Mixed Nuts: Telethon time

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Telethon time

Today the district is buzzing to get ready for the telethon tomorrow. The high school is having their dress rehearsal all day today, and the schools are anxious to see "Finley on TV" tomorrow. We are so excited for this telethon and what it means for our RDH12 Fund this year. We have no words to express how grateful we are that we were chosen for this event.

So please watch the telethon. It will be on Thursday morning from 9am-12pm. And it will be repeated daily for the week of Christmas from 7pm-11pm. You can watch it on the internet by going HERE:

www.ustream.tv/channel/vsen18

And if you want to call in and make a donation, you call THIS number:

860-345-0690

Credit cards are being accepted - you can call in and make your donation like that.

The telethon will be fun to watch - they will have talent, and special visitors, and contest. The kids have worked so hard. I can't wait to see it all put together tomorrow.

Today is Arlington's last day of school until after break. So the whole family will be with us tomorrow for the telethon, as well as another RDH12 family - the Fiore's. Please visit "Bella's Buddies" HERE. (click on here to see their site) And the Pryor family made a video of their family and how they feel for the telethon that will be aired. So RDH12 will have many faces tomorrow. Cute ones at that.

Please visit www.finleyfighters.com and rdh12.org. Learn about LCA. Learn what having this means for Finley and other kids like her.

This Christmas we are thankful for a lot of things. Our health is good, we have a warm house, and presents under the tree. But above all that, we are thankful that Finley still has her sight. And that she has so many Fighters that are helping us make it so that she will always have it.

This time of year, I put things in perspective. We all get crazy around the holidays. Things don't go as planned. We don't get to see everyone we want to and wrap our arms around all of our loved ones. Pies get burned. Dinner doesn't taste as good as you hoped. But I don't let those things get in the way because of the shoes we have to walk in as a family. We are devastated with Finley's diagnosis, and even though we put on a brave front, we know what is coming for our little girl without a cure. So the little things just don't matter as much. I shrug my shoulders and remember what is truly important to me.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything all of you have done for Finley and our family this year. Mat and I would not feel so empowered if we didn't have the backing of our (1000) new friends.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Hannakauh, Happy Kwanza, and Happy Holidays!

Since Saturday is Christmas, you will not be hearing from me unless the day turns into a sugar crash early for the kids. So I will update on Sunday or Tuesday.