Ronald McDonald House

One of my little precious flower girls is in three years of remission from cancer. Ever since her dad told me about her story, she has been very inspiring to me. I don't want to sound all mushy or anything but when I look at her, it is crazy to think that she, at 7 years old, has already been through more than I probably ever will in my life. She is a strong, happy, beautiful little girl with one false eye. She plays soccer, does gymnastics, is a brownie, and takes dance classes, and alot more. Sometimes I try to imagine what it would be like with only one eye to see out of, and I just couldn't imagine it. She does it all, and she is again, so inspiring.

Any whoo! When she did have cancer, her and her family lived in a Ronald McDonald house while she got better and still had to be close to the hospital. Even though that probably wasn't their ideal place to stay, it was probably the best choice.

Charlotte just opened their Ronald McDonald house about 2 weeks ago. Taylor's dad, Chris was invited to the grand opening. When he walked in the first thing he saw was Taylor's picture up on the wall. As they went through and toured the house, Chris then discovered that they named a room after Taylor (Taylor's Room)! He was so surprised! He also got to talk to the owner of all the Ronald McDonald houses, and he asked Chris how Taylor was doing. Chris was so surprised that he knew her name.

I asked Chris if "outside" people could go see it, and normally they cant, but they made an exception. I went with Chris, Taylor and Chandler and looked around. It was so surreal. Families come to live there in such a nice facility, but not to enjoy themselves. Every family there is hurting for one reason or another. Its not a good thing if you are there.

I am very thankful that I was able to go see what it was all about. I'm glad that there is such a thing so that families can have a few less things to worry about when they already are worrying about so many other things. Whenever I get a chance to donate to an organization, it will always be the Ronald McDonald house. You should too!