We met with our Make A Wish couple

We had the decision making meeting last night with the couple assigned to Joel. They were very patient with him and all of us-- as you can imagine it was hard because although he enjoyed the attention, it didn't seem like Joel really understood what it was all about. How could he understand things he's never seen or done before? He said he wanted toast... quoted some movies including the quote from Ella Enchanted: "I want to be a lawyer." We laughed-- we were afraid he'd say that-- but he has no idea what a lawyer is. At least he was agreeable and sat through most of the meeting around the table on our deck. In the end we went with a couple of the things he had actually said on his own at random times, and listed those as his first and second choices. He seemed to get excited and his eyes lit up about those ideas. We'll wait now to see what the committee says.

It's all very exciting!!! And at the same time, I feel guilty that we can't do something with this opportunity to help an orphan come home to a family..... but this is about Joel, about cherishing the moments we have with him, about making memories with him and the family... about having a break from the stress of living with a life-threatening medical condition. His first choice especially is something that we could never do for him or our family on our own. The people with Make a Wish are doing so much good in the world! We are humbled and grateful that God has blessed us with such friends.