9 years ago, my then 11 year old son spent a great deal of
time thinking of ways that we could support Make A Wish. Each time we would go
to visit the office, he would head straight for Berta’s office and begin
sharing his ideas on ways to raise money for this organization that our family
loves so much. Some were wild…..just ask Berta…..but others were pretty awesome
and had some promise. Berta was a
SAINT for sitting and listening to my boy ramble on, and Michael and I love her
for always giving the kids this time to share their ideas and thoughts.
On a particular occasion in 2005, my boy shared that he
thought Make A Wish needed to have a walk of their own, not knowing it was
something they had already started planning for the following year!! Erin,
another precious part of our Make A Wish family, asked Chance to help plan it,
and ultimately they chose my boy to be their first Wish Child Ambassador for
the event!! I could not have been more proud watching my son speak publicly for
the first time in front of hundreds of people the day of the walk. I am not
sure there are many things he is more proud of either. It was an awesome day,
and we continue to look forward to the walk each year.
We had a lovely morning supporting Make A Wish!!
Seeing friends....
Walking with friends....
And celebrating our Wish Kids!!!
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| Wish Kids 2013 |
We were reminded, yet again, how blessed we are to have these people as family.
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