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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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In the beautiful season in which so many remember the world changing impact of one young woman's unplanned pregnancy centuries ago, Abrazo is blessed to announce yet another tiny miracle.
He was born this week to a loving mother, small in stature but with a great heart. She wanted a brighter future for her baby boy, and she surely found even more than that in a loving couple from our Candy Cornholes orientation of 10/16, who have genuinely embraced her as family, as well.
We celebrate the precious son they now share and we wish them all a very special Christmas together this year.
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Thank you, all... we received word this week that another birthfather, James (who placed a baby girl who is now in college) has also passed away. We were grateful to learn that his daughter was able to attend his funeral and meet even more of his family members.
We have dedicated a special blog entry this month especially for Abrazo's birthfathers who are gone too soon.
(Click here if you'd like to read it. And please keep all their families in your prayers this holiday season.)
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Abrazo was saddened to learn today of the passing of another beloved member of our community, Tony, the birthfather of Ryder. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to Tony's family and to Ryder's birthmother and Ryder's family, as they come to terms with this loss.
Tony was a dear man and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. May he rest in eternal peace.
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And just days after counting their blessings and pushing themselves away from the family Thanksgiving table, another couple from our Candy Cornholes orientation of October, 2016 have yet another special arrival to celebrate, as a pair of againers from that group became the proud parents of a newborn baby boy today! We give thanks for this dear family and for the birthcouple who love them so, because we know they will all forever surround this precious child with a lifetime of love. Blessings, all!
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Just three weeks ago tonight, this couple had joined us in a hotel conference room, and were seated in a circle of strangers around a tacky blue cooler, wondering where this road might lead them, and how long it might take?
Yet they listened attentively to everything they learned during our Candy Cornhole orientation weekend of October 2016. And when the AbrazoChicks told all the couples in attendance to go home and get a nursery ready, complete their homestudy and send in their profile as soon as possible, they did it.
And what a good thing it was that they did so, without delay! Because when a local hospital called late yesterday looking for a loving home for a baby already born, the AbrazoChicks were able to rush there with a few profiles and after giving those profiles careful consideration and sleeping on it, the baby's mother decided today to make her child theirs.
They haven't had much time to prepare, but they were truly ready to become parents in their hearts, and tonight, their newborn son is in their arms, as well.
Blessings, all!
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Somehow, it seems only fitting that our first placement of this year's National Adoption Month would be with a family that has gone the extra mile to support not just their firstborn son's birthfamily and not just their 8/15 orientation group (Chavon Is The New Black) but the greater Abrazo community, as well. They're fantastic parents and their commitment to open adoption is genuine and true, so we know they will forever be a blessing in the life of their new baby boy and his loving birthparents, as well. God bless all y'all!
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Over a year ago, a mother came to Abrazo to talk about an adoption plan for her three children. She and the children's father had a turbulent relationship that had since ended, but both truly wanted what was best for their children, and each was coming to the conclusion that neither of them could provide the life they wanted for their beautiful children. Abrazo conscientiously counseled this mother to revisit all her alternatives, not just adoption, and she made a choice to try to find some other way to keep her family together... and did so, for one more year.
In the end, though, this mother, her mother, and her children's father and his mother came to the painful conclusion that what was truly best for the children was to be adopted. Her dream was to have the children adopted by a loving couple who were educated, who had a medical background, and who either lived in a rural community or had ample room for the kids to roam and grow, like flowers in a field.
Once again, they turned to Abrazo, and Abrazo launched a nationwide search for just the right family for these siblings. (One Abrazomom even helped by putting out the word to a network of medical professionals who had adopted or were seeking to do so.) Eventually, thanks to the assistance of Bethany Christian Services, the just right family was found-- a doctor and a social worker with secondary infertility, a ready homestudy and (much to the birthparents' delight) a seventeen acre yard.
The four parents (plus birthgrandparents) have spent time getting to know each other, the three siblings and the adoptive parent's daughter have begun learning to play together, and today, a family of three became a family of six! We wish them a productive (and peaceful) transition, and we thank the Good Lord for bringing everyone together, in the best interests of the children they all now love so. Blessings, everyone!
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Congratulations to Abrazo's newest new parents, who welcomed a sweet baby boy into their lives just this evening! They had planned to attend this weekend's orientation, but their tiny new son had other plans for them, and we can think of no better reason to skip our event than to be at the hospital with the baby of your dreams. Blessings, all!
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One year ago, they were just a nervous but hopeful pair of would be adoptive parents.
They came to Abrazo off of a bad adoption experience elsewhere, so who could blame them for not knowing what to expect?
They attended our Chavon Is The New Black orientation of 8/15. Talked with prospective birthmoms. Completed their required homework. Waited, and wired some more. And then-- then! they found the match that would change their course of their lives forever, with an expectant mom who truly needed them-- as would her child.
Today, they became the proud parents of a beautiful, healthy newborn daughter, whose birthfamily just couldn't be prouder of them. We wish them all a lifetime of happiness! For all's well that ends well, and this was surely a happy ending for all.
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We grow up hearing that "patience is a virtue" but oh, how hard that truth can be, especially for those who are waiting to adopt...
For the only couple in our Chavon is the New Black orientation group of August 2015 who started the process with a firm gender preference, the wait may have been even trying on their patience. Because already having two boys, they really really really wanted a girl-- in a year in which it seemed nearly every prospective birthmother interested in their profile was having a boy.
Yet they believed that a daughter was their destiny, and month after month, they struggled to stay positive and to remain calm while they waited... and waited.
Then yesterday, the call came, about a baby girl in need of a family, and a couple seeking to place with a family just like theirs. And just like that, the long months of waiting and hoping came to an end. They hopped on a plane, returned to San Antonio, met the amazing new relatives they'd been praying for, and became the proud new parents of a beautiful baby girl.
All good gifts are sent from Heaven above! And truly, this was worth the wait, in every way. Blessings, all!
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Sometimes, in the midst of the storm, it's hard to comprehend the reason for what we're going through at the moment... but once the rains subside and the sun comes out, life begins to make sense again, and we can see clearly that where we are is but a beautiful outcome of all we've been through.
One beautiful young family who found themselves in a south Texas hospital this week with a newborn they loved but felt unable to raise can certainly relate. They were already doing their level best to do right by the children they already have, and they wanted nothing less than the best for every one of their youngsters, including their newest.
They made an incredibly selfless and painful decision to choose adoption, and yesterday, they chose another young couple to become their baby's parents. The parents they chose hadn't been waiting with Abrazo long-- they'd attended our G.P. Explosion orientation of February 2016, just 7 months ago-- but they were more than ready to become somebody's mom and dad, and they dropped everything to get to Texas the very same day they were chosen.
They've spent treasured hours getting acquainted with each other and launching a friendship meant to last a lifetime! So we joyously celebrate the rainbow that surely connected them, for the love of the precious son they now share, today and forevermore. Blessings, all!
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We beg for prayers on behalf of an Abrazo child who was just diagnosed with cancer and underwent what we hope will prove to be a lifesaving surgery. Please pray for this sweet child, and her devastated adoptive parents and birthparents. A miracle is desperately needed!
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Abrazo has had a flurry of calls lately from expectant parents wishing to match and parents already parenting needing to place, and has nearly exhausted our supply of ready waiting families, so our agency currently needs adopting couples and againers for infants, toddlers and sibling groups of all backgrounds!
Additionally, we have recently had prospective birthparents voicing specific requests for:
- childless couples of any race who are wanting to adopt their first baby*
- Texas couples with or without children already who are committed to openness*
- couples already parenting who are seeking to adopt a baby boy*
- adoptive parents open to a male toddler*
- adoptive parents open to a female toddler*
- Hispanic couples wanting to adopt Hispanic infants*
- adoptive parents open to an Anglo sibling group of three (two girls and a boy)*
- adopting families of Jewish descent for a currently-expectant mother of the same background*
- adopting parents open to pregnant mothers with hepatitis C and/or on methadone*
- adopting parents open to an African-American or biracial infant*
To be considered for any immediate matches or placements, interested couples must submit completed homestudies and profiles to Samantha at Abrazo, followed by inquiry and application forms, contracts and fees upon request.
To be considered for future matches or placements, prospective adoptive parents who are new to Abrazo need to start by filling out the Inquiry Form and having Abrazo submit their names and data for TDFPS background clearances, to be followed by completion of the full application, attendance at orientation and submission of a completed homestudy, contracts and funds.
Call Abrazo if you need more information or if you have questions: 210-342-5683, or visit www.abrazo.org.
* Abrazo's full-service program requires adopting parents to be emotionally stable, financially sound, be legally-married more than a year if wed, have documented infertility and be at least 25 years of age.
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Well, they were signed up to attend Abrazo's October 2016 orientation weekend, but when an expectant mother contacted Abrazo asking to match with a Texas couple and they were the only Texas couple we had who had already done their homestudy and were ready in every other way, it seemed God just might have other plans for them that October weekend? And when that expectant mom delivered unexpectedly this weekend, it was clear they were meant to be parents already! So congratulations to our newest new parents and their sweet new son, and heartfelt thanks to the loving birthmother whose courage and sacrifice on behalf of her baby boy just made a miracle happen, for him and for the previously childless couple who are now proud parents at last. Blessings, all!
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We are most thankful for the brave mama who made a very courageous choice for her baby girl today. She had contacted us several years ago, but decided adoption was not right for her then. With her circumstances being different now, she came home to Abrazo once more, and one very fortunate couple from our Jankledudles orientation has had their family forever transformed, as a result. We hope the child they now share will forever know how beloved she truly is! Blessings, all...
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Thank you, Dyna, Monica, Fran and Leah!
What Happens When? And Then?
in The Family Room
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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!