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  1. Congratulations Amy and Craig!

    Welcome Baby Charlie!!!!!!!!!!!!

    We didn't get to see you while we were there for finalization but Lucas ended up sick with Roseola. Our first time he has ever been sick was December 2, Thursday while traveling and he spiked a tempature and we got it down that night after I called the pediatrician and his temp came back Friday so we had a quiet cuddly Lucas instead of a fun happy Lucas during finalization and we didn't get to visit with anyone. BUT ......you weren't there yet........AREN'T BOYS WONDERFUL!!!

    We will be praying for all who love this baby boy

    Teresa

  2. Andy & Jill.....we are so HAPPY for you! Isn't being a parent an awesome feeling? This is really the first time since we've been home that we've had a few moments to check out the Forum. We'll be posting more in the days ahead...between Feedings, Family & diapering a Fanny :blink: ...but for now CONGRATS again!

  3. A big welcome to Abrazo. We are "Parents In Waiting" and we are from the Cordova, Tn area. There is a wonderful group of Adoptive Parents in Tn. We have made many friends and have received so much encouragement from them and from the Forum Family. The Forum is a wonderful place............

    Teresa and Ric Taylor

  4. :( These are indeed very difficult situations that tug at the heart. Life is so hard it seems for some and so easy for others. We will be praying for this mother and her two children and I too pray for a fairy tale ending, praying God will bless all the families involved and maybe a family not involved at this time but maybe will be in the near future.

    Teresa :)

  5. Penny was very special and it is hard for me to believe she is really gone. I haven't been able to look at pennies the same since her passing. I just finished reading the book last week: The Penny by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford and it already had me thinking about pennies. A great emotional story that is still with me in my mind and heart in that this book showed me how God works in the smallest details, even in something as small as a penny. The smallest details can change everything! But Penny wasn't small in anything, like Elizabeth said she was a force to be reckoned with. Penny meant so much to me personally. She encouraged me and believed in me and we talked about "our bundle of joy to come" many times. She was a fun mother and inspired me to want to be like her with my child when she shared stories on child rearing. Ric and I visited her in the hospital and even with her so sick she still was smiling and concerned about us and our journey. Kinda ironic but we had a birthmom call scheduled that same evening and we told her and she was so excited for us. I have to admit, for me losing Penny feels like another bump in the road and in my heart but I'm proud to say Penny Glatstein was a great friend and a social worker with a passion for finding the right baby for the right family. She loved her calling and work. Penny, I will miss you!

    Teresa

  6. Congratulations to newest family and thanks for being great examples for adoptive parents and PIW's. It's great to know that new 1st mom is at peace because of her relationship with you already. B)

    Teresa

  7. Congratulations to the new adoptive parents! :lol: Praying for all bp's and their families and praying that their hearts will heal. Praying for the time spent in Texas with your new little bundle of joy. Enjoy creating these memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Lifting you up,

    Teresa and Ric

  8. You are right, Teresa.  That is what makes open adoption so cool.  A real fit between both families is the goal.  Abrazo has an advantage, though.  They know the moms that they are working with and their "requirements"  and they also know the intake or informal calls they've had with expectant moms and what they are looking for.  Because of this, Abrazo knows the families that will be needed for possible future placements and they "shop", if you will, for a pool of potential adoptive parents that will fill the bill.  I hope this is coming out right.  In the end, I believe every family will place if they stay the course.  Not if, but when.  The perspectives that you have are very positive and right on.  You never know when you'll receive the call that changes your life forever!
    Thanks! Since I'm one of the older adopting moms, your words are reminders to me what I know, but might not feel every day. A real fit between both families is the goal. Thanks again.

    Teresa

  9. I have wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember. The desire is still there at forty-something. Life did not bring me to motherhood until now so I know in God's timing it will all work out. I believe that birthmothers have to make decisions based on what they feel is right. If a younger age is a factor for them then that's okay. Everyone is different and the next birthmother may not think it's an issue at all. As Elizabeth says, "It's not if, but when." I choose to remember that and know that one day a wonderful birthmother will choose Curtis and me to parent her child.

    My forty-something life is really good!!!

    Penny

    Well said Penny, I choose to believe that different birth mothers want and need different adoptive parents for many different reasons. We all have to wait for our perfect birth mother.

    Teresa <_<

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