Kindle Fire Drawing!!!!!!!

First of all, how can we ever thank you all for your amazing support? You donated, you shared our story with your friends, you cheered us on and you prayed for us. You love Bella and you did whatever you could to help bring her home to us. We can not possibly put our gratitude into words. We love you all.

Old friends, new friends, and even complete strangers came together and we raised over $1,400 to help bring our beautiful daughter, Bella Elise, home from China!

And now, without further ado, what you all really want to know.....

Who won?!?!?!?!?!?

Well, to keep things fair, I had a non-reading, fairy tale princess draw the winning name from the basket.

Please excuse her morning hairdo.





After a good mixing and shaking, we were ready to draw.





Hmmmm..... Whoever will it be?

Drumroll, please......






And.... Here is the winner..... It is.........




Upside down!!!!!! Oopsies!!!!!!!






There, that's better!

CONGRATULATIONS, LORI INGBER!!!!!!!!!!!




Hooray!!!!!

Congratulations Lori, and many thanks to you and everyone else who entered this drawing!

Watch for more fun ways to help Bring Home Bella in early 2013. And don't forget our Origami Owl Fundraiser, happening right now!

Origami Owl Fundraiser!

Now through December 31, shop for beautiful lockets, charms and other jewelry at http://shannonschoon.origamiowl.com/index.cfm and then forward your completed order, AND MENTION IT IS FOR "REIMER ADOPTION", otherwise we will not get credit for it, to owl@peaceofmindjewelry.com

Thank you for your help in bringing Bella home! ♥

****Please order by December 10th for Christmas delivery!****

Kindle Fire Giveaway!!!!

Our first fundraiser for Bringing Home Bella is starting today and will run through November 30, 2012.

We are giving away a brand new Kindle Fire HD!!!!!!  (16GB, Valued at $199.)

Here is how it will work.  One donation of $10 will get you one ticket for the drawing.  $25 will get you THREE tickets for the drawing.  $35 will get you four tickets, $50 gets you six, and so on and so forth. 

If you enter this drawing and then share about it on your Facebook page, please comment here and you will get one additional entry per week that you share on Facebook!

Click on the ChipIn on the side bar to enter.  If you are uncomfortable entering online, you can message me and we will work out something else!

Thank you to all who are supporting Bella whether it be by participating in this giveaway or through your thoughts and prayers!!!

Introducing.... Bella Elise!!!!

We are so thrilled to be on this journey to China and our sweet daughter Bella!

Our journey to Bella has not been easy.  We first heard about Bella in April.  We quickly fell in love with her sweet smile and her gentle spirit.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were not able to proceed with adopting her at that time.  We thought of her and prayed for her often over the summer months.  And in August, we were given another opportunity to ask China for permission to bring her home to our family.  We received Pre-Approval (PA) on August 17th and have been busy with paperwork ever since!

Bella was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.  She has worked really hard and is overcoming these extra challenges with the amazing love and care given to her by the angels who run the Starfish Foster Home.  They literally saved her life and continue to nurture her and love her until we can go and bring her home.

We can not WAIT to hold her, kiss her sweet cheeks and welcome her home to her forever family!