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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Deborah Hannah has spent more than a decade, along with husband Joe, fostering and adopting children within the United States. A graduate of Saint Louis University with a degree in child psychology and further a graduate of the Center for Biblical Counseling and member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, Deborah writes with authority on the emotional and spiritual needs of today’s hard to place children.
Her years of experience working alongside the County Department of Human Services and the Family Court System, along with her membership in the Foster Parent Association, allows her the ability to share the inside experiences of foster and adoptive parents. Her experiences as a mother of four biological, five adopted, and nine foster children allows her a unique prospective on the heartbreaks of the children placed within the system, as well as on the tragedies of the families, in which they are placed.
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SUMMARY: What happens when love is not enough? The answer lies in this true story of one family’s journey through the world of foster care and adoption within the United States. It is a personal account, encompassing both heartbreak and joy, while realistically embracing the intrinsic challenges of parenting the “hard to place” child. The long-term affects of neglect and abandonment, along with the issues of Reactive Attachment Disorder, sexual abuse, mental illness, and false allegations are discussed in the context of the family’s four biological, five adopted and nine foster children. From a prospective parent’s standpoint, this book dispels unrealistic and idealized expectations, yet from a Christian standpoint, it offers spiritual insight into understanding, acceptance and finally, forgiveness. Creatively written, this is a story that needs to be told, for although tragic in nature, it raises the awareness of the reader to the inherent risks and rewards of adoption.
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