Last Saturday, Dusty participated in a Relay for Life team from work. He ran about 32 miles total! For those of you unfamiliar with Relay for Life, it is a fundraiser for cancer research and patients. Teams get together and must have someone on the track running (or walking) for the whole 24 hours. Dusty lost his Dad to cancer just over 5 years ago, so this activity had special meaning for him! Dusty camped out all night and ran and ran and ran! Kimball thought the tent was fun and kept calling it his house! In this picture, Kimball is trying to lay on his arm like Dusty!
Kimball and I went down to see what was going on and cheer Dusty on. I thought we would only be there for about an hour...four hours later, we left! Kimball loved "racing" with his Daddy on the track. He kept going around and around! He didn't want to stop! It was so cute as he would look behind him to see how much he was "beating" people!
People began to notice this cute little boy with his engaging smile and began to cheer for him as he would run by! Kimball ate up all of the attention. Each time they would run by me, Kimball would say, "No, Mommy!" as I would reach for him to let him rest.
By his ninth lap, I was getting worried and started getting water and snacks ready for him when he finally stopped. Our little trooper was half way into his 12th lap (the end of 3 miles), when he suddenly stopped. He looked up at Dusty and said, "Daddy help!" reaching up his arms. Dusty picked him up and carried an exhausted Kimball back to me.
The next day at church, Dusty bore his testimony about how we struggle with different cancers of our souls. We run and run until we are exhausted. Then if we reach up our arms, our Father will lift us up and carry us the rest of our way.
After Kimball recovered a little bit, he colored a luminary for the ceremony that night. They lined the track with dedications to cancer patients and survivors.
They also wrote"Hope" in the stands. Kind of fitting that they used light because our Savior, the light of the World, gives us hope in the darkness of our lives!
Last Saturday, Dusty participated in a Relay for Life team from work. He ran about 32 miles total! For those of you unfamiliar with Relay for Life, it is a fundraiser for cancer research and patients. Teams get together and must have someone on the track running (or walking) for the whole 24 hours. Dusty lost his Dad to cancer just over 5 years ago, so this activity had special meaning for him! Dusty camped out all night and ran and ran and ran! Kimball thought the tent was fun and kept calling it his house! In this picture, Kimball is trying to lay on his arm like Dusty!
Kimball and I went down to see what was going on and cheer Dusty on. I thought we would only be there for about an hour...four hours later, we left! Kimball loved "racing" with his Daddy on the track. He kept going around and around! He didn't want to stop! It was so cute as he would look behind him to see how much he was "beating" people!
People began to notice this cute little boy with his engaging smile and began to cheer for him as he would run by! Kimball ate up all of the attention. Each time they would run by me, Kimball would say, "No, Mommy!" as I would reach for him to let him rest.
By his ninth lap, I was getting worried and started getting water and snacks ready for him when he finally stopped. Our little trooper was half way into his 12th lap (the end of 3 miles), when he suddenly stopped. He looked up at Dusty and said, "Daddy help!" reaching up his arms. Dusty picked him up and carried an exhausted Kimball back to me.
The next day at church, Dusty bore his testimony about how we struggle with different cancers of our souls. We run and run until we are exhausted. Then if we reach up our arms, our Father will lift us up and carry us the rest of our way.
After Kimball recovered a little bit, he colored a luminary for the ceremony that night. They lined the track with dedications to cancer patients and survivors. 
They also wrote"Hope" in the stands. Kind of fitting that they used light because our Savior, the light of the World, gives us hope in the darkness of our lives!
5 comments:
Oh Mandy. How I truly love your posts and your testimony and your lovely family. I remember the post about Dusty's dad awhile ago, so it is nice to share in the tribute this is for him.
Side note: that Kimball is an ever-lovin' riot! He is just a grown-up crammed into the cutest little fella' who isn't my son!
I love you. Love love love.
That is so swet. DUsty's testimony made me cry. I can't believe Kimball made it that far. How fitting for him to run in honor of his namesake.
Dusty, you make me proud...and I know your dad is! Kimball is so cute. I love how he wants to be just like his daddy!
Good for you Dusty--and thank you for your testimony on Sunday, it was very touching! And I cannot even believe that Kimball went 3 miles...leave it to him though :)
Dusty and Mandy what a beautiful tribute! Kim I know was running along side of both Dusty and Kimball! What a wonderful testimony that portrayed our Heavenly Father's love. Our love and support go out to all of you for your efforts in this most important cause. Love you guys!
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