As some of you may know, the Miss America Organization recently joined forces with the Children's Miracle Network and CMN is now MAO's national platform. Thus, all of the contestants in the Miss America system are, in a sense, ambassadors for the network.
Brittany Jeffers, Miss Douglas County 2008, and I had a chance to go visit the Omaha Children's Hospital. There we met up with Alyssa, who is the CMN representative at Children's. She, as well as another staff member from the hospital, let Brittany and I make visits to many childrens' rooms and we sure had fun! Not only did we get to know many of the children staying at the hospital, we also got a chance to visit with their families, which was really encouraging. We signed autographs, took pictures, and more importantly, we got a chance to just sit down and talk with many of these amazing, courageous, and admirable children. It was truly the highlight of my Thanksgiving weekend.
Please keep the children (and families) working with CMN, and particularly those at Omaha's Children's Hospital, in your thoughts and prayers, especially during this holiday season. May we be continually reminded how valuable and precious life is, and continue to embrace each and every day! These brave children can truly be an inspiration to all of us and I can not wait until I get the exciting opportunity to go back up to Omaha and see them again!
Brittany and I with one of our new friends!
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