National Adoption Month: My Top 10 Favorite Books About Adoption

8. The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Newton Verrier 

This incredible book will surely help deepen anyone’s understanding of a child that has been adopted. Whether you’re still considering adoption or you’ve been parenting a child that was adopted a decade ago, read this book!

9. Happy Adoption Day! by John MCutcheon and Julie Paschkis 

If God calls you to adopt, I can promise you your adoption day WILL come! Be prepared with this darling book. The lyrics and pictures are sure to delight the whole family…including the newest member!

10. Trust, Hope, Pray: Encouragement for the Task of Waiting by Luke and Trisha Priebe 

Through their own lengthy adoption journey, Luke and Trisha learned many lessons about waiting. They share them in his daily devotional book that is sure to leave you trusting more, hoping more, and praying more.

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This piece originally appeared at drlaurelshaler.com, published with permission.


Dr. Laurel Shaler
Dr. Laurel Shalerhttp://www.drlaurelshaler.com
Dr. Laurel Shaler is the author of author of "Reclaiming Sanity: Hope and Healing, for Trauma, Stress, and Overwhelming Life Events. She is a Licensed Social Worker and National Certified Counselor employed by Liberty University as a professor and department chair in the Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies. She is a former psychotherapist with the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she specialized in the treatment of trauma and anger. Dr. Shaler loves the Lord and seeks to help people at the intersection of faith, culture, and emotional well-being. You can learn more at her website www.drlaurelshaler.com or find her on Facebook or Twitter @DrLaurelShaler.

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