A New 'Do

Jillian's been growing out her hair for a long time.  Oh, we trim it once in a while to get rid of the dry ends, but she has wanted really loooooong hair for a really loooooong time.  Every once in a while, she asks me to measure it and see how long it is.  She likes to swing it back and forth and look in the full-length mirror to see how long it is.

 

You can do a lot of fun things with long hair, and she's enjoyed having long hair.  Most of the time.

But some days, she gets tired of all the static, the tangles, and her hair getting in the way.  I don't know how many times her hair needed washed after eating a sucker.  Sticky wet suckers don't mix well with ponytails.

But all that changed for Jillian yesterday. 

She willingly donated her 10" ponytail to Locks Of Love.  (#1105)

We've been talking about it for several months.  At first, she was quite attached to her long locks and didn't like the sound of cutting it all off.  But the more we talked about it, the more she liked the idea of giving up her hair so a wig can be made for a little girl who lost her hair to cancer.  I'm so proud of her!

To make the donation, her clean hair (no sucker globs allowed) had to be a minimum of 10 inches long in a ponytail.  And did you know that it takes 6-10 ponytails to make just 1 wig? 

Last night before bed, we prayed for the little girl who will receive Jillian's hair.  That she will feel special because of Jillian's gift. 

Jillian LOVES her new bouncy hair-do, and she was anxious to see if any of her friends would recognize her today at school. 

 

Good Job, Jillie!