Calling All Army Wives: Help Us Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness | myLifetime.com

Calling All Army Wives: Help Us Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness myLifetime.com


They are looking for a real life Army Wife helping others fight like a girl

Check this out!!! This will be so good for Cindy's Hope Chest. It will just take a minute to email above about me. Here is my info:) Please and thanks

fighting like a girl


Cindy Summers
http://armygirlsx4.blogspot.com
www.cindyshopechest.org
pobox 1215
indian trail nc 28079
7042771489

Doctors.....3months

So yesterday my oncologist had an allergic reaction to Gogi berries. One of her patients gave her some and she ate a handful and she ended up in the infusion room right along side of the cancer patients. Well my apt was canceled obviously. I was like what!! Like I am the only the matters... of course not:) I am happy to say she is better today and I was able to see her this morning. It is amazing how nervous and sick I feel a week leading up to this day. Will I always feel this way??? I think I will. How do I go from believing that I am going to be OK to feeling scared and uncertain. I feel guilty when I have any doubt. I love helping others and want them to be positive and fight like a girl and then I fall apart for one apt. Goodness!! I just have to continue to pray for guidance and peace. Pray pray pray:)

Update: My labs came back good. She said a little low on calcium so I need to start dealing with that. My scan from last she explained a few things with that. Cysts and a kidney stone but nothing else. She was pleased. She talked about medicines for the next 10 yrs. WOW! She says I need this protection because I am a high risk for recurrence. That is all I need to hear to whack me out for a while. What if what if???? I will see her again in 3months.

So glad Summer is almost here. The girls have had some incredible teachers this year. I need to decide what to do. I just want to enjoy every moment I can. Thanks for listening.

I need to sell my house......pray for my house.....whats up with that?

Car wash this sat from 8-3 on Independence.

If you have a business and would like to donate items for a raffle on the 5th of June let me know. Big or small it is all needed!!! Thanks for your support.

Cindy
fighting like a girl-i really hate cancer:(

Fundraiser June 5......

8th grade formal....Alexa and her friend

Here are a few of Alexa's pictures getting ready to leave. It is just 8th grade right??? Well for me it was special. Every moment I get to spend with the girls is a grateful moment for me:)

Cindy

fighting like a girl

pray for my apt tomorrow-test results for my next 3months.

Happy Mothers Day

Ha what a week....Alexa's 8th grade formal, Madison went to camp for 3days with her school, Savannah had cheer tryouts for middle school and Relay for Life. It has been a crazy week! I can not wait to share all the news and pictures.


Happy Mothers Day to everyone! It is a job that is rewarding and I am so blessed to have the 3 sweetest daughters in the world.


Cindy
fighting like a girl

WINNER

Thanks to all that entered my giveaway. I will do another one in a month:) First of all I want to apologize for taking longer to announce than I normally do. I was reading a post that was very sad about a week ago and I have been following her for awhile. She has been through a lot and it seems to just be getting harder. Anyway it really messed with me so I turned my computer off and have not blogged at all. Sorry again!



Now back to the winner: BIRDIE- Yay!!!!!!!!


Cindy
fighting like a girl

Woohoo I am 40! Lets Celebrate with a $40.00 Giveaway!!!!

This day is so exciting for me and my family. I never thought I would be so happy to turn 40. It has been a wonderful day. I woke to get ready to work. Most people want off for their birthday but not me. I want to work and live and enjoy life. I love subbing at the girls school. As I was walking out to my car this morning. The windshield was covered with birthday wishes. I would have taken a picture when I got off but it rained! Ha! When I got to school some of the teachers were waiting to wish me a Happy Birthday. It was very sweet. I will share my birthday gifts tomorrow. Thank you thank you thank you. I am Praising God for getting me this far. Can you tell how excited I am????? So are you ready? Lets CELEBRATE:) Please help me help other fight like a girl.

Here are the rules:

Starts-April 20
Ends- April 27

You have one week to get your entries in:)

1 entry for leaving a comment or fundraiser idea
2 entries if a person says they came from your blog
3 entries if you visit www.cindyshopechst.org and find the secret code and email to cindyshopechest@hotmail.com
4 entries if you become or already a follower
5 entries if you make a $5 donation (you can click on from my blog)
6 entries add Army Brats and Me to your blog roll or you already have
7 entries blog about my giveaway
10 entries if you grab my button and add to your blog or you already have

You have 38 entries if you do them all! Don't be shy. The winner gets $40.00. Plus there will be more giveways to come. Please let me know what you have done so I can check it out. Thanks so much and good luck.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

pray for my house too

Almost Giveaway Time:)

Tomorrow is the day. Just last year I did not think I would even be here to have a giveaway. It is exciting, emotional and very special to be able to celebrate with everyone how wonderful life is. Every morning and every night I thank God for giving me another day. So much has happened and I have learned so much. I am doing all things through Him.

I am excited about my giveaway. First of all it super fun. Who wouldn't want extra $40 to spend. Second reason I get to meet new people in the blog world. Last reason is promote my business. The more people you tell the more women I can help. I need your help to get Cindy's Hope Chest out and people visiting my website.

Thank you for continuing to pray for my house. I am excited to see what happens this week. Off to decide what I am going to sign up for at the She Speaks Conference.

Cindy
fighting like a girl


April 20- giveaway

My house showing

So they loved the house. Check first step. They are paying to have the house appraised on Monday. OK so that is a step we have not done with anyone yet! Check second step. Now we have to pray that the house will appraise for what we need to. looking for check number three. Thanks for praying for us this weekend. Bring it on and keep praying!!!!

Tuesday is the beginning of my giveaway. Lets celebrate:)


Cindy
fighting like a girl


Savannah is doing much better-thanks for praying for her.

Pray

Hey everyone ok I sooooo need some heavy praying. I am fine and the family is fine too!! WE are showing the house on Sat!! WE have not had a call in so long. So I figured if I had tons and tons praying for my house to sell that would be great. I really want the girls to have a place in Charlotte to call home and give them some stability. My family has been very generous but I know they need some family time too. So Pray pray.

Love
Cindy
fighting like a girl

Cindy Hope Chest Fundraisers

This Sat at Lake Park- Yard Sale at the Church and Donut Sales....All my local friends hope you stop by:)

What is the giveaway and when????

OK so I decided since I was scared last year that I may not see my 40th birthday. Yes I said 40. I promised as much I complained about 35 that I did not want to be 40 I really do. So much has happened in the last yr and half that I have been looking forward to every birthday. What cancer can do to you. Well it is here, coming around the corner. I don't want a party but I do want to celebrate with other women fighting like a girl. So what better way then to have all of you promote my organization. Cindy's Hope Chest is my baby. So I am thanking all of you for being a part of my journey and giving me hope and encouragement. The fight is still not over and I am not taking it lightly but I am ready to have some fun and enjoy life. Praising God for all he has given me.

April 20- My birthday....giveaway starts

$40.00 cash

I am super excited and I hope you are. I will announce the different ways you can enter such as: following my blog, grabbing my button, blogging about my giveaway, becoming a fan of Cindy's hope chest on face book, making a small donation to my organization or leaving me a fundraiser idea....who knows I may come up so others. Are you in????? I hope so. It's a good cause and I want to be the middle person that is there for these women who are hurting, suffering and fighting for their lives. Just a gift of encouragement can make that chemo bay a little brighter:)

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Concussion, amnesia.....fb virus and it ends in a PRAISE!

Last Wed I received a call that Mommy's don't want to hear. Savannah has fallen and is not herself. She does not have memory of it or a window of time before. Mike and I jumped in the car to meet her at the hospital. It was the strangest thing. As many times as my three have bumped their head and had a big goose egg Savannah had no bump no blood. The Dr was very good with her. He explained how concussions work and she had a classic concussion. The amnesia is normal and she will always have it. I was totally scared. I can not even explain our visit. It makes me too sad to talk about it. She was saying and acting like I have never seen before. Everyday is a healing day for her. Headaches and dizzy for her. Pray for her.


Of course during all of this I received my first computer virus. By now I'm pretty mad. I thinking great so I have not been blogging much because my computer is on the blink.

Friday I was asking God to give me a break. I just felt like I have had enough right now. It was not much later that I received a phone call. It was from Proverbs 31 Ministries. She was very sweet. She said that there was a lot of people who have been following my story. I was very flattered but I am sooooo grateful to have all of you. You have pulled me through the battle of my life this far. She ask me if I knew about the She Speaks Conference. Of course I do a lot of my blogger friends are writers and I read their blogs. You might remember I met one of my friends for the first time while she was in town for the conference. She follows with that I am receiving a full scholarship to the conference in July. I was overwhelmed and felt very blessed. Once I got off the phone my first thought was God was telling me everything is OK. I have your back. Keep on going you have a business to run and I expect you to change and touch these women's lives. I have learned so much through my journey that I just want to pay it forward. Thank you for letting me do it. Please check out www.cindyshopechest.org

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! If you know anyone who is undergoing treatments for breast cancer please let me know:)

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Graphic Artist? Logo?

So now my next mission is to design my logo. I know what I want. It is me...its my journey. For those of you that have been with me you know how I feel about the blue butterfly. It is my sign that everything is going to be OK. It pops up just when I need it. So I am looking for a pink breast cancer ribbon. I want it to be tilted or kinda diagonal with a blue butterfly flying out of it. I have the vision now what do I do?

Update I spoke with two treatment facilities today. It was very exciting. I have my feet in both doors and I am ready. It was so rewarding to be able to share my story and for them to be so welcoming. It was emotional to hear one of the ladies say how blessed she felt to speak to me. How amazing it was for me to already be stepping out. She also told me not to forget about myself. If I needed her she was there. It is so important for us to get involved. Most of us don't think about cancer on a daily basis and then there are others who are faced with it everyday. If everyone would do what they can when they can we can knock this terrible disease out. I want to find a CURE before my mom, my sister, my daughters, my niece and my girlfriends have to deal with this. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER WOMAN TO SUFFER. I truly feel like I was chosen to make a difference. So when you finish reading this if you can say a prayer for me. I know He gave me what I can handle and I am going to handle it:) Thanks for your support. Let me know what you think about my website.

If you have any ideas for my organization I am open. If there is something you would like to donate, if you have a service or a business that could help me give me a shout.

Don't forget to grab my button:)

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Grab my button- CHC

First of all I want to thank all of you that offered to help me with my blog. I want to thank Amy one of my military blog friends. She took it on and ran with it. Thanks again Amy!


Help me promote Cindy's Hope Chest. I have a button on my blog that takes you to my website. Place it on your blog and help me help women fight breast cancer. I want them to have every means to fight like a girl:) If you have any questions please let me know. Grabbing my button will add more entries to my giveaways! Thanks for supporting me and thanks for praying. Giving Him all the Glory.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Cheer on the girls:)

Off to competition this weekend:) Wish them luck.

Cindy

fighting like a girl

Button-trying to figure out???

OK I am doing all the things you all are requesting. As most of you know I am not a computer girl. I wish I was because it takes sooooo long when your slow.

I have finished my website- www.cindyshopechest.org
I have added my donate button to my blog and website
Now you are asking me to put a button on my blog so you grab it and put it on your blog/web....I have not figured that out yet???? Help


After I have done this I am going to have a give away for celebrating getting this far and starting my organization...woohoo for me:)

I am trying to decide if it should be cash or GC or an item to have...Hmmmm what do you all think? I may do two just not sure yet. Be sure to follow in the next few weeks so you can get in on the giveaway. If you are a follower and you talk about my organization and you grab my button (when I figure how to) you will have lots of entries:)

I am excited and I hope you are too. Thanks for supporting me.

Cindy
fighting like a girl

Tomorrow pictures from our trip to wish another soldier off for his 3rd deployment:( We are thinking and praying for you everyday!!!

Chairs for Charity- The totals are in....

What an amazing night. Friday was a day to celebrate for sure. Earlier in the week I had a Dr apt with my oncologist. My Dr and I found something that needed to be scanned. I was terrified. Its hard when you are surrounded by others who are having recurrences. It really messes with your mind. Just happens that my scan was scheduled for Friday morning. Of all days I was thinking. Chairs for Charity has been planned for a while and I was looking so forward to attending. I went to my apt that morning knowing that I would not get my results until Mon or Tues. As the day went on I was back and forth checking in with the school. I stopped by and delivered cupcakes to the art students. I spoke with them and thanked them for all their hard work. I really think they got it. I think they knew they were part of making a difference in some one's life. All along I could not stop thinking about my results and the what ifs. I was getting ready to leave to head home to start getting ready when I received a call that my results were in. I decided to have Mike pick them up. I was so nervous. I gave him just enough time before I called him. He answers the phone "your good" I could barely understand him. He was crying so much and of course you all know me. I was saying what??? Are you sure?? Did you read everything?? Why are you crying??? He said "I'm just so happy". "I'm crying because I'm happy". I was so emotional. I could not wait to finish getting ready and get to the school. All of the teachers and students are pulling for me and want to be a part of the success of my charity. The evening was so much fun. Thanks to everyone that came out and made this night special for me. All the chairs were sold. One of the chairs went for 250! The teachers announced the total at a fabulous 2660. They will donate half to Relay for Life and the other to Cindy's Hope Chest. What a great ending to my day. God is good:)

Cindy

fighting like a girl

Chairs for Charity

HERE ARE SOME OF THE CHAIRS THE ART STUDENTS AT ALEXA'S SCHOOL HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THEY ARE FABULOUS! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BID ON ONE OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFO LET ME KNOW.

CINDY

PS CAN YOU GUESS WHICH CHAIR IS ALEXA'S?

My website

www.cindyshopechest.org