TeyandTy's Mom

That's great news!!!!!! My goodness do I wish I were ready for number 3!!! (no I am not thinking about it) but, I wish I could!

Jen, Welcome to the forum! You have picked a wonderful informative place. Sabrina

Some how I missed this one! Hillarious! Thanks for the good laugh on a dreary Friday morning with kids here at school.

Heidi , I have to agree with you! It is extremely sad that so many are waiting. I wish more people would open their hearts to these kinds of children. I for one am glad I did.....looking at those two beautiful brown faces this morning put a smile on my face! I will pray for these babies and their birthmothers that they find loving families.! Sabrina

Happy Anniversary Karen and George!

I have been attending a new church. They have an awesome praise and worship team. They have sang this song many times...and each time ....I am moved to tears. If you have an opportunity to listen to it somewhere...do! Michael W. Smith \ Above All Above all powers above all kings Above all nature and all created things Above all wisdom and all the ways of man You were here before the world began Above all kindgoms above all thrones Above all wonders the world has ever known Above all wealth and treasure of the earth There's no way to measure what You're worth Crucified laid behind a stone You lived to die rejected and alone Like a rose trampled on the ground You took the fall and thought of me Above all

Welcome to the newest little one!!!! Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nichole You have choosen a great place! Welcome to the forum! Sabrina

WOW! Praise the Lord Karen! I am happy for you! Sabrina

I could'nt get it to play either. The picture is beautiful!

mmmmmm what makes you say that?????? Absoltively Posilutely ...we will be there!

Pretty interesting! It's funny....because when I adopted I in no way wanted or was ready to date. I was just happy being mom...(which explains why I choose to adopt a second time). I don't date a ton now, however, when I do...I am pretty guarded with my personal life. I have two boys and how I look at it I am raising two MEN! I try not to look at race but, the sad but true fact is....it is a factor. I am raising two BLACK MEN in todays society. So, with that being said I have to be very careful the type of people especially men I expose them to. I NEVER allow men to come to my house. I don't ever want my boys to think that mommy had a constant flow of men in the house. I don't allow the men I date to even meet my boys for quite some time....I am talking months. In the seven years I have been a mom...my boys have only met two men. I want to be happy and dating is fun. But, I take my role as a mom much more seriously. I want my boys to be exposed to healthy relationships. I have not found my prince charming...and until I do.....I will have to date in this way. The people that I have dated in the past few years have been just that....dates.! I am a single mom and as I have said before....it's nice to have conversation about things other than Legos and Power Rangers. I have found a man that can handle me and my two "men" yet...until I meet him it looks like I will be well versed in the language if Legosease! Unless.......of course......COWBOY DENNIS likes to play with Legos and ........I'll stop right there!

She is beautiful! What a blessing!

What a great article. Thanks for sharing!

Jean I thought the same thing when I read it! Thank goodness times have changed! Thank goodness ... I can live......in house in West Virginia...with a dog ....and tons of power rangers... and two gorgeous boys call my own !

We knew we were right on track....we were just waiting for everyone else to catch up to us! Heidi, I am so excited about your recent trip and your great story! Kudos to you for reaching out and making the connection with Parkers birthparents! Sabrina Aka....S.A.M (Single Adoptive Mom)

I can't either Jean! This little girl seems so sweet! I am glad she now has her FOREVER FAMILY!

I had the most wonderful experience at church today. I am attending a new church and am starting to get to know a few people. I was amazed and overjoyed to find the number of children in that one church alone who are adopted. I met four other families besides myself and my good friend Nancy(also and adoptive mom via Abrazo) who adopted their children. I was sitting with my two good friends behind three little girls who were too cute for words. They ranged in ages from 8-10. The 8 year old caught my attention immediately because she was dressed so cute...get this she had a black sequined beanie sort of hat on( a girl after my own heart). She was quite the sassy one. I thought to myself she could easily be a little version of me becaused she did'nt stop talking. I just smiled all throughout the service because she was such a little lady. After the service my friend Karen informed me that the little girl that I had fallen in love with was adopted. She was adopted from Russia by a family here. Well after a several months the family decided they did'nt want her anymore because they thought she was possessed by the devil . I could'nt believe what I was hearing. A family who attends the church where I have been going adopted her and she is thriving wonderfully. She now has a little brother that was adopted from Guatemala. He too has an amazing story. He was in an orphanage all his short life. He is two and cannot walk because he was kept in a crib. The doctors told the family had he been there another 3-4 weeks he would not be alive. He too is thriving and improving everyday. His adoptive family is amazing and has such a love for their two beautiful children. I was so emotional when I left church because this was something that I had been praying for. A church where my children and I could learn and grow. The fact that there are so many other adoptive families in the church are just the icing on the cake! God is Good all the time...all the time God is Good! Sabrina

Karen, That is great! Funny thing though.....I left the Methodist church and am now attending the Nazrene church down the street. I was a little apprehensive to go there because i did'nt know what to expect. I am just of the belief that God is not going to separate all of th denominations....if that's the case I grew up Baptist and I will surely be sitting on the back row !

I thought I would post this here as it seems the most appropriate place. I have been searching for a new church home for my boys and I. I have been attending the same church since about a year before Teyler was born. I have felt "comfortable" there. However, for the past year or so....I have'nt "felt" anything while sitting there on Sunday mornings. There are virtually NO children in the church....the average age is about 55....there is not a sunday school class for either me or my boys...and if you happen to over slept on Sunday morning ...you have missed your chance for worship because that's all there is. Teylers Teacher has been trying to get us to come to church with her for quite some time and I have said no because I felt obligated to our church. Well four Sundays ago we visited her church and have gone every Sunday since. My heart is filled everytime I have come out of the service. They have a praise team that is amazing, they have childrens programs on Wednesday night, Sunday school classes for me and my guys, I signed both of my boys up for basketball through their UPWARD basketball program, and most of all the people are so warm and welcoming and seem truly glad we are there. I felt guilty about going at first...but, then I figured God led me there and then opened my heart. SO, as I sit here tonight I am overjoyed that I think I may have found a church that both my boys and I can call home.

I adopted both of my sons through Abrazo....a feat I thought would be impossible. As a single mom of my first son ....I just counted my blessing. The fact that I was single and wanted to adopt in the first place was crazy according to some. I was welcomed into the Abrazo family with open arms. They treated me with the utmost respect. I went back to San Antonio for Camp Abrazo when my son Teyler was 18 months old. While there I informed Elizabeth and Roxanne that I was ready for number two....without hesitation they said lets get things going. That was in mid July of 2001 and my beautiful boy Tyson was born September 23,2001 and we met for the first time as family September 26, 2001. I would not have chosen any other agency to work with. I will say that both of my adoptions happened pretty quickly. I think the fact that my heart was open to a child of ANY race made my dream of becoming a mom of two a reality much more quickly. Abrazo is wonderful.....you just have to be open with them and they will be open with you. Much like the types of relationships they help to nuture once our children are with us. Thanks Ladies! Sabrina

I WOULD BE AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO TELL EITHER ONE OF THOSE LADIES SUCH A THING!

Thanks Ladies! You are all too sweet! I am sure Teyler and Tyson will be just as wired as they always are! Sabrina

I just thought I would add a little note about friendship as a single parent. Friends are wonderful weather you are a single parent or not. However, they become so much more when they are the only "adults" you talk to when you come home at night. I have great friends but, they are all married. My best friend is "attached" and has been for about three years. She, as well as, my other friends are always on a kick to get me a date. I often tend to look for myself.. The weekends are often just me and the boys doing what we do. I don't go out much but, would often like to. I had a date with a gentleman the other night and on the way there my best friend called and said "Sabrina if the date goes well I will sit the boys sometime this weekend". She has never offered...my boys can be a hand full when together. I said "thanks but, I am not sure". She let me know that she was serious and that if asked on a second date then I needed to take him up on it. My friends are too cute for words. They always have their eyes peeled for me. I had a great date and AM going out again tonight with him. Thanks to my friend Amy I don't have to try to find a sitter and I can relax because they are with her. Friendship is a wonderful thing. Single moms(and dads) need them to stay sane. Welll mayabe I should have said THIS single mom needs them to stay sane". Sabrina