Clicks for a Cause Blog

I must admit I am not familiar with the Elf on the Shelf I only see them all over my newsfeed. My little guy is only 2 so I asked for some help on this post from some fellow facebook moms. My friend, Leah, told me the idea is that the elves watch you during the day and report to Santa, and they get into mischief during the night. Leah said, "I use Pinterest quite a bit for inspiration, and just adapt the ideas. There is a pin about " hacking" your elf; you insert wires into his arms and sew Velcro on his hands." Leah has 2 girls and said she always really loved Christmas and was so excited to share that her children! The girls absolutely love it, especially the oldest. Leah said that both of her girls can't wait to get out of bed in the morning, they race to find the elves and see what they've done, and they tell everyone that we see all about it all day. Here 5 year old firmly believes that the elves are moving around at night, and really believes in Santa,...

We thought we would start our Clicks for a Cause blog by giving you a few blog posts about our journey. In 2005 Rick and I met and fell in love. I never knew what Cystic Fibrosis was until I met Rick's sister, April. April was born with the genetic terminal illness and diagnosed at a few months old. She spent a lot of time at Children's Hospital throughout her life. She looked healthy from the outside but I learned quickly she had been fighting a tough battle inside. I watched her check her blood sugar levels for her Diabetes, take enzymes and other pills to help her digestion and do her breathing treatments to help break up the mucus in her lungs. I remember getting the courage to ask Rick what her life expectancy was and him telling me between 25-30. My heart dropped as April was 21 when she became a sister that I never had. I could not imagine what her, her family and friends went through knowing she had a terminal illness with no cure. April documented her ...