The Story of a Haircut

Once upon a time,

there was a mommy with long hair.

Not "lasso the dog" long, but still long.

This momma knew there were little girls who were fighting cancer.

Little girls who have lost their hair.

And she couldn't imagine her babies being forced to fight that battle.

So she did the one thing she knew she could do to help.

She cut 10 inches off her hair.

And mailed it to the amazing people at Locks of Love.

So that, somewhere, a little girl fighting cancer can concentrate on fighting the cancer rather than being self-conscious.

And, since this mommy had NEVER EVER EVER dyed her hair, her very brave and wonderful friend volunteered for the task.  Yes, this is the same friend that the mommy wrote about here.  She really is that good of a friend.

The two friends even made a special trip to Wal-Mart to pick out the color.

The mommy never knew just how many options of hair color there are.

It was slightly overwhelming.

They ended up choosing one that was not quite Marilyn Monroe, but still lighter than the original.

And, wouldn't you know it?  Some of the mommy's natural red highlights just came popping out!

The mommy was very happy with the new strawberry color.  All of her friends agreed that the new cut and color was just as spunky as her personality.

But, most important to the mommy was the knowledge that somewhere there will be a little girl with hope and a full head of blond hair.