Before You Were Mine

As we've moved forward in this adoption process, we have read a variety of books, trying to learn as much as we can about adoption, attachement, bonding, etc.

One of the more recent books I read is called, Before You Were Mine, which is a guide for adoptive parents in creating a Lifebook for their adopted child.  The purpose of this Lifebook is to help document the details and personal story of a child's life before and after adoption.

Even though we don't know our children yet, I am encouraged to have a resource to guide us in the process of documenting their lives in Ethiopia and how they become a part of our family.

I was one of ten women who reviewed the book for Carissa which is on her website, here if you'd like to read it.

Before You Were Mine would be a fantasic gift for someone you know who is adopting or who has adopted!!