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Please, Abrazo prayer warriors, keep little Veronica in your prayers. She has been battling brain cancer for more than half of her young life, and has gotten the best of care, but the prognosis is not good. Join the Abrazo staff in lifting Veronica, her parents, her brother, and her birthparents in your prayers, that they might each somehow find peace and comfort amidst this lonesome valley. We hope for healing; we trust that God's plans are always greater than our own, for God can surely see around the corners that block our limited line of vision. We know that God has this child and all who love her in the palm of His hand, and that our Loving Parent leaves nothing to chance. We give thanks for the faith and courage of Veronica's parents, and we ask that their forever family be granted every possible mercy as they face whatever lies ahead. In God's name we pray... Amen.

We talked, at our February 2017 Happy Endings orientation, about the likelihood that the precious children who would go home with these couples were likely "out there" somewhere already, as their expectant mothers were still trying to figure out their plans and as their future adoptive parents contemplated all the major life changes still awaiting them. It may have seemed like a distant dream to these folks, and especially to one young couple from Tennessee who had big hopes and many questions. Just ten weeks later, though, they found themselves in a Galveston hospital nursery, meeting the beautiful baby girl born to a single Texas mother who saw them as her ideal, and today, they officially became first time parents-- just in time for Mother's Day! We wish this forever family every joy, and we send love out to this little angel and all three parents who worked together to secure her future. Blessings, all!

Abrazo is currently accepting applications from againers! We're blessed to have a bunch of childless couples joining us for orientation this weekend, but hoping to add some returning families looking to adopt again, by the time our August orientation rolls around. If you've been getting that baby itch again, there's no time like the present! Skip the inquiry form, print and submit the application which you can download from our website, and let's get you on your way once more.

Just wanted to bump this topic up for the relatives of all the new folks who are joining us for orientation this weekend! Howdy, y'all!

Six weeks ago, they were just a nervous, excited childless couple attending our February 2017 Happy Endings orientation weekend. They couldn't have known it then, but across Texas, another couple was just as nervous, as they contemplated the future for a baby for which they felt woefully unprepared. Much as they loved the baby and each other, they knew the timing was off, and yet, they wanted all the best in life for their little one. They needed parents who could drop everything to be their child's everything, and they found them in our waiting family from the February wekeend, Their profile was finished, their homestudy is complete, and their nursery is done-- and it's a good thing, because as of today, they are the proud new parents of a beautiful baby girl. Blessings, all... may this placement truly prove to have been a happy ending and a joyous beginning for everyone, and especially this child.

From the first time she contacted us, our newest birthmother impressed us with her articulate wit and intellect. She knew her circumstances did not enable her to parent, but she truly loves her baby and wants a lifelong relationship with her birthdaughter and adoptive family, so she chose a local couple, specifically because she trusts them to be the family both she and her baby so need. This adoptive family, proud graduates of Abrazo's Candy Cornholes orientation of October, 2016, already know the importance of open adoption, because the son they previously adopted here is growing up knowing his birthfamily, too, Their lives have revolved around this beloved boy, and we know that there is more than enough love in their home for their son, their newborn daughter, and both of their birthfamilies, Blessings, all!

If babies only came along at the "right" time, then these birthparents would have been wonderful parents together, but given the timing and the circumstances, they feel it just isn't the right time for them to commit to the lifetime responsibilities of parenthood. So they mentioned their need to make adoption plans to the kindly hospital social worker, who kindly referred them to Abrazo, and we are so grateful that she did, because we think the world of this couple, already. They are making the most painful choice any parents can, in order to give their newborn son the best they can. And they have chosen a couple from our Candy Cornholes orientation of October 2016 whom they feel they can trust to be "forever family" with them... forever. We appreciate the enormous faith they are placing in these parents and this agency, and we wish this new forever family a lifetime of joy together. Blessings, all!

She was due very soon, when she first contacted Abrazo, but this conscientious birthmother had already been considering the adoption option for far longer. What she wanted for her baby was rather simple: a loving Texas home, and devoted parents who had no gender preference and who would truly be committed to openness. The family she chose had joined Abrazo's program very recently, being members of our Candy Cornholes orientation of 10/16. Yet these Texans are no strangers to parenting, having a daughter who's ready to be a proud big sister, so they were happy to leap into action, and to welcome this beautiful baby boy into their lives when selected. We wish them every joy as they grow into the forever family they now are. Blessings, all!

Sometimes, the road that brings birthparents, babies and adopting families together is a straight highway, while other times it takes more of a meandering trail with unforeseen twists and turns. Yet however they find each other, the end result is a glorious new destination, and so it is for our newest forever family. The birthmother had chosen a family, yet when her baby was born, felt he was intended for another home. The adoptive family had suffered a great loss of their own last year and feeling their family was incomplete, had just had a homestudy done, so weeks ago, they learned of Abrazo from another family who adopted here years ago. We give thanks for the two adoptive families, who helped support this birthmom and who helped refer this adoptive couple to Abrazo, and for the other Abrazomoms who offered to cuddle this baby for us at the NICU while we sought a new home for him. And we thanks God for bringing everyone together for the love of this very special baby boy. Blessings, all!

Abrazo learned yesterday morning that one of our precious babies who went home with his new parents just 8 weeks ago had passed during the night. Our hearts go out to Chad and Charlene and Charles Henry, the adoptive family of Baby Chase, and also to Joe and Roxanne, Chase's birthparents. Please keep all of them in your prayers as they grieve this enormous loss. Chase was much-loved in his all-too-brief time here on Earth, and the loss of him will be deeply felt by all who adored him, forever.

Familia todo porque quatros personas se enamoraron... One week ago, they were just one more couple from our Candy Cornholes orientation of October 2016, who were anxiously waiting for their homestudy agency to get their study done and submitted to Abrazo. They were busy with the holidays, like everyone else, and had no idea whatsoever that their lives were about to change forever. But in a land far away, in a city where folks regularly speak their second language, a young couple was anxiously waiting for answers to their prayers, regarding a baby on the way at a time in which they felt the least prepared to manage another child. That baby was born, and the prospective birthparents fortuitously found their way to Abrazo. The much-needed homestudy was swiftly forwarded and approved, enabling the introduction which today changed everything for all of them, as these four parents met for the first time and joined hands and hearts to bless one very much-loved baby boy. We celebrate the precious son they now share, and we wish them every joy as they build a forever family relationship that will guarantee that this child will indeed always be family to all of them! Happy New Year, everyone.

Months ago, an expectant mom joined our program in hopes of doing an open adoption for her coming baby boy. She had the support of her family, and she wanted the sort of open adoption that would honor her family ties, as well. She chose one family out-of-state, but when another baby needed them more, she made the decision to choose an alternative adoptive couple closer to home. She found them amongst the couples who attended Abrazo's Candy Cornholes orientation of October, and they met for the first time just this month. Days later, this mama went into early labor, and today, she entrusted her precious baby boy to their care forever, trusting that they will honor their promises to keep her involved in his life and to stay involved in hers, as well. We wish them every joy in their relationship as they continue to grow their friendship, and we hope the son they share will forever feel connected to both of his loving families. Blessings, all!