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How to Talk to Your Friends and Family About Adoption
A favorite quote we have at Show Hope comes from our Co-founder Mary Beth Chapman. In speaking about adoption, Mary Beth has often said, “Adoption is gloriously hard.” Those four words hold such beauty, complexity, and truth. Yes, adoption is rooted in unconditional love, yet that love is born out of loss. In fact, many…
4 Resources for Every Adoptive Parent
We’ve compiled a list of resources for every adoptive parent that provides research-based, practical help for the journey ahead.
23 Years Later …
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. — Colossians 2:6–7 Did someone say, Happy 23rd Birthday, Show Hope!? Wow! That sure went fast. It’s actually been nearly…
Adoption Aid Grants Frequently Asked Questions
Adoption Aid grants remain the cornerstone of Show Hope’s work and the original mission of our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Show Hope Book Club: Attachments
Attachments “Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do” explores how early attachment experiences shape the ways in which people form and maintain relationships throughout life. The authors, Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Gary Sibcy, believe the quality of one’s bonds with childhood caregivers influences emotional patterns, behavior, and relational stability as…
TBRI® and Food
Nutrition and hydration are important for development, brain function, and regulation, but for children who have been impacted by adoption and/or foster care, there may be difficult histories around food. Your child or teen may have experienced insecurity or hunger; food being withheld or forced due to punishment; or sensory-processing difference. Oftentimes, because of these…
