Good morning!

I know I shared some photos yesterday, but I haven’t yet shared my experience from the Flashes of Hope benefit.

Aside from getting to meet and chat with players and folks from the Cleveland Browns and Cavs, my highlight of the evening was playing with the kiddos. I had the pleasure of hanging out with Kaleb, who enthusiastically shared his plans for Halloween (dressing up as some WWE wrestler) and got a big kick out of my makeup. Each one of the kids was thrilled to be up on stage as they danced and posed in the spotlight with confidence and infectious glee. Some of them are still fighting cancer, others are recovering and the lucky ones are celebrating the fight they’ve won. Looking out among their smiling faces, I couldn’t tell the difference. But one thing I know for sure is that they don’t take a single day for granted and celebrating life with them will go down as one of my favorite memories this year — it certainly helped put things in perspective.

So once again, let’s all take a few moments to recognize everything we’re thankful for this week. We deserve it.

This week, I’m thankful for:

Hope

Maxi dresses

New clothes

Candlelight

A child’s laughter

Vanilla Biscotti coffee

Lunch dates

Extra time with my little man

Fuzzy blankets

Hugs from the Mister

Bathtime

What are you thankful for this week?