their journey into the world of infertility they had no idea as to what degree their love for each other would be tested. It portrays the most emotional, stressful and out of control time in their lives. The author expresses her most intimate and deepest thoughts as she and her husband struggle to survive their greatest tragedy. It uncovers the differences between individuals as each attempt to understand why bad things happen to good people. It provides comfort and support to those inflicted by the death of a child. Eventually it details the author’s experience with the adoption process and finally at long last reveals the rainbow breaking through the clouds when they brought home from another continent and into their lives a bright eyed smiling miracle. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. Lawrence & Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, general, acute care hospital located in New London, Connecticut.

Just Give Me Borscht
By Bart Bingham  email
“Just Give Me Borscht” was written for all those who hope to adopt, and help them to understand the process better before they “jump in” and go through the trials and tribulations of international adoption. Why would any couple in their mid-forties, already grandparents and soon to be retired, think that there was something yet that they needed to do? To make a difference that could be, and should, be made for others. Follow along as two “average Americans” open their hearts and home to two children who were born deep in the heart of Siberia. “Just Give Me Borscht” allows you to ride with them on their journey to Russia and sit in the court room while they come up against “The Intimidator”, who believes that Russian children would be better off dying on Russian soil than being adopted by foreigners, no matter what their law says. Learn how they survive as they shop in the Russian market for food, and clothing on their own. In B. Matthew Bingham’s first book, “The Answer is No! What is the Question?”, you will find that the author really does understand the child “soon to be left behind”, as he was himself adopted at the age of four and a half. In almost every country in the world, the real choice is of the child itself as to what they want, and where they hope to find…”Borscht by choice.”

My Little One
By Nancy Rechtman  email
Adoptive mom Nancy Rechtman adopted a son and daughter from Paraguay in 1992 through Christian World Adoption. Nancy has firsthand knowledge of the subject matter of My Little One and feels very fortunate to now be the mother of two beautiful children via adoption. Nancy hopes My Little One will not only entertain, but enlighten those unfamiliar with the emotional devastation of infertility and help those who are going through infertility to realize they are not alone in their pain. Book Synopsis: Infertility has robbed Emma Bronfman of her self-esteem, self-image and self-respect. She and her husband, Steve, have been trying desperately to have a baby for years with no luck. At almost thirty-five years old, Emma can’t seem to get it together. Her beloved mother died several years earlier of lung cancer and her father is about to marry a young, fertile bimbo. Her in-laws are flying in to see their darling Stevie-boy and Emma wonders how she will survive their visit. She is at the end of her rope at her dead-end job at a business school. And she is sure that Steve’s late nights at a prominent Los Angeles talent agency mean he is having an affair and is planning to leave her. There are many surprises, both humorous and poignant, in store for Emma in her journey through this chapter of her life.