Tuesday night I was invited to attend the Bonita vs. Walnut varsity volleyball game that was dedicated to women who fight breast cancer. I was honored to attend the event, and especially honored that one of the star players invited me. It was a vision of pink everywhere you looked. The high school guys looked especially handsome in their bright pink t-shirts. It was very impressive to see such amazing support by our youth.
I was especially proud of the young woman, Allie LaPierre, who was instrumental in organizing this event through the Side-Out Foundation. The match was called "Dig Pink", and the Bonita Girls Volleyball raised $2,000 last night! It absolutely warmed my heart that so many young adults would step out of their world, and look at a cause with such compassion. When they asked everyone to stand up that knows a woman with breast cancer, there was nobody sitting.
This amazing act of kindness that I saw last night is really a call that is made over and over in the Bible. We need to look beyond ourselves and be ready to make a difference. Sometimes making a difference can be overwhelming. How can we make a dent in something so huge? I think it starts small with a lemonade stand for Tsunami Victims. It grows with each step at a Walk for Hope. The money raised last night may be just the thing to help some researcher somewhere crack the code of why breast cancer is an epidemic across the world.
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4
Love is an action word. It is God's desire for us to take action and show His love to others. If we could all do small acts of kindness, just think about what kind of world we would have. You might want to pray that God prompts your heart in a way that you will feel led to make a difference somewhere.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God. 1John 4:7,8
With Love,
Sandy
P.S. A quick update - I was to start my second round of chemo yesterday, but my white blood cells were too low. I am having to do the Neuprogen shots 3x a week, every week (instead of only two weeks). The hair loss has slowed to around a dozen in the morning. Thankfully, the shots are being delivered to my house. Lori Hollar is helping me out, and there are many other wonderful nurse friends available.
