Posing for Channel 9 news although you couldn't see Princess4 on the broadcastThis past weekend we were working at the Alex's Lemonade Stand at Hy-Vee in St. Joe. It was a lot of fun also! We worked Friday and Saturday and met a lot of nice people and raised alot of money!
Selling lemonade
Princess4, J2 and new friend Sadie
On Friday we met a family with a little boy -16 months -who was just diagnosed (at the age of 13 months-Princess4 was 15 months) with neuroblastoma at the beginning of March (almost exactly 3 years after Princess 4's diagnosis) and we were able to share our story of healing and hope with them. I was able to visit with the mother of this sweet little boy and share with her my experiences, give her a hug, and tell her I will be praying for her little boy and for her. On Saturday one of the other ladies at the stand told me the mother of this little boy had said how great it was to be able to talk to me and to see Princess4-in all her healthy/orneriness. It seems like it was just yesterday I was that frightened mommy not knowing what was going to happen next. When the Mozer family asked which stand we would like to work at this year I said either St. Joe or Liberty it didn't make any difference to me, but it just seemed to work out for us to be at St. Joe. Now I think I know why. God intended for us to be there to meet this family and share with them, pray for them, and to give them HOPE! (edited) when I went back and read this I didn't like it so I wanted to add that he only true HOPE we can have is through Christ! At the time I told the Mozer's I would work at St. Joe this little boy hadn't even been diagnosed yet but God knew and already had His plan in motion.
The grand total for all the stands in the KC Metro area was over $87,000! (St. Joe raised over $2800). When all the late donations come in and all the corporate sponsor donations come in and everything is said and done the grand total to be used for pediatric cancer research for local kids is expected to be about $125,000.00!!!!!!
Saturday after the stand we camped out at Wallace State Park at Cameron. 
It was a nice evening and the kids had a great time (for the most part). Princess4 got her toe smashed in the door of the camper and ripped off her toe nail...pretty gross and sore (but a good reason to be a pampered princess which she is always looking for...gotta love her!)
We did a lot of hiking, mostly back and forth to the bathroom but none the less hiking. And we cooked over the campfire. Gram and Micah stayed with us and a good time was had by all.
Since returning home we have been trying to rest up and heal up the hurt toe and I have been studying like a maniac for a math test which I took this morning. Glad it is over with. 3 more tests, a handfull of assignments, a semester project-which is 17 pages of word problems-yuck, and a final-double yuck!! then I will have 1 class down!
Until later!
Love,
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