A New Beginning
She had come to Abrazo in search of a new beginning. Not yet thirty, she already felt old. She’d dropped out of school and left home during her first pregnancy, but had lost that child to the State. She dulled the pain with street drugs and went on looking for...
When CPS Takes a Child
When CPS takes a child from a parent, it feels like someone just dropkicked their heart clear out of their chest. No matter how it happened, parent/s and child can often be traumatized by Child Protective Services’ involvement. (Texas lawyers can answer basic...
The Year That Was
It’s that season when that our adoption agency welcomes stacks of annual reports, and yes, we do indeed read every single one… but this year, we are reading them astounded at the year that was. This time last year, your annual reports were filled with...
