The Main Thing:
Leslie Word is an adoptive mama who has an incredible story to share about how she and her husband built their family of 5. Her transparency, grace filled wisdom, and tough mama love are refreshing as we navigate what it means to be a transracial family in today’s world. Leslie gives it to us straight, but also encourages us in the walk, helping to find our stride as mamas who have adopted transracially, are considering it, or just have questions.
There is so much we can all learn from Leslie and we’re excited for you to join the conversation!
Episode Resources
Books for Kids:
A Mother for Choco – Keiko Kasza
When God Made You – Matthew Paul Turner
Mama Did You Hear the News? – Santa Whittaker Gragg
Big Hair, Don’t Care – Crystal Swain Bates
Books For Parents:
The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories – Rita J Simon & Rhonda Roorda
Transracial Adoptees to follow (Instagram):
@wreckageandwonder
@angieadoptee
@thetransracialadopteetherapist
@therapyredeemed
Diverse voices to follow (Instagram):
@ohhappydani
@blackcoffeewithwhitefriends
@austinchannning
@oshetamoore
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