Loves Greatest Gifts

So as you can tell from the chipin, it went from $210 to $710. I wish I could tell exactally who it was but it was too sweet for words so all I am going to say Love is so precious for words. This person works so hard, & I would love to say to that Person his love made a difference for just this one. So keep sharing about the girls & the Giveaway as you just never know where God & love might lead someone! Hold on Celine, we have now raised a combined $1,038.77 in 2 months for you!

Change drive update

For those just joining or did not know for the months of August & September I launched a change drive event on facebook for Celine. I honestly thought I would raise around the same amount I did when I collected for Quinton back in february but I set a somewhat high goal of $300 & in the end I think it has done more than I ever thought possible! Just myself collecting from friends & family brought in $203.77! Plus when you add the fact that during that time, $210 was raised through the giveaway, & $125 was made at JBF because of all that during 2 months $538.77 has been raised that would not have been there & puts her one step closer to finding a family! Heres just how big of a blessing, one family was excited that they filled this jar up fast. When the Mom of our family friend saw it sitting on their counter asking what it was for then our friend explained the story, in which the mom dropped $5 into the jar. That their is 1 more person who now knows about Reeces Rainbow & Celine just by one person sharing! All it takes is 1 person to share to make a life difference for potentially someones life! It maybe Celine, it may be her future family, you just never know what God could do through YOU.



Please share, blog, etc. about these girls as you just never know! Also share about, blog, donate to the Giveaway so that Celine has the best chance at finding her forever family! Feel free to Like For the Love of Celine & Cora Lynne on facebook too!

Dream

We all dream, striving to make those dreams come true. Although dreams don't always come true or the way we want them to we still dream. I wonder if you dream baby girl. I wonder if you dream about the life you want to have, the dream of having a family to love & cherish you for who you are. The dream of being the girl who loves to read, play, & be like any other child living life to the fullest. Dreaming of a whole new world so much different from yours that will give you the best life for you. A dream where, most people with disabilities are told you CAN DO & not you can not do. I dream of a little girl with a whole room of books with a mommy & daddy to love on her & tell her how much Jesus loves her. Will you help both our dreams come true? Spread the word about our blog & about Celine! donate to Celines Shoot For the Stars Giveaway so that her dream of finding a family can come true

New goal!

Plain & Simple, a girl waits for her family. Lets see if we can reach $350. No incentive, lets see what love can do for Celine. I have tried incentives & they seem to work but now I am trusting Gods love will find her a family & have her adoption fully funded. Will you help Celine today? Donate to the red Giveaway chipin to the right of the blog. $5 per entry or $10 for 3 entries. Please leave a comment, I appreciate hearing from my readers. 1 free entry for blog post, 1 for facebook, & 1 for twitter.

Giveaway has been extended!!!

Notice on the chipin the end date is different? Because I care for Celine, I extended the Giveaway a whole month in honor of her Birthday. I know some of you are ready to see if you won or not but the point is to bring awareness to her as well so please blog about her, share it on facebook, etc.! If you still want to donate a prize feel free! No better thing I should do than to keep fundraising throughout her Birthday! Her profile has no birthdate but just the month so what better way than to extend it so more people know about her & new donors can contribute if they would like. So pretty please share on your blogs or facebook? My blog really only has 46 followers & the facebook page has 90 likes. I will do anything for both girls! If you would like to donate a prize its not too late! I am always more than willing to add more for incentive goals. I also hope to hold another Giveaway in November/December for Cora Lynne but if that does not happen I will be organizing local fundraisers for her so you could also wait til then.

Love you Celine!

Celine, if only you knew how much we love you & want you to find a family. $210 has been raised thus far in the Giveaway! A lifetime ago, I thought I never make a Giveaway possible as I don't have a job & I could not afford to offer some big electronic item but I sent out a plea asking for items & the response has been amazing! You have so many "fans" that love you & only want whats best for you. I love you so much & wish I could be in your mom but I am too young. I wish their was a way for you to join my family but thats not possible so I am doing all I can to support your future family. Even if its a family that is as far away from me as possible I will still be happy you found a family.
Love your big sis,
Leah

Girl Friends

God has provided me with the Greatest gifts in life, Girl Friends. They are their to pick you up when you fall & when you need a shoulder to cry on they are there for you. They have been some of the greatest friends I could ever ask for. Just looking back 6 years ago when we moved here I thought I never would have friends & wow if God could have shown me then what I know now I would have trusted him more. Right now in my life I am thinking about new adventures with possibly writing a book & getting it published about my journey as a sibling and have recently discovered something I believe God wants me to do with my life. I have recieved nothing but support & encouragement from my friends. I love my friends, & have been quite encouraged by my Reeces Rainbow friends that I would have never known had it not been for our move here in CA. So I dedicate this post to all my sweet girlfriends whether I have met you in person (i hope my book will bring opportunity to meet more of you RR friends!) or not know that ALL OF YOU mean a great deal to me! I have learned so much about the adoption world from all my adoptive mom friends & I hope someday I can join that club. Several come to mind, but I want to take this moment to thank all the young adult/teen advocates that are with me til every orphan is home that have encouraged me admist their own efforts. I also want to thank Christina Scott, I know that as soon as you got hooked you would be loving these kids like crazy! You have been so encouraging, & supportive. I hope to Return the favor whether if you adopt or have a child someday I will be there to support you!
Rochelle Wilson, I know I got you hooked for life advocating for these kids. You also have been so encouraging & supportive. You have shared nothing but kindness to me since I met you at the airport right before leaving for Barnabas.
Hansina, Beth, Melissa, & Jennifer-
Thanks for supporting me & being so encouraging to me! I know I have met some of you only a few times but I look forward to getting to know you better.
Molly Auble-Wow, you have also been an encouragement to me even though we have never met you keep speaking out nothing but kindness. Thanks for continuing to support my efforts for Celine!
Carol-You have also been such a great friend, & I am so glad you adopted my buddy Quinton. I hope that soon I can come meet the person who made my 1st dream as a warrior come true & love on that little boy who my heart fell in love with almost a year ago.
If I did not include you, I still thank you for all you do!

WE HAVE REACHED $200! New Incentive!

We have reached $200 which will be $300 since we have the matching grant offer! So in celebration I have added another incentive! For every new person (has not donated before) who donates they will get 1 extra entry, then if you leave a comment with the friend you found out about the giveaway from they get an entry too! Please leave comments on original post about the Giveaway. Also don't forget to write a blogpost which gets you an entry & sharing on facebook! Remember please donate to the red chipin at right, not the button that goes to Cora Lynne but if you accidentally hit that I will still include you.

Don't forget the Giveaway & Digital Scrapbook fundraiser!

Don't forget the Giveaway ends in 2 weeks! Its been slow going since I started the Giveaway so if you have any hints or tips to attract more people let me know! Please spread the word, & donate Celines Shoot for the Stars Giveaway! Remember we have just $80 left to reach the Matching grant goal!
The Digital Scrapbook Fundraiser has til September 21st! Please share that fundraiser & check it out! If we get just 10 people who buy it, that will mean $400 for Celine! Remember this sweet girl is counting on us!

Caring

Caring is sharing as people use to say. I have experienced more care than I can ever imagine having parents who love & care for me no matter what. Its that same care that I show these girls, the reason the matching grant has been offered, & why someone has offered to do the Digital scrapbook fundraiser. Its Because we all care deeply for 2 little girls in a world so much different then ours & love them from far away that we will do just about anything for them. Cora Lynne was added late into the Angel Tree last year & I was her christmas warrior since Quinton found his family the day it started. So I am sad to say, this year I will be her christmas warrior yet again since she has yet to find her forever family but I am happy cause this brings the chance for me to fundraise for her & bring awareness to Reeces Rainbow. I already have a poster that my mom made for the girls back when we did the yard sales in june that I plan on bringing to the local Buddy Walk Reeces Rainbow table I will be leading. Its because I CARE & think their LIVES are important that I will be helping at the Buddy Walk. Want to know something I am thankful for? Its because I CARED that this Little boy went from this

to this, A boy who is so loving his new life!

Celine, you deserve that Love & Care. Its why so many care for you & Cora Lynne. Won't you please help so these girls can get all the care in the world? They are depending on us, please donate to the chipin & comment on the Giveaway post. Remember we only have $80 left to raise for Celine to get the matching grant! Please also remember the Digital Scrapbook Fundraiser going on. Also my friend Christina Scott has been SO SUPPORTIVE of all I do so please go check out her blog here

In Loving Memory of Dakota

Today, as am greatful for the freedom we have, I am sad for a little boy who never had that joy of what freedom is.

This is Dakota, & he has gone to be in the arms of Jesus. He Never experienced the love of a family or what freedom is. Because, I want Celine to have that same freedom & chance at a family its in loving memory that I dedicate this to Dakota. Please don't let Celine be the next Reeces Rainbow angel in Heaven, it would just break my heart. In honor of the freedom we do have TODAY ONLY ANY DONATIONS WILL GET DOUBLE ENTRIES! So please donate if you can & share away as this girls life deserves FREEDOM. Lets Bring this girl a forever family & not a life in a institution! She has waited far too long.

Exciting New Fundraiser for Celine!

Purchase digital scrapbooking software My Memories Suite 2 from http://www.mymemories.com/ and use code STMMMS69334 at checkout from September 12th until September 21st. When you use this code you will receive $10 off the software plus a coupon for $10 to use at the digital scrapbook store. And the best part is that Celine will receive $20 for every purchase made. The money will be put into Celine's Reece's Rainbow account on September 23rd and will be matched by Carlene's Daddy's company in November. So your purchase of this software will actually be $40 for her.

If you would like to see samples of what Carlene's mommy has done with the program you can visit her blog at http://operationorphannomore.blogspot.com/2011/08/and-winner-is.html.Katrina, who is adopting Carlene has also been so kind advocating through her blog about Celines Giveaway & donating a prize, she did this fundraiser for her own adoption & it was a success, just imagine what it could do if for that whole time slot someone purchased the software? Celine could have a family in no time! Plus with the funds from jbf & change campaign she could probably have at least close to $7,000 or more! Thanks Katrina for offering this up & for caring for "my daughter of my heart"! Don't forget the Giveaway & the matching grant offer!

True Freedom

Today, 10 years ago we thought the worse. We came together as a Nation Under God. We are blessed to have freedom & 9/11 is so true about that. Heroes tried to fight for our freedom but died. As we take this time to appreciate the freedom we have, these little girls don't have that same freedom.
So please pray, donate, & share the Giveaway to help Celine reach the matching grant, & the goal for Cora Lynne to be added!

For my Darling Celine,

Dear Celine, I justed wanted to let you know that so many of my friends love you & wish that you could be theirs but you can't be. I wanted you to know 2 of your biggest fans/supporters that have not only been sharing about you and cora lynne but also all the other kids on Reeces Rainbow. First of all, Christina who works in the Nursery at church (when I was helping in that class she & I became friends) she just adores kids, especially now that she has fallen in love with you & others on Reeces Rainbow. I think I have her hooked for life lol. She has been advocating consistently about your Giveaway on Facebook as well as my other friend. Rochelle, also has been hooked into sharing via Facebook & most reccently shared with her daughters homeschool co-op about Reeces Rainbow since they have decided to do that as their project. She also told me they might come to the local Buddy Walk, which I will be leading a table for Reeces Rainbow! I am very Greatful for both these friends in my life & I hope your future parents will be too. Rochelle also hosted the yard sale for you & Cora Lynne at her house which raised much needed funds! While I was at her House, I just happened to look at her refridgerator & guess whos face I saw? Yours. She even signed up to be your official prayer warrior, I am anyway without signing up but its so nice that you have 2 people strongly praying for you to find a family! Today, I sold more items at the jbf sale for you, not as much but as I said on my new message board God Always Provides! The Giveaway is still going on til October 1st & someone very kindly is going to match $100 for the next $100 given so you will be getting $200 instead! As always I love you baby girl & can't wait for you to find a family, Leah Ps. Although I hope a local family will stepup to adopt you I would be happy if another family adopts you. If your interested in either girls I will support you in any fundraising efforts!

Best news for the Giveaway!

I have some awesome news! Someone has graiously offered to match $100 for the next $100 donated to the Giveaway so Please donate and/or share! Time limit for it is up to you! So far we have gotten 49 entries for donating and/or sharing! The Giveaway ends October 1st & their is still plenty of time left! Remember if we reach $1,000 Cora Lynne will benefit from the Giveaway as well! If we continue to make progress I might do a much BIGGER one in December for Cora Lynne (if I get to be her angel tree warrior) So make a difference for 2 special little girls!

Suggestions anyone?

I am trusting God will provide but I want to ask if you have suggestions and/or advice for the Giveaway? Its been kinda slow for several days now. Do you want to see more prizes & have a goal to reach?

Helpless

A girl waits far away, waiting helplessly for a family? Don't you see the smile in her eyes?

Why has she not gotten a family when who could resist that smile? Simple, I looked at her region which could cost at the minimum of $33,000. Thats right you heard correctly, this is what stands in the way for Celine to find a family. Let's do what we can by removing the financial barrier for her forever family! We have raised $100 in the Giveaway can we raise $100 more? I am doing the Just Between Friend Kids consignment sale this weekend & another one in October with any proceeds going to Celine. I love her so much, & I can't be her mommy cause I am too young so Please will you share about the Giveaway today? Remember, the more who know about the Giveaway the better the chance the girls could find a family & possibility of contributers. If you are interested in Celine or Cora Lynne contact Andrea from Reeces Rainbow. Plus, know I will support you the best I can to help you fundraise!

Shoot for the Stars Giveaway UPDATED with new prize!

Like a shooting star Celine wishes for a family, waiting & wondering when that wish will come true. To help fulfill that wish she needs our help! Adoption can cost anywhere from $20,000-$40,000. I know EXPENSIVE, & from what I have heard from others where Celine is at is one of the HIGHER COST countries. To help, I am doing a Giveaway to help offset the financial cost for a family to adopt her. I don't have any fancy electronics but I do have some nice prizes & what more can a girl do to help make Celine's wish come true? I have received some nice prize donations so let the fun begin! $5 per entry or $10 for 3 entries. Can't donate right now? Well you can get 1 entry for posting on Facebook, 1 for twitter, & 1 for a blog post.
Prizes will be shipped directly from prize contributor unless specified. Can Only ship to USA on all prizes.
First up we have the book I Wished for You An Adoption Story donated by Katrina retailed at $10

Next, this lovely tutu size 3t donated by Reagen Lynn Inspirations retailed at $50

And because the girls of To Love the Unloved are so nice to share some of the love that's been given to them we have this bracelet Made with various colours of swarkovski crystals! What a better way to show your support to Reece's Rainbow!

Because who does not love Starbucks my mom & I have combined efforts to make a combo prize of this Starbucks mug & $5 gift card!
I could not find a picture of the birdy gift card I got so here's a picture of Starbucks.

& the Starbucks mug Package value of $15

2 Handmade bracelets & a Wiener dog Print package (not pictured)
The lovely All Life is Precious Necklace, the T21 representing the 21st chromosome donated by OllieFaithDesigns etsy shop Valued at $44

& for you moms with a boy with that extra chromosome this is an awesome shirt donated by Gretchen Thibault size 2-4 but she says she thinks it might work best for sz 3t

Next is a $15 gift certificate to Handiwork for Lily, these are some awesome young girls raising awareness for the kids on Reeces Rainbow. Sarah has 2 brothers adopted through Reeces Rainbow. Here's a sample of the handmade goodies you can enjoy,

& feel free to check out their blog Handiwork for Lily
A lovely Adoption Pendant Necklace donated by Sarah, formerly the owner of the etsy shop SarahsTreasureBox.

A $25 chili's gift card donated by Stephanie Lynch

So my friend Mischel makes these awesome hippos for shower gifts & I just LOVE THEM so I asked her if she would donate one & she said yes. (picture not available right now)
So there you have it, some awesome prizes! Donate to the chipin at the top right corner of the page & please leave comment saying you have donated or shared. Please put Celine in the notes part when you donate to make sure it gets to her! I have decided to add Cora Lynne into the giveaway once we reach $1,000. When I do add her, it won't be through a chipin but instead to the button to the right with her name that will also go directly to her grant but please wait til we reach that goal as I want to stick with my original main focus of Celine. All donations made to Reeces Rainbow are Tax Deductible! Also if you would still like to donate a prize to the giveaway please leave a comment with your contact email address & I will contact you. Since I have a limit due to being young & not a job, & the fact of having so many prizes to ship already (not a bad thing) any prize contributers from now on must be willing to ship to the winner. (only in the USA) I will delete comments once they are recieved for privacy sake since my blog is public. Giveaway ends October 1st & winners will be announced then on the blog.
WE REACHED THE $100 GOAL WHICH MEANS I GET TO ADD THIS NEW PRIZE:
UNLOCKED BY KAREN KINGSBURY (my personal favorite author & one of my faves of her books!)

My dear Celine

Some people might say why bother? Why do you care so much? How I discovered Reeces Rainbow was a God thing which I can't post it publicly. Its because, of how I came upon Reeces Rainbow that I fell for Quinton, Celine, & Cora Lynne. All the people involved helped me realize I could not just sit here doing nothing about their potentially fatal lives. Why do I care? Its Gods purpose for us to help the widows & orphans in distress. Celine & Cora Lynne, I care for you so much & I wish I could cross the ocean for both of you but since I can't thats why I fundraise through JBF or this Giveaway. I don't know if I would be the same person or even be advocating if I did not have a sister with that extra chromosome. My dear Celine, has a smile & personality as bright as the sun. Would you hate it if she got transfered to an institution? I sure would, & I would feel the same about my own sister if she had been born another century ago here in the USA or overseas in Eastern Europe. Please spread the word so I can continue making a difference for orphans like Celine, or Cora Lynne! Quinton is now safe in his new home, now I want the same for these girls! Please donate to the chipin for the giveaway or spread the word!

Amazing!

Its amazing that in only a day we have raised $65 for Celine! Please be sure you leave a comment on the Giveaway post if you donate or share! I can see who donates through the chipin so I will still include you if you forgot to leave a comment but if you shared please leave a comment on that post here
We only have $35 left to reach the $100 goal then I will add another prize to the lot! So please spread the word by sharing via facebook, twitter, & blogposts! If you write a blogpost please include it in your comment as I would love to see what you wrote! Thanks so much to all those that have donated prizes, donated funds, or have been praying for Celine & this Giveaway! Prayer is the most Important thing a person can do!

Shoot for the Stars Giveaway

Like a shooting star Celine wishes for a family, waiting & wondering when that wish will come true. To help fulfill that wish she needs our help! Adoption can cost anywhere from $20,000-$40,000. I know EXPENSIVE, & from what I have heard from others where Celine is at is one of the HIGHER COST countries. To help, I am doing a Giveaway to help offset the financial cost for a family to adopt her. I don't have any fancy electronics but I do have some nice prizes & what more can a girl do to help make Celine's wish come true? I have received some nice prize donations so let the fun begin! Just cause I am wanting to reach the goal & how awesome I am for the last 3 days its $5 per entry, $10 for 10 entries, $20 for 20. Can't donate right now? Well you can get 1 free entry for posting on Facebook, 1 free entry for twitter, & 1 free entry for a blog post. Each new donor now gets an additional entry so instead of 1 entry you get 2, instead of 3 you get 4, etc. Did a friend refer you? Please leave comment with their name & that friend gets a free entry! Did you see the new movie courageous? I did & fully enjoyed it! Leave a comment with your thoughts on the movie & you get a free entry as well! Its that simple with loads of ways for free entries!
Prizes will be shipped directly from prize contributor unless specified. Can Only ship to USA on all prizes.
First up we have the book I Wished for You An Adoption Story donated by Katrina retailed at $10

Next, this lovely tutu size 3t donated by Reagen Lynn Inspirations retailed at $50

And because the girls of To Love the Unloved are so nice to share some of the love that's been given to them we have a swarkovski crystal bracelet!
Because who does not love Starbucks my mom & I have combined efforts to make a combo prize of this Starbucks mug & $5 gift card!
I could not find a picture of the birdy gift card I got so here's a picture of Starbucks.

& the Starbucks mug Package value of $15

2 Handmade bracelets & a Wiener dog Print package (not pictured)
The lovely All Life is Precious Necklace, the T21 representing the 21st chromosome donated by OllieFaithDesigns etsy shop Valued at $44

& for you moms with a boy with that extra chromosome this is an awesome shirt donated by Gretchen Thibault size 2-4 but she says she thinks it might work best for sz 3t

Next is a $15 gift certificate to Handiwork for Lily, these are some awesome young girls raising awareness for the kids on Reeces Rainbow. Sarah has 2 brothers adopted through Reeces Rainbow. Here's a sample of the handmade goodies you can enjoy,

& feel free to check out their blog Handiwork for Lily
A lovely Adoption Pendant Necklace donated by Sarah, formerly the owner of the etsy shop SarahsTreasureBox.

A $25 chili's gift card donated by Stephanie Lynch

So my friend Mischel makes these awesome hippos for shower gifts & I just LOVE THEM so I asked her if she would donate one & she said yes. Is this not adorable?

Because of my love for Karen Kingsbury novels, Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury! Valued at $15


This is a book, that I won at some auction that now I want to pass along to someone else to enjoy! Its autographed copy of A Very Special Athlete valued at $14.95

& heres his autograph:


So there you have it, some awesome prizes! Donate to the chipin at the top right corner of the page & please leave comment saying you have donated or shared. Please put Celine in the notes part when you donate to make sure it gets to her! Since I have heard such great news today about the girls (and all the older children!) get to keep their grants til they are 10, I have decided to add Cora Lynne into the giveaway once we reach $1,000. When I do add her, it won't be through a chipin but instead to the button to the right with her name that will also go directly to her grant but please wait til we reach that goal as I want to stick with my original main focus of Celine. All donations made to Reeces Rainbow are Tax Deductible! Also if you would still like to donate a prize to the giveaway please leave a comment with your contact email address & I will contact you. Since I have a limit due to being young & not a job, & the fact of having so many prizes to ship already (not a bad thing) any prize contributers from now on must be willing to ship to the winner. (only in the USA) I will delete comments once they are recieved for privacy sake since my blog is public. Giveaway ends October 31st & winners will be announced then on the blog.