Springs of Love

With attention to such issues as adoption after infertility, the impact of trauma on children, parenting a child with special needs, the adoption triad, navigating relationships with birth families, the language surrounding fostering and adopting, the role of the Church in caring for children in need of parents, and more, we hope that the Springs of Love chapter at St. Peter Chanel will be a place for those who wonder if they might be called to foster or adopt can come to hear inspiring stories, learn about the very real joys and challenges of fostering and adopting, and get connected with others who are on this path for support and encouragement.

If you and your spouse are curious about adoption and/or foster care or you’re feeling a call from the Lord to open your hearts and home, we have resources available to you to aid you in the process of discernment.

• Virtual Discernment Retreat

• Discernment Quiz - 6 Questions for Clarity

• Novena for Discernment

Talk to an Adoptive/Foster Care Family at St. Peter Chanel: [email protected].

• Testimonials:

  • Tori’s Story

  • Christina and Josh’s Story

• Faith Bridge Foster Care

• Families 4 Families

• Foster the Family

• GA Kids Belong

• The Foster Friendly App

• Promise 686

• Testimonials: Kate and Brigid’s Story

• Lifeline Children’s Services

• Covenant Care Adoptions

• Abiding Love Adoptions

• Catholics Adopt Project

• TBRI Resources and Education

• Show Hope Adoption Aid Grant

• St. Joseph Adoption Novena

• AdoptChange - Ethical Adoption and Family Building

• "The Connected Child" by Dr. Karyn Purvis

• "The Primal Wound" by Nancy Newton Verrier

• "The Adoption Constellation" by Michael Phillip Grand

• "The Whole Brain Child" by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

• "Adopted for Life" by Russell Moore

• "Safe House" by Dr. Joshua Straub

• "The Sixteenth Year" by Leah Outten

• "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" by Dr. Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz

• "When Helping Hurts" by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

• "Fostered" by Tori Hope Peterson

• “The Body Keeps the Score” by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

• ”Reframing Foster Care” by Jason Johnson

• ”Ready or Not: 30 Days of Discovery for Foster and Adoptive Parents” by Pam Parish and Sandra Stanley

• ”Attaching in Adoption” by Deborah D. Gray

• ”Adoption Is A Family Affair: What Relatives and Friends Must Know” by Patricia Irwin Johnston

• “In On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You To Know About Adoption” by Elizabeth O’Toole

• ”Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families” by Jayne E. Schooler, Betsy Keefer Smalley, and Timothy J. Callahan

• ”Adopt Without Debt: Creative Ways To Cover the Cost of Adoption” by Julie Leanne Gumm

• ”Foster The Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent” by Jamie C. Finn

• “Don’t Forget to Remember” by Ellie Holcomb

• ”Wherever You Go, I Want You To Know” by Melissa Kruger

• Feathers From Above” by Kathleen Davis

• ”When God Made You” by Matthew Paul Turner

• ”Maybe Days” by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Khan Wright

• ”This I Know: Seeing God in the World He Made” by Clay Anderson and Natalie Merheb

• ”Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You” by Nancy Tillman

• ”In My Heart: A Book of Feelings” by Jo Witek

• ”I Will Always Be Proud of You” by Michael Wong and Zina Iugai

• ”When I Talk to God, I Talk About You” by Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins

• ”You’re Always Enough: And More Than I Hoped For” by Emily Ley

• ”I Wished For You: An Adoption Story” by Marianne Richmond

• ”I’m So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are” by Ainsley Earhardt

• “Some Babies Are Adopted” by Cindi Walker

• “Surrounded by Love: An Open Adoption Story” by Allison Olson

• ”God Found Us You” by Lisa Tawn Bergren and Laura J Bryant

• ”All About Adoption: How Families Are Made and How Kids Feel About It” by Dr. Marc A. Nemiroff

• ”Adoption Is A Lifelong Journey” by Kelly DiBenedetto, Katie Gorczyca, and Jennifer Eckert

• ”Yes I’m Adopted!” by Sharlie Zinniger

• “W.I.S.E. Up Powerbook” by Marilyn Schoettle

• “I Don’t Have Your Eyes” by Carrie A. Kitze

• “Kids Need To Be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care” by Julie Nelson

• “A Different Home: A New Foster Child’s Story” by Kelly DeGarmo

• ”The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst

• ”Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma” by Susan Farber Straus

Perhaps your family does not feel called to bring a child home through foster care or adoption but you still have a desire to help. There are many other ways to be involved and serve- everyone can do something!

• Pray for all members of the community- women making an adoption plan, children in the child welfare system, biological families, adoptive and foster families, case workers, attorneys, etc.

• Become a CASA advocate

• Become a respite family

• Deliver a warm meal

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