Sofia's Story: Meet the Valenzuela Family

Meet the Valenzuela family!  

 Robinson and Marcy and their young daughter, Ariana are Christian family living in Utah.

Marcy bought her first house at age 21, owned her own business at 25 and switched careers to full time mommy at age 30.  Robinson has served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.  He loves animation and bringing joy to children, he now works LDS Motion Picture Studios as a Visual Special Effects Animator, and loves it. 
 
Marcy has given birth to two children with Down syndrome, her first, a son, only lived a few short hours due to sever heart issues.  Her 7th pregnancy and only successful birth God blessed them with their daughter, Ariana whom also has Down syndrome.  



Robinson and Marcy have been through many trials from miscarriages, funerals and Robinson having Testicular cancer, that was successfully cured, thankfully.  And they're now pregnant and due in June of 2015.

They fell in love with Sofia from the moment they first saw her.  Miracle after miracle has led them to believe that their Heavenly Father has led to believe that He is leading and guiding them through bringing little Sofia home.

For privacy reasons Sofia's picture can't be shared on any social media, so Mr. Valenzuela created this logo created from a picture of Ariana. 

                       They have a wonderful tshirt fundraiser going on to help fund Sofia's adoption,
                          You can read more about it and get one for yourself by clicking here. 
                               I am going to order one soon! :)

         And everyone should go follow their website @ http://shoutingforsofia.apps-1and1.com/ ! 
          You can follow their adoption closely and help them by donating, sharing and praying. 
                                                   Do it for sweet little Ariana!  She wants her sissy home! <3

 

 

"Help bring sissy home!" -Aria ;)

I believe 100 percent that God has put this family in my life for a reason, along with sweet little Sofia.  I am going to try my hardest to help them bring her home.  Their adoption is estimated to cost a total of $45,000!
It's going to take miracles, but as the Valenzuela family said, God is already guiding them through their adoption process.  I'm confident that He'll continue. <3 

I am currently selling custom tutus and 50 percent of each item profit is donated to their adoption.  The other 50 goes to supplies.   Please like and follow my page and order a tutu or hair bow!   Shipping is free!
The Glitter Corner Facebook page (<---Click the link)
Also visit my brand new Etsy page The Glitter Corner Etsy shop! (<--Click the link to visit the page)

I'm brainstorming for other fundraiser ideas. :)

Thanks for reading!  I'll be posting on this lovely family a lot in the near future! So please follow or subscribe by email to get updates!  Thanks!  

Angel Tree Banner Choices

Since all of my profit from The Glitter Corner will be donated to the Valenzuela family and their adoption, I decided that my annual Angel Tree/Christmas Warrior banners would be a nice thing to do for my little Angel Tree man, Zeke!  

And you might be wondering what in the world "banners" even are, so let me briefly explain because it's a wonderful way to promote and show off your Angel Tree child, adoption fundraisers and more! :) 

 Banners are the "covers" of your social media things (Basically the photo behind your profile picture). 

I make them for Facebook personal profiles, Facebook pages, Twitter, Etsy, Wordpress, Blogger and you can also send in a request.  

I have two prices for banners, $5 and $10.  And either one is donated to Zeke's Angel Tree. 

2014 Signature Angel Tree Banner $10

This one is the signature Angel Tree 2014 banner this year so it's a $10 donation :) 

(If you select this one I can add your blog link and change the name font color to your choice!) 

Gift Box Banner $5

This one is a $5 donation and comes in three different colors :) 

Comes in Red, Black and Green.  You can add links to your blog and the color of the name.

Snowman Banner $5

This one is avaliable in pretty much any color you request, but I have the most popular ones listed below.

                                                          Snow Fall Banner $5

 This one also comes in the colors listed below, you may also request a color if you don't see one you're interested in. 

 

 I'll be adding more options tomorrow, but for now this is a preview! Let me know if you need one! :) 

P.S. Don't forget to check out my Tshirt fundraiser going on for Zeke! (Link below!)

http://teespring.com/SaveAnOrphan

MY ANGEL TREE CHILD!!! (Take 2)

My first Angel Tree child has a wonderful family committed to adopting her (The same fantastic family I am a Family Warrior for..).    Reece's Rainbow told me that I had to chose another child, so I thought about it for a little while and decided not to do Angel Tree this time around.  


And then I talked with Alyssa and she kind of talked some sense into me and reminded me of just HOW much I truly do love being a Christmas Warrior.   With over 50 kids listed on the Angel Tree 2014 I knew that there was a kid that needed me this year.   There's only 4 days left until Angel Tree starts, and still over 50 KIDS, that's not okay!  (Scroll down to see how you can become a Christmas Warrior today!)

I began scrolling through the children available kids and was pretty sure I knew which one I was going to commit to, but then I saw one.  One that I was somewhat familiar with from looking at the page SO much the day my first AT child was added to "My Family Found Me" page.

His photo made my heart melt and his story made me freeze and read it twice more.  He was abandon at age 5.  FIVE.  Let that sink in a minute.   Imagine a 5 year old you know being abandon.   Old enough to recognize and remember what's going on to some extent.  He went through that and is now 9 and STILL an orphan. :(

                                                        His name is....ZEKE!!

 

I am absolutely head over heels for this sweet little man!  He's so sweet.  And I pray his family find him SOON!  He doesn't deserve to be an orphan.  He's just so precious.

 I signed up to be his Christmas Warrior and now I wait for the email.... (:

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  Zeke will be 10 in May of 2015 and has Down syndrome. And he is located in Asia. :)
You can read more about him by clicking here. 


I hope and pray I can raise $1,000 for this little man, but ultimately I pray I can find his forever family and get him home for his next Christmas.    With the many things going on in my life right now I am relaying heavily on God and trusting that He will help me fund a decent amount for Zeke's Angel Tree.  


I am not going to freak out and go nuts trying to reach $1,000 (though I will be fighting hard for it!),  I am more leaving the amount in God's hand's while I work my best and hardest for him. :) 







My fundraisers are going to simple right now.   I will be making custom social media covers for Etsy, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Wordpress, etc.  for a $5-$10 donation into Zeke's AT fund.
And I also have a brand new tshirt fundraiser that I am incredibly excited about!  I plan on buying one myself!

 

CLICK HERE to go look at sizing, info and buy yours!  I will make so much percentage off each item someone orders for Zeke's Angel Tree!  teespring.com/SaveAnOrphan

In order for them to be shipped there has to be at least 5 ordered! (Don't worry you won't pay until the goal is met) 

I'll be thinking of some more things, but for now this is all I've got up so please share or email me if you'd like a custom banner. :)

If you are interested in becoming a Christmas Warrior this year CLICK HERE to read how you can! 

Thank you for reading and please keep little man Zeke in your prayers.  

I'll post soon when I hear back from RR! :) 

New Firsts: Family Warrior

I want to start off this post with saying that due to privacy reasons I have taken down posts of the child a was a Christmas Warrior for. Her family has now named her Sofia and their agency isn't allowing them to share photos.  Which is understandable and I would like to respect them and take down any info that might harm or delay their adoption process. :)

Onto the title of the post I have fantastic news!   I am the official Family Warrior of the sweet Valenzuela family!  And I couldn't be more excited and honored to help them bring their baby girl, Sofia home at last!

This is my first time ever dedicating my time and efforts into a family through being a Family Warrior.
I plan on helping them through my tutu business, The Glitter Corner, some tshirt fundraisers, custom digital banners for social media, and selling a few things my amazing grandmother has made. :)

They're estimating that their adoption will be $45,000 and I'm not aware of how much they currently have.

I am going write a whole post dedicated to just information about Sofia's family, so keep an eye out for that post that should come soon! 

I've went ahead and updated and changed the information on my YouCaring fundraiser, so don't be alarmed if it's a little different than you've saw.   All donations in there will be donated to the family's adoption fund through Reece's Rainbow.  


For now the family has sent me a logo they're using in place of Sofia's photograph.  This was made using a photo of Sofia's new sister. :) <3  So sweet.



If you would like to make a donation to Sofia's family adoption, just visit the link below.

 https://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/sofia-s-adoption/244127


Please keep them in your prayers and share my Youcaring link.  They are so grateful for any help!

Blessings,