My Jessie Journal:: Hi Sweet Pea, it’s daddy! I want to ask, “How are you?” and get a response so bad. To hear your voice…to see you smile…to hold your hand. WOW, that would simply be amazing. Why is miss you to the moon and back, I’m thankful I get to tell your story…stuff your jars…help other kids smile on a weekly basis. I love this picture of you making your first set of JoyJars. All because of your we have sent out over 130,000. We just got the opportunity to send close to 20,000 to Ronald McDonald Houses. WOW!
I’m actually writing this from Denver where we are teaming up with Anthem to make some amazing JoyJars today and then deliver them to Rocky Mountain Children’s hospital tomorrow with some All-Stars. We hope someday to have a full blown JoyFactory in Denver…where the community can come weekly and make JoyJars…I just need to find a way to raise the funds. It’s been a hard pill to swallow hearing people say “no thanks” to donating so we can lease a small space and create the factory. I use to get mad because I felt when people said “no” to me they were saying they didn’t believe in YOU. I have learned over the past four years of trying to raise money people just have different passions. I’ll keep asking for you and the kids=))). Eventually they will see the amazing opportunity to help “cure a bad day” for only $20.
The “hard pill” this week was realizing, when JT went to get his paperwork for 9th grade, you are not getting to have an amazing senior year. You did so well is school and I just know you would have done so well in high school. Growing up mommy and I had always thought it was great how Shaya, you and JT’s ages allowed you to have a sibling in high school. Unfortunately cancer robbed that opportunity from Shaya and JT. It also robbed you of so much! I’m so sorry Jess…I know it’s not my fault but I always wonder… “Did I do something that cause you to get cancer?” There was no history of cancer in our home…so something had to have caused it. I just wish I knew what it was.
I LUB you so much Jess!!! I can’t wait to share your stuff and stuff your JoyJars today…
xoxo,
daddy
