PLEASE READ C:

Hello Tumblr Users!!

This weekend, I’m participating in something crazy: Dance Marathon! Being involved in this event means I’m committed to staying on my feet for 26 hours straight in an effort to represent the mental, physical, and emotional challenges faced by children living with HIV.

DM is hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition and this is its 12th year! The purpose of DM is to help raise awareness and critical funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation <http://www.pedaids.org/>, Project Kindle<http://www.projectkindle.org/>, and the UCLA AIDS
Institute<http://www.uclaaidsinstitute.org/>

DM is the *largest* student run philanthropic event on the West Coast and I am SO STOKED to take part in such a large-scale charity event that benefits such a worthy cause for the second year in a row!!!

I couldn’t see that the liar was me; I was the beast all alone in my head.

keep me a child, God, keep me a child.

I want to rely on you like a daughter would.

Keep me a child, God, keep me a child.

I want you to know my name like a daddy should.

Hold my hand like my father should have done <3

love of God permeate my soul

fill me up, God

Because love’s a journey of a lifetime; where you finish isn’t where you start.

Even though it’s Jesus’ birthday, we’re the ones getting the amazing gift.

The sun does not cause us to grow;

it is the rain that will strengthen your soul… it will make you grow.