Rise up to the challenge!

Today starts National Down Syndrome Month, which I am so proud to say I have a sister born with that extra gene! Its also someones birthday this month who has touched my heart, in a far away country a girl will not be celebrating her 6th birthday with cake or presents. Celine has no family to celebrate with, no person to treasure her for who she is on her Birthday. In honor of both events I am raising up a challenge, you know how every blog has an author well I am challenging you. The goal to raise the Giveaway chipin to $1,000 which will then put Cora Lynne to benefit from the Shoot for the Stars Giveaway but theirs a catch, to give anothers "ransom" so the blog author, Me can speak again. I know I took this idea from someone else but revamped it a tad. In other words you will see NO BLOG POSTS FROM ME NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES! So if something Good happens to Celine or Cora Lynne, mums the word til that chipin is up to $1,000! Please blog, facebook, do whatever it takes to set our blogs author free!!!



Go visit Celines Shoot For The Stars Giveaway to see the awesome prizes you could win by helping us & freeing our warrior friend! Oh & our blog author kindly asks that you leave a comment on that post stating if you donated, shared, etc. One more thing she encourages you to go see Courageous this weekend & leave a comment of what you thought about it on this post & she will give you another free entry. MUMs the WORD TIL THEN! Edited to add, she has a very special interview with one of her favorite inspiring bloggers, Patti from A Perfect Lily but she does not want to release it til she is set FREE!!!

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