ABOUT US

Dear friends and Family,

 I realized after publishing my blog and by people asking, most of you do not know "our story"

So today I wanted to tell everyone about us and ways you can help us

BRING SAM (Isaiah on Reece's Rainbow) HOME

 So Nathan and I met when I was just a mere 18 years old, and he was 22. We both showed up to a friends mission home-coming party

(that we were both drug too, meaning neither of us wanted to be there)

 I sat alone on the couch and he was watching me across the room, I thought to myself

"this guy is a CREEP!"

Next thing I know, he is sitting next to me, playing jokes on me and making me laugh. He asked me on a date and I asked him to meet my dad.

The rest is history...

I could not have planned us meeting or orchestrated that any better.

I believe in destiny and I believe we were destined to be together for eternity. Nathan and I are best friends, partners in crime, we laugh together, play together and we love deeply.

 

Shortly after we were married we of course wanted a family,

 We tried and then started going through testing and were told we would never have children together.

This was a whole new chapter of our marriage that I DID NOT WANT TO WALK

 I dreamed of having 10 kids, I dreamed my whole life all I would be is a MOM.

Why would my dream be shattered like this?

 Next thing I know we are going through infertility treatments, and conceived our first son Noah.

 

Noah is a miracle, a reminder to me that God HEARS US.

years later, we tried and tried to get pregnant again. It wouldn't work. We were yet again crushed.

So we prayed and prayed, and GOD said "FOSTER CARE."

I said "NO"

He was persistent and led us to those training classes and led us through a home study.

 We then got our first foster children,

and later adopted Braxtyn, our first daughter!

 

Braxtyn's birth mom then had another baby, Hayden,

who was born positive to drugs and placed with us.

We adopted him 1 year later.

 

During all of this we have had 10 foster children and still have foster children now.

We believe that God called us to this, Yes its hard but its His will for this family.

He has been good and gracious and giving to us.

This is our work to Glorify HIM

So as we have walked this path, my longing for BABIES has never gone away.

 We prayed and prayed and prayed as to where to go next.

and I came across Reece's Rainbow

I saw sweet Samuel (Isaiah on Reece's Rainbow) sitting on this website, I knew he was in an orphanage and I knew he was MINE

.

 "Its crazy" I thought

I called Nathan at work and he says "ok, lets do it!"

I was shocked. I thought for sure he'd say :NO" or "are you CRAZY?!"

God had changed our hearts.

He prepared us for this journey.

so here we are now, lots of kids, lots of paperwork, lots of fundraising to do and little time.

We need your help.

LETS GET THIS SWEET BABY HOME

 

First you can click on the link on my side bar to donate through Reece's Rainbow(its tax deductible)

 

Next I have a goFundMe account set up: gofund.me/r4cprzk  

 

I also have a few fundraisers going on:

First is a T-shirt made by Tink and Key

Its says "by Faith not sight"

it comes in infant to adult sizes and is $20 for kids and $30 for adults

click here to order

Next, I have an amazing friend who makes custom jewelry, she has offered that all proceeds from this necklace will go to our adoption fund!

CLICK HERE

And the last one I have going on is a Younique fundraiser (3D FIBER LASH MASCARA)

 a sweet gal who approached me and wanted to help us in any way she could.

SAVING SAM FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER

 

 Most of all:
 WILL you please pray?
Pray for our journey to be filled with love and grace and peace
Pray that angels will hold Sam(Isaiah)until we can
pray that we can get to him ASAP.

with all my love,
SAVANNAH

"Superman was adopted too"

My heart is OVERWHELMED!

This morning as I begged and pleaded with God over this adoption and money,

I said to Him "I have faith that you LED me to this, now will you lead me THROUGH this,especially with finances."

He answered that prayer this morning...

Its always crazy to me that He will answer our prayers through others, and just when I needed it, He offered a kind reassuring answer to my prayer.

A friend of mine (also fellow international adoptive mom) has graciously offered to have proceeds from these necklaces sold in her Etsy shop go to benefit our adoption fund!!

Can you believe this?

 Will you spread the word and get everyone over to her SHOP to get these stinking cute necklaces?

 

 

click here to go to her shop



Thank you

Today,

I just wanted to say THANK YOU

 

Thank you to everyone for your kind, kind words

for your warm embrace and love as we shared the news about our adoption.

 THANK YOU for your generous donations to our SAM

Thank you for helping my dream of loving the motherless and fatherless become a reality.

 We have felt your prayers

We have seen hearts change, JUST IN ONE WEEK!

 We can NOT express enough gratitude for the love of our friends and family.

Miracles are happening all over the place, I've watched so many in just a short time.

We are definitely walking on faith here,

and there have been times this week when I have wondered what the heck I am doing,

 I have questioned our abilities

 I have been scared to death of affording this

 I have asked my self over and over if we can handle this

 and although, we have questions and doubts, we are only human.

GODS GOT HIS HAND ON THIS

 We WILL bring home our SAM and

HE will help us move mountains to get there.

God knows how this story will end and I have faith in that.

 I am so excited to see what our future holds and again I am so beyond thankful for your generosity, love, prayers and support.

 

With all my love,

SAVANNAH

 

*remember our family sponsorship page is up and you can go make a tax deductible donation by clicking "donate now" on our side bar*

 AND PLEASE DONT FORGET TO ORDER A TINK AND KEY "BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT" TSHIRT TO GO TOWARDS OUR ADOPTION FUND!



YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS!

SHUT UP!

 You guys...

one of my favorite little t-shirt companies for our little ones has graciously said they'd love to do a fundraiser for us!!

TINK AND KEY!!

 I have picked a shirt that fits our situation to a "TEE" (get it?)

 every shirt you order (available in 3-6 months to 8 years) I will get a portion of the proceeds!

these are available for $20 each + $5 shipping

 We can also order them in adult sizing as well for $30 each$+$5 shipping

"By Faith not by sight"

how amazing are these shirts?

 We are certainly walking this journey by faith and not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

 

Will you please show your support in ordering these precious Tee's for your little ones or yourself?!

 

 

Here's how to order:

Shoot me a message via Facebook, email or in the comments section,with your paypal email and sizes.

I will then send you an invoice for the order and I will then get them shipped to you as soon as I receive them.

 

 

*please remember that my "donate now" button is up on my side bar- all proceeds through Reece's Rainbow WILL go towards Sam and ARE tax deductible.

 

 

with all my love,

SAVANNAH

We have BIG NEWS!

 

 

WE HAVE PRETTY BIG NEWS FOR YOU GUYS....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YES, that's right! Were ADOPTING!!!

 

We have dreamed of this for many, many years and find so much joy in being able to share this amazing news with you!

Nathan and I have prayed, prayed and prayed again and felt lead toward international adoption for a child with Down syndrome, with every part of our hearts. We feel God's call here is great.

 

 

 

Meet "Samuel"

(also known as Isaiah from the Reece's Rainbow)

 

Samuel (Isaiah) was born in 2014 and was diagnosed with Down syndrome. We found Sam on Reece's Rainbow, a wonderful organization that advocates for special needs children.

 My son sits in an orphanage alone in Eastern Europe, without a mother and father to love him and cuddle him. He doesn't know the warm embrace of a loving family.

Will you please help us bring this sweet boy home and SOON. He desperately needs access to therapies, better nutrition, and medical care as soon as possible!

 

As soon as we get the necessary MOUNDS of paperwork done and all funds, we can go pick this angel up.

We long for the day that this boy is in our arms.

As you all may know, an international adoption is very, very expensive and

WE CAN NOT DO THIS ON OUR OWN.

 

 

 

You may be asking, "how can I help?"

Funds: We have invested quite a bit of money into this already but we still have approximately $20,000 to raise in 6 to 7 months, this includes travel and hotel arrangements, agency fees, visa's, etc.

 Please help us by donating!

On my side bar, you can press "donate now", this will go directly into our fund on Reece's Rainbow for our adoption.

or donate to gofund.me/r4cprzk  

 email me  at chasingmynoah@yahoo.com if you like to mail a check, etc

This is not just another faceless charity or an orphan you will never know, this is OUR SON and we will climb mountains to bring him home to us.

 

 

Prayer: please pray that Samuel will be in loving arms until we get there, pray that God will move mountains for us to get there quickly, pray that our hearts and minds will stay strong through this process. Pray that God will impress upon everyone's heart to be willing to help us. Pray that God's glory will shine through this process

 

Fundraising: We have a few ideas and projects we are working on but do you have an idea for fundraising? Are you willing to host a giveaway or donate something? please let us know, we are VERY open to suggestions!

 

*We are launching a t-shirt fundraiser and will have more details very soon!*

 

Social Media: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE share my blog and FB posts! and follow me on instagram

@savannah1118

Let's spread the word QUICKLY to get this angel home!

 

 

 

Side Note:

 Please keep negativity to yourselves.

We do NOT want to hear:

 "how will you handle this?"

"are you guys out of your minds?"

"this is too expensive!"

"why special needs?"

We are very aware of the situation and we are taking a huge leap of faith, but we know that the Lord will provide a way.

 Satan loves to stir up confusion and doubt and we DO NOT need that at this time!

 instead, maybe say

"how can I help"

or

"were praying for you"

 

 

 

We as a family, want to thank each of you from the bottom of our hearts for your support love and guidance through this journey of a life time!

 

SAVANNAH