From: facebook: Childhood Cancer Awarness

EVER HAD TO WATCH YOUR CHILD SLOWLY DIE BEFORE YOUR EYE'S??
KNOWING THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT...

WHEN YOU THINK YOUR HAVING A HARD DAY REMEMBER THIS...


Hard is having to rush your child to the hospital...

Hard is having the doctor tell you your child is not going to make it...

Hard is having to come home to an empty house...

Hard is having to clear out your child's precious belongings...

Hard is having to live with guilt...

Hard is having to look back in the memories...

Hard is having to come home and see the last thing your child did before he passed...

Hard is having to bury your child....

Hard is not believing your child died before you did...

Did YOU have a bad day? Was it HARD??

The (Wo)Man Who is in the Arena

Theodore Roosevelt 1910:

"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Tie-Dyed Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe

Tie-Dyed Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe

by Nicole Weston

... It has a red velvet cake layer at the bottom instead of a more traditional crust and once it has been baked, the cake is topped with a cheesecake mixture and baked again. The colors in the cake are all produced with food coloring, including the red velvet cake layer. The best way to start here is by using a boxed cake mix.

Here is the recipe:

Tie-Dyed Red Velvet Cheesecake
(adapted from 101 Things to do with a Cake Mix)
Red Velvet Crust:
1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix (or white cake mix with red food coloring), prepared according to box directions.

Pour 1/2 of cake mix into a greased 9-inch springform pan and bake according to the directions on the box for a 9-inch layer cake. Discard extra batter.
Allow cake layer to cool completely in the pan. Set aside.

Cheesecake:
16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
food coloring

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar,
vanilla and almond extract until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time, then add in sour cream.
Divide mixture into 5 small bowls and add the following
colors to each one: pink, yellow, blue, green and purple.

Pour batters onto cake base in the 9-inch springform pan.
Do not swirl too much, so the colors will be clearly visible.
Bake 35 minutes, until the center is just about set when you jiggle the pan.
Allow to cool completely and refrigerate before serving.
Run a knife the cake to release it before removing sides of pan.
Serves 12.