Contest Of Cuties In Honor Of Camden Lee.

On Thursday 8/15/13  my mom shared a story with me of a young woman just a year older than Alyssa and I (Kaitlyn).   She’s a single expecting mother named Katie.  She’s expecting a  VERY special baby boy who is going to be born without legs and only his upper arms.   

She writes this one her Facebook page:

“I am trying to raise money for my baby boy’s medical expenses, I am on Tricare and the moment he is born it will not cover him at all, so I don’t know what expenses I will have with him being high-risk and disabled. I am also trying to raise money for Camden’s prosthetic arms, as they cost thousands and thousands of dollars and any other items for his use. I want to go ahead and thank everyone in advance for any donations made!! It means so much to me, and for what has already been donated, I am speechless. I feel truly blessed!!”

Alyssa and I really want to help Katie and her son, Camden Lee.   If you know anything about the two of us girls you know that we love children with special needs and disabilities.  This is our opportunity to help bless precious little Camden and his mom!

We’re going to support Katie and Camden 100 percent!

So in honor of Camden we’re opening a very special PHOTO CONTEST!! 

Here’s some helpful information on how you can enter your little guy or gal:

Q: Who can enter? 

A: We are looking for kids of all ages!  Special needs or no special needs!  

Q:How much does it cost?

$5 per photo.  You can enter as many of your children as you would like.  BUT you cannot enter the same child more than once.     

Q: How does it work?  

We’ll post all of the photos onto our Facebook page, which ever photo get’s the most “LIKES” (Thumbs up) will win! 

Q: What’s the prize? 

The FIRST PLACE WINNER WILL GET A $15 GIFT CARD TO WALMART! :) 

The second place winner of the photo contest will be the shining  facebook cover (made into a fitting banner, of course!) of our page!  And the parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or whoever you may like will get a custom made banner of that special photo JUST FOR THEIR FACEBOOK COVER! :)  

Q: How long will the contest last? 

The contest will run for 1 week, once we have enough entries. 

After you donate the $5 entree fee please,

SEND YOUR PHOTO TO US @  ChosentToBless@hotmail.com 

* When you send us your photo please tell us the name of the child, their age and their favorite food! :)

*All of the money from this contest WILL BE DONATED TO KATIE AND CAMDEN*  

So please please enter and share share share this fundraiser!!  We would love to get as much money raised for them as possible!!

You can also visit Katie’s Facebook page by clicking here!  :) 

Thanks for reading!

*DONATE ENTREE FEE TO THE DONATION BOX BELOW.*

Fresh Start and...Oh Hey! We're back!

Friends!  We've moved back to the blog!  Yes, you read that right.  We will no longer be using the website, and will from now on be posting on here as well as our Facebook page.  

You are probably wondering why we would make such a drastic change, only to change back a few months later.  Well I am here to explain, and let you in on what God has been doing in our hearts!  Ready? Lets go! 

In the beginning of 2012 we had a huge, and rather successful fundraiser for the Herrington family, we raised $1,360 for this family who was adopting a little girl from Ukraine.  It was the biggest achievement that Chosen To Bless had achieved so far.  We were over joyed and happy that God allowed us to bless this family, with nothing more then a blog post and some small donated prizes!  That fundraiser made Kaitlyn and I feel like we could accomplish anything, and raise even the biggest amount of money.  So with the next fundraiser we set our sights high, and lost sight of shore.  Constantly we told ourselves that "We can do this because God will provide!" now don't get me wrong or misunderstand me...God will provide IF you are doing His will that He has planned for your life.  He will provide all that you need IF you are doing as He has asked you.  With that said...Back to my story! 

With every fundraiser we had huge expectations, those expectations never became a reality, sadly.   So we figured "Maybe we need better prize.  Then people would be sure to donate!"  so we found some donors and got ourselves an iPad to auction off.   We were ecstatic and just like before...we had expectations.   (I am no way saying that having expectations is bad, because it not and it can be a good thing!)   As we waited and shared the fundraiser occasionally we slowly started to loose sight of why we were raising this money.  We ended up raising nearly $1,000 with that iPad, and were surely convinced that the two of us could do anything as long as we had "the right prizes" then we could draw people in and get them to give money.  So with the next fundraiser what do you think we did?  If you guessed: that we bought an iPad, had high expectations, and felt like the two of us could move mountains with our bare hands.  Then you guessed right.  

You see the issues with this "We can do anything, and raise any money...as long as we have these prizes and this website, and this, and this, and this." is that with out God?  None of this would be ours, none of this would be possible.  He is the one who makes all things good, and who deserves all the praise!  For months we had gotten so caught up in the "right prizes" and having all the "right things" that we lost sight of who made this all possible!  It's God, He is the one that gave us the iPad, the blog, and not to mention 6,000 FANTASTIC and SUPPORTIVE followers!  It was all HIM!   Kaitlyn and I were CHOSEN TO BLESS because He CHOSE US!   We don't need fancy prizes, or a fancy site, to bless these families!  All we need is God, each other and you guys!  :)  

It stinks that it took us so long to realize this but we are excited, and blessed to have this "fresh start".  We are more then ready for the next couple of months!  Really quickly I will give you guys an itty bitty look into the next few months! ;)   Angel Tree sign ups are in a few weeks, October is Down syndrome Awareness Month, and then November and December and Angel Tree fundraising months!  A lot of SUPER awesome things are coming up!  

Thank you guys so much for sticking with us on this insane, and crazy journey.  We love ALL OF YOU, and are thankful that you guys are willing to support us and the adopting families!  

We Moved!

If you're a follower on here you might have noticed we haven't updated in a while! And I'll tell you why that's so because if you don't follow us on Facebook you probably wouldn't know that, we moved!  We officially have a website now!  But don't worry!  We can still blog! ;)  It a site/blog kind of thing.  We're holding a GIANT fundraiser over there now!  

We're currently trying to add a subscribe button to the site so keep checking back, for now just bookmark it!  

The site link is....

CHOSEN TO BLESS | 4Girls4Christ.COM

Click the link to go check out the new site!!  Thanks for following!  It means the world to us! 

Winners Of The Giveaway!!

So first off we would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that helped this family out!  From the people who entered, to the wonderful people that donated items!  It is truly a blessing to have such wonderful people around us!   We raised $115 for the Quiambao Family!! You all that shared, prayed, and entered this giveaway helped get this family one step closer to their boys!  We thank you for that!!  Now, on to the winners!  I will hopefully be sending out emails tomorrow evening or Sunday. :)

**NOTE: WINNERS WERE CHOSEN USING RANDOM.ORG** 

Vintage Bulgarian Necklace - Donated by the Tanquary Family - Winner: Rhonda C.

4 Handmade Bags - Donated by Debbie S. -
Bag #1. Susan C.
Bag #1. Rhonda C.
Bag #3. Stacey L.
Bag #4. Susan C.

Brand New Relic Watch - Donated by Stephanie W. - Winner: Carin V.

2 Knitted Hats - Donated by Stephanie W. - Winner: Todd S.

Baby Pink Hair Clippy - Donated by Becoming Love - Rhonda C.

"Hope", "Live, Laugh Love" Necklace Pendants - Donated by Christiana - Winner: Christa B.

"Precious", "Glamour" Necklace Pendants - Donated by Christiana - Winner: Susan C.

Hat & Scarf Set - Donated by Christy - Winner: Stacey L.

Custom Facebok Banner - Donated by Kaitlyn's Cute Designs - Winner: Rhonda C.

Origami Owl $50 Coupon - Donated by Debbie R. - Winner: Carin V.


So it looks like those are all of our winners! I will be sending emails out this weekend, so keep an eye our for an email from 'PrayerWarriorsOfGod@Hotmail.com'  Thank you again for entering and keep checking back for our new fundraisers coming up!