Overwhelmed with Joy!

I was going to wait to post til tomorrows giveaway post but then as I looked at Facebook I saw this Joyus announcement:
Big news, Reece's Rainbow! Board of Directors has voted! Effective September 1, 2011all older children will be able to carry their grants as they grow (until they turn 10), instead of being combined in a general older child fund. Individual Paypal buttons to be posted for donations over the course of this next week, please be patient!
I just started crying. Why? Because I had been burdened since Celine is turning 6 in a month & felt like I need to focus my efforts on her first since she only had til January with her already large grant. Although I am still going to focus on her, it feels so nice to have that burden be lifted that I only had a few more months before she lost that grant & I can include both Girls now into my efforts. So though I am still doing it for Celine, I have decided to set a goal for Cora Lynne to be added into the Giveaway as well. So look forward to my post later tonight!

IMPORTANT NOTE for everyone

You may Notice I have added a chipin button to the right of the blog, PLEASE IGNORE IT TIL THURSDAY as its for the Giveaway!

All for Love

I do this all for love, it may not be easy at times working hard on fundraising & advocating for the girls but every time I remind myself if not me than who? Girls, I am praying for your future families that they get you before I have a reason to see the words ALREADY TRANSFERRED. I try so hard but yet you still have not found families. But when I see your smile

and your helpless stare

I know I need to continue the fight to fundraise & find your families! Its because of my love in my heart for 2 precious girls waiting across the world for their families. I know that, God has the right families out there its just hard for me to sit & wait & wonder.

Sneak Peak

Heres just one of the many prizes we will have in the Giveaway coming September 1st!

Help needed!

I hate to ask but would you mind spreading the word? I am trying to collect more donations but its hard to do when I have such few followers & my friends can only do so much. The more people know about the girls, the better the chance at them finding families & more funds to be raised for them both!
Thanks to the following people who have already offered up prizes! I could have not set this up without your help!
Katrina
SarahsTreasureBox etsy store
OllieFaithDesigns etsy store
Sarah
Stephanie Lynch
Okay edited to add since my mom gave me a hard time, Starbucks mug & gift card which is a combined effort between us. So thanks to Mom for the Mug!

A Warriors Heart

Yesterday my heart was broken for 2 little girls in a far away land, one who has her family there & another looks like she will have a family. You want to know why? This is why I do what I do. This is Katerina with her Mom. It makes me sick but their is hope still in her.

Its the Truth, these are REAL kids, in REAL orphanages.
Heres Liliana who is 11, YES SHE IS THAT OLD & SADLY WEIGHS 10 POUNDS. She is being commited to soon.

I am still heartbroken for them but glad their still may be hope for them! Please continue to pray for them! Its with my Warriors heart, that I Thank You for all you do & continue to do to support my efforts for both of the girls! I am writing from my heart, As a warrior (or anyone!) to a Reeces Rainbow child no person ever wants to see the words I HAVE BEEN TRANSFERED or any photo like those above. So its from my heart that I ask you to please pray for the girls health & safety. Please don't feel presured into donating a prize for Celines Shoot for the Stars Giveaway, but know that I am very thankful to those who do & those who are praying for it to be a success! I really want the giveaway to be a success first of all, & if possible BIG but I will leave that up to God. This one warrior who will do ANYTHING possible to help fundraise for Celine or Cora Lynne to come home to loving families! Please spread the word about my blog, our facebook fan page For the Love of Celine & Cora Lynne, share their links on fb, & PRAY FOR THEM TO FIND FAMILIES! They have been waiting so LONG. If you are thinking about adopting on Reeces Rainbow, consider one of these girls! Celine has a pretty good size grant (plus me fundraising!) but only for so long before she would get moved to the older girls page. She has a $5,327.80 grant! To me thats HUGE! The goal for the Giveaway is so that maybe the financial barrier can be taken away, which means to raise a FULL grant. In her Country, I have heard is VERY HIGH COST, POSSIBLY $48,000. How could we ever raise that amount? No clue, but NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD! For Cora Lynne, she has $2,148.70 grant so not as much as Celine but every little bit helps plus a warrior who will gladly fundraise for her too!

An Update on the change campaign

Wow, I just got back my 1st batch of change for Celine & now we are up to $36.16 raised! I have 11 other friends who have joined me in my quest, some doing their own jars, some spreading the word, & some praying!
Like I said in my post yesterday, I THANK EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING MY EFFORTS!!! Celine is LOVED BY SO MANY!! Without the donations of prizes for the giveaway, donations to her grant, prayers, & encouragement I could never have started this blog or for that matter continue to do so!! Celines Shoot for the Stars Giveaway is going to Rock! If we get her to a full grant before the end of the month I might consider adding Cora Lynne & a family adopting through Reeces Rainbow. (I know who, but I am not going to say)
So please read my posts below & if you have something to donate let me know soon!