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Savannah is a foster/adoptive mom of four beautiful children, who were all adopted through foster care. As young newlyweds, Savannah and her husband, Jacob, struggled with infertility, and the sadness and discouragement that came with it… but they didn’t feel like pursuing infertility treatments was the right path for them. At that time, they had both been volunteering at a Houston-based camp for kids who had been through trauma, a lot of whom had been in foster care. After getting to know these kids and listening to so many of their stories, Savannah and Jacob found it difficult to forget them, and felt God was drawing them towards foster care.
After completing their classes and the long list of to-do’s that come with getting licensed, they were officially licensed to foster by Savannah’s 21st birthday. And within that same week, they already received their first placement, going from 0 to 3 children in a flash. They said goodbye to these children just five months later, and then quickly welcomed 4 more - including a newborn, an infant, and two toddlers (two children were siblings). Savannah’s plate was overflowing, as she juggled her husband’s challenging work schedule, 4 children under 4, new schedules, different sets of biological families to meet with, and different caseworkers and appointments for each child.
After several years of fostering (and since this episode was recorded), all 4 children have been adopted into their forever home with Savannah and Jacob! Listen to Savannah share more of her journey, the beauty and pain that comes with parenting a child from hard places, and what anyone can do to support families like hers.
Interview by: Melissa McGrath, President of Houston Angels
Edited by: Hannah Gils | www.hannahgils.com
