Shaving my head for St.Baldrick's has been on my heart for about a year and recently I started praying about it and basically said "God if this is something you're calling me to do send me a sign" and Friday I received their annual report in the mail that told what the kids want to be when they grow up, let's give them that chance.

I have decided to be obedient not just because God has asked me to but because I am SO blessed to have a healthy baby and reading the stories about these kiddos who have to worry about chemo rather than scraping their knee on the playground just doesn't even make sense. I can't wrap my head around any of it. Growing my hair back is going to take me about two years, which at this point is just a blink of an eye. Some of these kids don't even live to see two. I can give them two years of short hair to hopefully give one little boy or girl one more day.

I have also decided to do this because I work with breast cancer patients and it always amazes me how women come out of an appointment where they just found out they have to have chemo and instead of being concerned for their health, they are sad about losing their hair. We put SO much stock in our hair and what other people define as beauty. I'm going to do more than just tell those women "bald is beautiful", I'm going to act on my words.

I am shaving 20 inches off in honor of sweet baby Isabella from Parker who died of leukemia as an infant and also in honor of Jack, my dear friend's son who died of leukemia 5 years ago at 13. I simply ask that you donate even $5 and help us end childhood cancer and let these babies live the lives children are supposed to live.

"The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps"