Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2008. Mattie was home between treatments and received this adorable turkey hat from his school counselor. This has to be my favorite Thanksgiving photo of Mattie.
Ironically when you look at this photo, doesn't Mattie look happy? He was truly remarkable, because most of us in his condition wouldn't be smiling or even able to smile. To me this photo captures the spirit and inner beauty of Mattie.
Quote of the day: You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things which you think you cannot do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Peter and I spent part of the day working on creating our Foundation's Annual Fund letter. Every December Mattie Miracle sends out a letter and small gift to all of our loyal supporters. Our Annual Fund is very important and helps us maintain our operational budget. We wanted a new look for our letter and mailing and have been working on this for a bit. Hopefully by next week this letter will go to print and next weekend we will work on assembling 500 envelopes to be mailed to supporters.
Sunny just loves his outdoor time and walking in the woods. While walking, we came across two large woodpeckers. You can't miss these fellows, because when they hit wood with their beaks, it makes a very large thump! Can you see one of the woodpeckers on the ground? He has a tuft of red on his head.
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Eleanor Roosevelt was correct, we must look fear in the face for it is the only way to gain strength & courage. Children with Cancer find strength that many adults would lack the ability to do. Mattie's smile through all his treatment time is always inspiring! His smile challenges those who see his many pictures with smiles to look beyond the fear at least for a moment and give it all we got. This, we learn, from a young boy who fought a horrible cancer!
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