Memorial Locks

Next week marks the year anniversary of our dear friend Sarah being in the arms of Jesus after bravely battling breast cancer.  Sarah and Dave were the first influences in our lives to show us how beautifully God can knit together a multi-cultural family through adoption.  Parents to the gorgeous Bella, we saw in their home first hand that love really is thicker than blood, and "color" within the family only makes life more interesting.  I remember Sarah's boisterous laugh, her servant heart, and her priceless advice as we began tip toeing around the idea of adopting... in her words... "cocoa babies".   There are countless times I have wanted to pick up the phone over the past year to lament, rejoice, and question Sarah about our her own adoption process and how her and Dave coped with all the ups and downs.  We have missed her.  A lot.

 
Remembering Sarah today, I decided to do go for a big change in her honor.....and donate these locks to precious women like her who are fighting the courageous battle against cancer.

Originally, I wanted to donate my hair to Locks of Love or Wigs for Kids until I discovered that the minimum hair donation was 10-12 inches.  I really didn't want to have to go bald to make the donation before the weather warms up, so I opted instead to go for Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program.  They only require an 8 inch donation, which was just enough for me to keep a little hair on this head and still give a hearty donation towards a wig for cancer patients.

I've got my package all ready to send off to Pantene containing my memorial locks and tribute to dear Sarah.  It should arrive on April 4th, on her one year homecoming with Jesus.

Please remember to pray for the cancer patients in your life... they are all around you, I promise. 

"I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visted me, I was in prison and you came to me......Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." 

Matthew 25:36, 40