Hannah's Hopeful Hearts

SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010 12:27 PM, CDT

Happy Easter weekend everyone. Maybe it’s our winter-like weather, but I’m struggling to work up the energy to do my weekend long runs, or work in our vegetable garden, or do much of anything. I think it must be the post-HHH letdown. (And Hannah’s upcoming MRI, and Ryan’s college decision, and, and, and…..)

I wanted to let you all know of a couple upcoming events this next month…..

Our wondeful music director at Grace Church, Ann Strickland, is putting together this concert TO BENEFIT DR. OLSON’S LAB:

Lloyd’s Garage
Rock and Roll on a School Night
From Napa with Love
Lloyd’s Garage is influenced by soulful hill-country blues, some southern rock for good measure, and throwback instrumentation that’s near-pure hommage to the uncomplicated rock of the late 60′s and early 70′s. Though not so pure that they don’t dish up their own distinct brand of down and dirty musical grit!
Lloydsgarage.com

A Benefit Concert for the Jim Olson Cancer Research Lab at Children’s Hospital
A Hannah’s Hopeful Hearts Event
Tuesday, April 20, 6pm-9pm
Grace Church ~ All Ages

Special Musical Guests: The Anthony Tripp Project and Free Truman!

I am so grateful for the continuing support of Jim’s Lab. Our grand HHH total has exceeded $105K at last count! The best part of Ann’s concert at Grace on April 20th is that I don’t have to do a thing but show up!

The other thing that’s opening this coming week on April 9th – although I’m not sure exactly where in our area – is the movie, “Letters to God”. I’m truly looking forward to/dreading watching this movie, as it’s based on the true story of Tyler who had the same brain tumor as Hannah. I’m dreading the cancer story part of the movie as it’s supposed to be very based in fact, but the fictionalized portion I hear is very HOPEFUL and inspiring. If you’d like to watch the trailer for the movie, go to:

http://letterstogodthemovie.com