How many women do you know would shave their heads for a good cause? How many little girls do you know that would do that? Brave, courageous, ten-year-old Aviana Reyes did just that to help raise money for the Just Like My Child Foundation.

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And then my 10-year-old daughter came home from school intent on shaving her head. She heard about an event they were talking about at school and wanted to participate. I asked her if she would shave her head for the children in Uganda instead, and she said, "Yes!" She asked friends to participate, even her best friend. Some said yes, but she is the only one who went through with it. It must be on her path. Two weeks ago she shaved her head. And guess what? She has a beautiful head.

It was shaky there for a few hours. Afterwards she cried as she was the only one. She called herself 'ugly' and cried, sad and angry. She wanted her hair back. I looked over at her hair (all of it) lying lifeless on the table and exclaimed, "Oh, I get it…you think it's your hair that makes you beautiful…how about you run off then so I can spend some time alone with your hair."

Well, something shifted in her and about 30 minutes later, my daughter was dancing and singing out loud about how beautiful she is. Do you know what else she is? Brave. Courageous. Caring. Daring. And her own person. Being the only girl who shaved her head, she is getting lots of positive feedback. And I think she gets that she is not her hair.

Here's Aviana on the news: