If Mary Had Placed…?
A birthmother’s visit to Abrazo’s office two days before Christmas got us thinking: what if Mary had placed? A Modern Day Madonna There’s this birthmother we know and love. She’s beautiful. She’s funny. And she’d be the first to...
The Beauty of Birthsiblings
In open adoption, the beauty of birthsiblings is that adoptees can gain the home they most need without losing the sibling connections they’re likely to most treasure, over time. At Abrazo, the majority of the children who get adopted here are blest to have...
The Saddest Goodbye
Moving a child from one family to another means we witness a lot of painful partings, but because Abrazo does open adoption, the day of relinquishment and placement is not, typically, the saddest goodbye. When birthparents legally commit to the surrender of their...
