The camp that was meant to be

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About a month before Charlotte got sick, Brian and I were at a special benefit for The Methodist Home for Children with some friends and we won a silent auction bid for a week at Grow, a local Preschool that was having a week of summer camp for preschoolers. When the time came, Charlotte couldn’t go. She was in active treatment, fighting cancer, and so we gifted it to a neighbor to go instead. This winter, we went to the same benefit and won the same silent auction item: a week of Preschool summer camp at Grow in our town of Apex NC. The owner and director of Grow, Julia, was sitting at our table and we all just beamed thinking of what it meant for Charlotte to get to do this.

It’s kind of a “pinch me yes this is really happening” moment. Although she’s been battling what seems like back to back colds and even came down with an ear infection that has seemed to really hinder her hearing recently, she is soaring. She is living up this time and creating such a positive impact in the world as she does. Charlotte is hope. Charlotte is evidence of God’s love and grace. Charlotte has a story that continues to be written as we witness all that we are. I was lucky to share her today with a family who really needed it. They are having a tough time and their little boy, Nathan, whom I’ve written about before, needs so many prayers as he fights Neuroblastoma that has so suddenly and aggressively returned after he finished treatment. I hope and like to think that when I share some of Charlotte’s story and where she is right now, it keeps the story of hope alive and real. Every day I think about how we could put to use our lives, our gifts, our blessings, Charlotte’s journey and her story to make something, anything, better in this world. To help or inspire or spread hope. It’s an on going process inside that is still forming. What can we do? What should we do?

But for now, for this week y’all, our baby girl helps pack her little backpack and with such pride heads to 1/2 day Preschool camp to learn and play with some new friends. She gets to keep going, keep moving. Thank you God❤️🌈

Camp

Ready for whatever

Cheering on the swim team


Ballet camp recital

Meeting Miss NC Peach Queen at Farmers Market. C in awe “she’s a real queen?!” 😆

Dress-Up play  up with her good friend and neighbor Addy 

Ballet and Nana Schuey and Poppy 

Tubing!

Rock climbing with Dad and Parker

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