In Good Company

So much is going on lately, yes its due to the end of the school year.  We are at the end of 3rd grade, 8th grade, 3rd year at College and High School Graduation!!! Wohoo!  We have successfully had 3 children graduate high school and be accepted into a University! We are so proud of our kids, I'm gushing I know. It always seems to sneak up on you, once Spring Break is done the time rushes by and before you know it, your sitting in a crowd of proud parents cheering on these Graduating Seniors success.  As always life goes on and moves forward.

A couple of months ago I was asked to be a speaker at our local American Cancer Society Relay for Life 24 hour event.  I was very humbled and excited to have this opportunity.  So Sunday was the big day, I was to speak to all those who had spent the night after 24 hours of walking, fundraising and having fun.  I arrived with my family and thought to myself  "how many people are really going to be there and listen to what I have to say".  Well there were many and they were so excited to take that final lap of the event.  I was to speak to this amazing group of people who had raised over $400,000.00 for ACS.  These are self motivating, caring, supporting, compassionate people who spend 12 months preparing and raising money for Cancer research, patient care and many more support activities and events that ACS offer's.

As I took the stage I felt totally in my element, I knew this is what I should be doing.  I wasn't nervous at all, I was really excited to be able to share a bit about my story but more so, I was able to rally the supporters in asking for another 12 months of hard labor of love of Relay For Life work.  I asked for a show of hands in the crowd of who were Cancer Survivors, there were a few compared to the number of 100's that were in front of me.  I felt that the few of us Survivors were in good company with all those who care so much.  I have a good feeling about public speaking and striving to be a motivational speaker!

So the funny part of all this is I received an email asking for a picture of myself and my Bio.  I really wasn't paying attention so I took one of myself and then wrote something as in Third Person.  After I arrived at the Relay for Life I see they had a special insert from our local newspaper all on the weekend long ACS Event. As I am thumbing through it looking for what vendors were there and what the activities would be I see my silly picture in large print!  I thought to myself "Oh my, what did I do"?  There was my bio and the pictures I had submitted.  I just have to laugh and pay more attention to what my emails read...ha ha.