She Gave Me Caramel Apples

A heartwarming example of love and faith, this Christian adoption memoir shares the uplifting story of Sue's surprising adoption reunion with her birth mother.



"As an adoptee myself, I found Sue's story to be such a wonderful tribute to the power of love. May her story help others on their own adoption journeys."

-Renee Passal, news anchor on WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minnesota



For years, Sue Vrooman wondered if she would ever know the identity of her birth mother. She had loving parents who told her at a young age that she was adopted. They promised to support her if she ever wanted to search for her birth mother. Sue eventually realized that significant obstacles stood in the way, which prevented her from accessing her adoption records.



In She Gave Me Caramel Apples, Sue explains:



This is the story of my journey through life

To find my biological mother

Even though we weren't searching for each other

It was a closed adoption

All records were sealed, never to be opened

We were never meant to find each other



Sue knew that if God wanted her to know her birth mother, He would reveal the truth in His own timing.



Then Sue met Phyllis at church. The two had run into each other over the years, but now they saw each other on a regular basis. A few years into their friendship, a local school teacher remarked on a clear resemblance between Sue and Phyllis's family. Could this resemblance be a coincidence or was it possible that Sue and Phyllis were actually related to each other?



She Gave Me Caramel Apples tells an incredible story of connection against great odds, while honoring the courage and love that are prevalent in both birth parents and adopted parents.



This story will warm your heart and provide a reminder that sometimes answers to impossible questions lie just around the corner, in the next church pew, or at a store's caramel apple sale.



"Sue Vrooman's real-life story reminds each of us of what it means to be a family. An informative and emotional read full of grace, forgiveness, and personal revelation."

-Johnny Brookbank, author of Cancer? But I'm a Virgo
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