Resources

Knowing where to go for support can be overwhelming. Part of weaving our journeys together means sharing resources that have been invaluable to me personally.


Jillana’s Books


A Love-Stretched Life: Stories on Wrangling Hope, Embracing the Unexpected, and Discovering the Meaning of Family

No Sugar-Coating: The Coffee Talk You Need About Foster Parenting


Foster Care


One Small Boat 
by Kathy Harrison
Another Place at the Table 
by Kathy Harrison
The Middle Mom 
by Christy Erwin

Three Little Words
by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Adoption


We Belong Together
by Todd Parr
The Connected Child
by Karyn Purvis & David Cross

Special Needs


Not What I Expected  
by Rita Eichenstein, PhD
The Life We Never Expected 
by Andrew & Rachel Wilson

Trauma



Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Resources



Impactful


Tear Soup 
by Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKlyen
The Glass Castle- A Memoir 
by Jeannette Walls

Far From the Tree 
by Andrew Solomon
Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle

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