fran.c.didonato 126 Report post Posted January 8, 2014 Congratulations to the new family!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sara 118 Report post Posted January 8, 2014 congratulations, and welcome to the world abby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,109 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 "When, therefore, we end the civil war within our nature and cultivate peace within ourselves, we become at peace.” (St. Gregory of Nyssa) Unexpectedly expecting and stuck in surroundings not of her choosing, she would have been the first to tell you she felt at war with herself, and desperately alone when a friend gave her Abrazo's phone number 9 weeks ago. She may have felt anything but divinely-inspired, yet God had that proverbial eye on this sparrow, and when she looked over Abrazo's profiles, she was immediately drawn to one in particular. It was that of a new couple who (like her) had just entered Abrazo's program that same month. Compassionate, local and devout Catholics, they were exactly the kind of parents this young woman wished she herself could have had, and the time she spent getting to know these graduates of Abrazo's The Mighty Paisanos orientation of October 2013 only strengthened her convictions. Today, she signed legal paperwork to make them her son's new parents, and it is a decision with which she is truly at peace, knowing she is giving him the opportunity to become everything every parent dreams of for their child. Being that today is the feast day of St. Gregory of Nyssa, we think the quote above is especially appropriate, and we wish this sweet baby boy and all his parents a lifetime of peace and joy together. Blessings, all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jocelyn 377 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Congratulations to the newly formed family and welcome to the world Baby Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1st x grandma 419 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Congrats to the New Family and to the second Abrazo baby boy of 2014...Thoughts and prayers going out to all who love this little gem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmom2nickngrace 31 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Congrats to the new family! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christy 29 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Congrats to all who love this sweet boy! Welcome baby Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeidiK 94 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Blessings for all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monica281 457 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Welcome to the world little one, may you always feel the love that surrounds you today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDP21 292 Report post Posted January 10, 2014 Congratulations to the newest family! Welcome baby Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hcrouse 87 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Congrats to the new family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DPJ 250 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Welcome to the World Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRACEB 102 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Congratulations to the family of the precious baby boy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terib1 107 Report post Posted January 11, 2014 Welcome to the world, baby Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn and Jennifer 27 Report post Posted January 13, 2014 Congrats and welcome baby Simon!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandcf 11 Report post Posted January 13, 2014 That was beautiful Elizabeth. On behalf of Simon, we thank you. We were so blessed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent&Lynn 54 Report post Posted January 13, 2014 Congratulations! Welcome to the world, baby Simon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fran.c.didonato 126 Report post Posted January 20, 2014 Welcome Simon to the Abrazo family!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stork Central 1,109 Report post Posted January 21, 2014 A loving mother, she knew she wanted nothing more than to parent, when she found out she was expecting again. Yet when she learned she was carrying twins, it became doubly difficult to contemplate both parenting and placing. If life were always "fair," she would have surely won the lottery in the interim, or found some equally-wonderful means of turning her situation around to enable her to make different choices for the children she already loved so... but in the end, circumstances led her to believe that adoption was the most selfless decision she could make on their behalf. It is our fervent hope that the family of her choosing, graduates of Abrazo's Ibbity Dibbity orientation weekend of July 2013, will forever be the silver lining in these children's lives, and that these fortunate adoptive parents will reward the faith she has placed in them by ensuring the twins forever enjoy a close personal relationship with the first family who treasures them so. Blessings, all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sara 118 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Welcome to the world Julian and Jeweleah! Congratulations to all who love you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steven&Melissa 979 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Welcome, sweet babies, and congratulations to Dana and Tisha. We hope you'll always be members of the Abrazo community and look forward to watching your sweet little miracles grow! Enjoy these sleepless nights!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jnt 35 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 What beautiful names! Welcome to the world sweet babies:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent&Lynn 54 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Congratulations Dana and Tisha! Welcome to the world little ones!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDP21 292 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Congratulations Tisha & Dana! Welcome to the world sweet little ones! I second Melissa's hope that you will all stay a part of our wonderful Abrazo family and we will have the privilege of watching these two precious babes grow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jocelyn 377 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Congratulations to the newly formed family! Double blessed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites