MarkLaurie

I was just wondering if you ever heard what happened in this birthmother's situation.

Welcome Danette & Chris! I think getting the homestudy started and possibly even complete prior to orientation is worth it. It can make you available to recieve those potential birthparent calls sooner and there is plenty of other things to do after orientation - like get a nursery ready! If you decide to get the homestudy started, make sure that the homestudy worker that you use knows Texas adoption requirements and that they know what Abrazo wants in their homestudies. The Abrazo gals can probably recommend homestudy workers in your area that they have worked with before.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the newest Abrazo families!

Welcome to the forum, Monica.

We are one step behind you, Ann! My in-laws own and operate a printing business so we are getting them busy.

Welcome to the forum, Jenny! Keep us updated on your journey.

Who else does Greg's aunt know?

I've been considering doing the business card thing. I think my only hesitation has been that I tend to get obsessive compulsive with these types of things and I get to worrying about maybe I didn't put them in THE right places, or who has gotten one, when are we going to get a call, or maybe I should take some here and there. (This sounds like a really stupid reason not to do this as I am writing it so I am just going to do it). Do you suggest we put Abrazo as the contact person or a personal designated e-mail address or something else?

Go Natalie Go! That's the spirit!

Not only gifts from Abrazo but our tax refund check! Good day!

OOHHH! I can't wait to go see if I have a little gift from Abrazo in my mail too.

Congratulations to the newest expanded family!

"When Sam and Peggy at last had an adopted son, the moment of the child's baptism arrived. As part of the service, the parents were asked to affirm that the child was not theirs but God's. After all that he had been through, Sam wanted to shout: "This kid is mine." At the same time, said Sam, "It was the most freeing experience I've ever had to realize there's a God that doesn't desire for this little kid's hairs to be harmed, whose arms are so much sturdier than [my] shaky arms." Adoptive parents have a keen awareness that children belong to God, not to their parents." Thanks for the articles, Elizabeth. I quoted the part that stuck out to me the most. This concept of "ownership" is one of the most intriguing realizations of parenthood in general (adoption or not), in my own opinion.

The way we were encouraged as againers was that if possible wait to do the homestudy update within the estimated 30 day window before placement would occur. Of course I don't know how this would work if you are faced with a BOG scenario.

Welcome Erin and Mark. You have plenty of time to get that application in. Don't get distracted.

Congratulations to Laurel and Casey!

Yea! I like getting packages in the mail from Abrazo.

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get to be the first to congratulate my Tent friends!

Congratulations to Eli and his family.

Congratulations to the newest expanded family!

Abrazo forum addiction is an excellent start to a beautiful adoption journey.

The way I understand it is that you should recieve an invitation to the next orientation weekend (or whichever one you indicated a preference for) and you aren't fully accepted into the program until you complete orientation weekend. I'm not positive what the time frame is for recieving an invitation to the orientation so I'm not sure why I'm responding to this because I haven't provided much helpful information....But...I can congratulate you guys for starting your adoption journey and can't wait to hear more in the near future.

Let me use disappoinment as material for patience. Let me use success as material for thankfulness. Let me use trouble as material for perseverance. Let me use danger as material for courage. Let me use reproach as material for long suffering. Let me use praise as material for humility. Let me use pleasures as material for temperance. Let me use pain as material for endurance. A prayer by John Baillie

Thanks for introducing yourself, Jenny. Now get that inquiry sent in. What are you waiting for?