My dear friend Angela Lounds-Singleton participated in a 22 mile bike ride today in my honor. For most who do not know I am walking through the second time around with breast cancer and this time I am terminal. I feel so blessed to have people in my life who do things like this. She is also the one who has two kids that are just adorable and like to have water gun fights with this old lady. Please stop by her page and tell her thank you for me please.
Here is one link that shows what today was about.
If you go to this link, you will see they also have posted some pics of todays events.
Here friend Dorothy McCawley who rode with her, is herself also a Breast Cancer Survivor. It makes me happy that those who have been through breast cancer themselves, can give back so much. Thanks Dorothy. Please stop by her page and thank her also.
Sarah Russo is another friend of Angela's who rode. Please stop by her page and thank her also for riding for those of us who deal with breast cancer.
I just want to thank all 3 of these ladies for participating in such a selfless act on behalf of many who are affected by cancer. Angela, I want to thank you as a friend who means so much to me for riding. You have opened your home and your heart and allowed me to enjoy your lovely kids and allowed me to be a kid with them as well. I do not know if you know how much it means to me, to have those water fun fights with your kids as well as any of the neighborhood kids who show up. Your kids are so well mannered and that is so hard to see in this day and age. You are doing such a wonderful job raising them with morals and values. I hope you feel proud of the job you are doing. And the fact that you picked this bike ride to do in my honor, just brings tears to me. I cry as I write this. Not for saddness, but rather with joy knowing that you care so deeply for me as a person. I cannot wait to see the pink ribbon you recieved for your ride. I know you were not feeling so well, but you still went out there like a trooper and finished the race.
1 Corinthians 9:24 (Complete Jewish Bible)
Don’t you know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one wins the prize? So then, run to win!
Angela, You are a winner in my book. It does not matter if you came in first, or last. You are a winner. Your a blessings sister and again I want to thank you and the rest of the riders who rode for me and for all the millions who still live with breast cancer. When my time comes for YHWH to take me home, I want to be able to say as Timothy said in:
2 Timothy 4:6-8 (Complete Jewish Bible)
(6) For as for me, I am already being poured out on the altar; yes, the time for my departure has arrived. (7) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (8) All that awaits me now is the crown of righteousness which the Lord, “the Righteous Judge,” will award to me on that Day — and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for him to appear.
I look at my life today and think of how blessed I am to have so many friends who deeply care for me and honor me in so many ways. I struggle each day with so many things, and yet my friends refuse to let me feel sorry for myself. Yes, they allow me to cry when I need to. But no one lets me stay there for too long. No one allows me to get to the point of depression. And no one allows me to get to the point where they allow me to walk away from my faith, and on that day when YHWH says it is time to go home, I can proudly say: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. And I can only do this, as my friends keep me focused on all that YHWH has done in my life and how much he loves me. Thank you for reminding me of that today Angela. I love you and I thank you for thinking of me. Blessings to you my friend, and to your friends who took time out of their lives to think of me and others who live everyday with cancer.
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