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Laddar... Hello, I Love You: Adventures in Adoptive Fatherhood (utgåvan 2010)av Ted Kluck (Författare)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I thought this was a well written account of what a father went through to adopt his children from another country. There is no shying away from discussing things that could and do go wrong. He is quick to point out the expenses, heartbreak, endless waiting, and depression, that can go along with this process. I appreciated the fact that he was honest about everything he went through and the effect it had on he and his family. The author has a way with words and a great sense of humor. This is a quick read. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about adopting from other countries. ( ) inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
There''s nothing like adoption to make a grown man cry. Repeatedly. In this humorous and honest memoir, Ted Kluck--father, writer, and sports fan--details his adoption of his two sons from Ukraine. While not always self-flattering, his complaints and struggles will provoke laughter, some fear, and self-examination. In the first part of his memoir, Ted reveals the chaos the Kluck''s first international adoption, the adoption of his son Tristan. He includes stories of: Loads of paperwork, inspections, and prayer in the United States Traveling to Ukraine with tens of thousands of dollars in cash tucked in his belt Unexpected waits Consuming uncountable numbers of Snickers bars and soda Sickness while still in Ukraine Letters written to his soon-to-be son God''s unending faithfulness and reflections on His adoption of believers In the second part of his memoir--the story of Kluck''s second international adoption--new struggles arise, causing Ted to process with his readers: Infertility--in a church full of pregnant women and large families Struggling in silence Travel, again Missing the comfort of the United States A small amount of electrocution--the result of foreign electrical engineering Spiritual depression and struggle to provide for his family Complaint and trusting that God''s provision is sufficient The blessing of the body of Christ In each section of Ted''s memoir, you will feel deeply, laugh out loud, and learn. Whether you''re an adoptive parent, seeking to be an adoptive parent, or unmarried, you will enjoy and appreciate Ted''s humorous and honest stories of his adventures in adoptive fatherhood. "While Hello, I Love You is about the stories of two adoptions,in reality, the stories serve to show the trustworthiness of God despite impossible circumstances and the need to find contentment in his providential care." -Book review by John Starke on The Gospel Coalition An Excerpt from the Book''s Introduction: This book began as a journal--some spiral-bound notebooks that came with me to Ukraine the first time, and which contained letters that I wrote to Tristan during the experience. In the first half of the book, it reads like I''m addressing Tristan directly, while the second half is a more straightforward narrative of Dima''s adoption. They''re both love letters to my boys, and the whole thing is a love letter to Kristin, my wife. You''ll also notice lots of frank, often sarcastic prose about cultural differences--usually with the author as the punch line, as it was my inability to deal with these differences that provided a lot of humor (in retrospect) and anger (at the time). There''s also some tough content regarding infertility. If this is something you''ve struggled with in your marriage, I hope this chapter encourages you, and I hope you feel less alone in your struggle. If you''ve been blessed with biological children, please don''t feel guilty for having them, or in any way judged or made fun of by the observations in that chapter (see also: It not being you, but me). Finally, the book contains lots of stories of God''s faithfulness--stories that we thought were too meaningful not to be told. Little "piles of stones" along the way that remind us of God''s goodness, love, and faithfulness. We hope that you''ll read them and not only be entertained, but be motivated to think of Christ and our adoption as His sons and daughters. It is only the love of Christ, and our hope in Him, that got us through the first, the most difficult adoption in the history of our agency''s work with Ukraine, then infertility, and finally a second adoption. And it was these adoptions, more than any other events or events in our lives, that truly taught us to find our peace, comfort, and identity in Christ. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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