Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey

by Kristin Berry

Overview

You look into this beautiful child’s eyes and suddenly realize all the love you have to give, all the hopes you had for them can’t change the damage done to them in the womb before they ever had a chance. This is the heartbreaking reality for some adoptive parents as they realize the lifelong consequences of alcohol use during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder is a leading cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities in the United States. What do you do when the fairy tale family you believed in suddenly seems to be falling apart in the face of this harsh reality? Author Kristin Berry:

There is no need to struggle alone or in isolation. Other families know what you are going through. Find strength in not only your faith, but in the community of others who understand your heartache and disappointment, and the desperate need to help these children have a future.

• Provides an account of real-life struggles and solutions from early childhood to young adulthood
• Opens a window into their life and family in hopes of encouraging others
• Reveals understanding, compassionate support for families facing these heart-wrenching challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614585893
Publisher:	New Leaf Publishing Group, Inc.
Publication date:	04/15/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	777 KB

About the Author

Kristin Berry is the former foster mom to 22 children, mom of 8 fantastic children, (all of whom were adopted), mother-in-law to two fine young men, and grandmother to the cutest little granddaughter on earth. She has been married to Mike since college, and together they write and speak for confessionsofanadoptiveparent.com a ministry they started after two of their sons were diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Table of Contents

Preface 7

1 Heartbeat 9

2 Bad News 15

3 Missed Birthday 21

4 Garbage Bags 27

5 Daddies Are Scary 35

6 Cat Scratch 41

7 Her First Words 47

8 Praying for a Brother 53

9 Persistent Prayers 59

10 Prayers Answered 65

11 An Abundance of Brothers 71

12 A Sad Happy Sad Homecoming 77

13 Unexpected Diagnosis 83

14 Hoarding, Stealing, and Loneliness 89

15 Rage Monster 95

16 Good Life 101

17 Unexpected Peace 107

18 Psychiatric Ward 115

19 Depression 127

20 Just a Normal Kid 135

21 Arrested 143

22 Broken Pieces 149

23 Born Broken 155

FASD Quick Facts 159

Resources 160