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Best wishes to the newest family in west Texas! Embracing all in love!!! God's love to all .

Melissa, We had to do a new homestudy for Hayden's adoption. Virginia has wacky homestudy/adoption/ICPC rules so we had to start over again.......thankfully, we had saved, ok rather I had saved all the paper work from the first homestudy & was able to reference all of it for the homestudy we did for Hayden's adoption. It stinks don't it?!

We are proof that taking the courage to open your eyes & hearts to other is just what is needed. Today as I walked in from work I thanked God for the courage to take that step when our Hayden came running into my arms. Thanks Abrazo for planting the seeds then quietly watering them.

Congrats to Tom, Kathy & big sister Maya! Surprises come at all times!! Wow, CONGRATS!!! Blessings from Virginia.

As a Momma to a January baby, I send my winter baby girl CoNgRaTs!!! May all of your live long days be filled w/ baby dolls, curls & lace oh and Texas size hair bows !! All our best from Virginia to the the newest Abrazo babe!!

You go!!! What a way to kick off 2007. WOW!! I am impressed. It took us, well me more than a week to get the profile done. And the application....well, that had to be do in segments as Tim was working an off shift from me. CONGRATS on getting everything done so quickly!

I typed ours. I used WORD. Typed the paragraphs, cut them apart & mounted them on color paper so they stood out & went w/ each section. Make sense.......clear as mud right?? formal...well, yeah it will look formal, but pick a font that isn't so formal...I forget which I used, stick w/ the same one all the through your profile & the same size font as well. Just things I've learned through the years & looking at many different profiles.....I almost did these for people as a business 4 years ago....but it such a personal thing & thoughts that go into them that I just couldn't 'do' someone's profile for them....hope that it helpful

I used a 3 color theme: blue (Tim likes blue), bronze (looked good w/ the blue & pink), & pink (Shayla is such a girlie girl that it just fit her). Stick w/ clear pictures especially one of the 2 of you on the front. I used a 5 x 7 there. Next 3 pages where about Tim, myself & Shayla. Then I talked about our families, house, religion. Closed w/ a couple of pictures of Tim & I & our closing paragraph. The very last picture was one of us 4 or so years ago (we look about the same) when we were at a New Year's Eve Party w/ streamers & a top hat on...we were laughing. Took the profile to a copy place near us, no chain places in our neck of the woods , but they did the job well. Copies made were front & back. We signed each of our 10 profiles that were sent in. Hope that helps & how exciting!!! Best advice just be yourselves...stick to colors that are you, don't sticker sneeze (that is cover your profile w/ a ton of stickers ) & if you have questions about the content of your letter call/fax Abrazo for advice before you print.

Welcome to the forum Nichole & Joe! Be ready for a ride wether smooth or wild & twisty to the wonderful world of parenthood. We are blessed times 2 with children through adoption. Our son's adoption was w/ the amazing folks at Abrazo. We were out of state as well (Va). Since a whole slew of requirements have changed since of son's adoption about homestudy, etc I bet the next batch of paperwork will have that information. Or PM Elizabeth, the agency director, or call the agency after the first of the week to get specifics. At any rate....WELCOME & can't wait to follow your journey! Happy New Year as well !

A great big Texas size wahoo! The first of many steps completed on your journey towards parenthood. CoNgRaTs....What a great way to wrap up 2006 & start 2007!!

While I read the article, I thought of Hayden's parents & Shayla's birthparents.... what happiness Tim & I are granted for each 'first' moment....there are also pangs of saddness for each of their birthparents & I would image for each first through out their lives there will be pangs of saddness, but the great thing about open adoption is that we can share the first w/ our children's birthparents too. Thanks for always finding these great articles .

Great article! I read words that I have been spoken to me...I felt like I was writing parts of that article. Thanks for sharing!!!

Wow, another girl! Congrats to Jordan's parents. What a special Thanksgiving blessing!!

Congrats to the Womble family!!! You know we can't wait to hear the story & the NAME!! What a special Thanksgiving blessing you have & will always recall the Thanksgiving of 2006. May the coming years be filled w/ pink bows of Texas size followed by hugs of equal portion! Many special hugs from Virginia !!

WOW!! That is a wild post....as I go back to read it, I get all teary. Tonight Shayla & Tim are playing Battlefield, such a grown up game & Hayden our 14 1/2 month old is battling a fever & continues to be a wild boy. Anyhow, it was almost 2 years, when Tim I began our talking of a second child followed by finding Abrazo. Now close to 1500 post later, I am still here!! Thanks for the forum Abrazo & the opportunity to 'voice' our concerns & love.

Congrats to both of the newest families. May your days be filled w/ pink bows, princess stories & all the hugs & kisses you have waited for. Best wishes from Virginia!

Wahoo, Sabrina! Glad you had a good time. Enjoy this evening too!! Ya know I find my kiddos do better for EVERYONE else than us , so here's to praying that T squared will do the same . Update required ya know !!

Gigi, Claudia posted about her sale under her blog "And the journey continues..." I'll just say the results were good ! But head over to her blog & read all about it .

Congrats times two! Can't wait to hear all about the new family. WOWZIER!!!

Waiting.......

Congrats to the new family. May all your days be filled w/ pink dresses, thrills of sugarpulms dancing in her head. God bless the special birthfamily too.

Just sent ya a PM. We are in the Shenandoah Valley. Looking forward to following another Virginia family on their journey!!

Congrats to the new family! May you continue to find your self blessed in so many ways. Oh the memories of Lubbock in August.... Blessing to you & your new daughter!!!

Best wishes to the newest family! May your days be full of puppy dog tails & snails. Congrats from Virginia.

CONGRATS to all the new parents!!! God's blessings to all the parties in the triad...child(ren), parents & birthparents!