Adoption: The Birth of a Real Mom

About the Book

These are the pages of a heart, exposed and bare - the desperate plea to be a mother, the pain of loss, the delight of motherhood, the loneliness of grief, the fatigue of illness, and the hope of life. This is the journal of a woman, a mom.

About the Author

Karen Ivano is the founder of a non-profit organization, This Child, which promotes the work of orphanages and other organizations providing direct care to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. Karen believes that we all share the responsibility to care for vulnerable children. With that belief, she seeks to link individuals and organizations together with others who are providing care to needy children. To find out more about This Child, please visit the website at forthischild.com. Karen and her husband, John, are the parents of four children. Their family grew through adoption and through birth. They found the labors of each method to be long and painful, but resulted in their greatest joy.