Motivation March: Childhood Cancers

As callings in life go... I'm a youth minister. But what many don't know about me is that from a very young age I had a nurturing personality. I loved children even when I was one. One of my earliest memories is of holding my little nephew Jarrod in my arms, looking down, so proud that this little baby was MY NEPHEW.  As I got older I only got more nurturing. Then when my dad was sick with Leukemia and my mother had a broken arm (he was diagnosed in feb 2001, she broke her arm in may 2001) I was the only person that lived in the home that could take care of them. In college I was known as Mama Nea or Mama Squires by a very large number of friends, and then once I graduated I gained others who now call me Mama.

I love children. I help my best friend with her two kids, and helping children has been something that's always been important to me. Working with kids and teens is one of the best parts of my life. So because of this...

My heart breaks in half when I hear of a child who has cancer. Most of the children with Cancer that I've met or know of are the bravest little warriors that I've ever met. They are strong, they are forces to be reckoned with and some of the most positive people in existence. But they have days where they are weary, when they need those around them to help give them their strength back.

Childhood cancers are scary, heartbreaking, and just almost impossible to imagine.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers

Some my favorite movies are: November Christmas, The Heart Of Christmas, Letters to God, and Miracle of the Cards. All of these movies are about Children with Cancer. Watch them...but make sure you have tissues on hand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iwOFpgNELE
That being said support St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital. They do AMAZING work. Support these Children.

http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f87d4c2a71fca210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD