Jake's Wish....  I wanted to give all of you an update on Jake's Make-A-Wish.  As many of you know, at the beginning of this cancer journey, we were told that Jake would qualify for a wish.  Even though we are grateful for such an amazing organization, these are not words that you ever want to hear.  The only words we wanted to hear is that your child is healed and healthy.  From day one he knew what he wanted to do.  Funny how God works and things change.  When he was first told about the possibility of a wish his automatic response was to go and spend a day with Karen Kingsbury, Kyle Kupecky and to hang out with Anthem Lights in Nashville.  In May of 2012 we attended a Karen Kingsbury family night where she spoke and Anthem Lights ( at this point Kyle Kupecky was still a band member) performed.  It changed his life.  He accepted Christ as his Savior.  So to him, hanging out with them is a wish come true.  Once he found out that he and Kyle have the same birthday there was no turning back.  This year Kyle sent out a message on twitter for his followers to send Jake a Happy 12th Birthday message.  Messages literally started pouring in from around the world.  That day Kyle went from being someone Jake would like to spend time with to Kyle being his long distance friend.  He often gets on my twitter while he is bored during chemo  just to send Kyle the same message that always says "hi from your friend jake."  I contacted Karen to tell her about Jake's wish.  Her response was that they would do anything to help make it come true.  That is just the type of amazing people they are.  Well, the time came last month to fill out our make a wish paperwork for the process.  We had attended our nephews baseball games at League of Miracles in Mooresville Indiana.  They are 14 year old twins boys with autism.  Attending one of these games would fill any ones heart to overflowing.  There are kids of all ages with disabilities.  Everyone gets a turn to bat and no one gets out.  Many of the kids are pushed around the bases by a helper in their wheelchairs.  We all cheer for each one.  One boy yells touch down as he comes across home plate ( keep in mind this is baseball) as he throws down his batting helmet and does his victory dance.  Another young man colors a picture of some type of animal each week and tapes it to himself.  One week he was a T-Rex.  Last week he was a penguin and had even made little feet for his shoes.  When I look at these kids I do not see a disability.  I look at them and see how God has crafted us all fearfully and wonderfully made.  Last month there was an announcement made of how much they had raised to build a rec center.  In this center will be bathrooms and basketball courts that the kids can play sports in all year round.  Jake asked Jeff how much that would cost so they looked it up in the website.  It was not discussed again.  Fast forward to make a wish calling us as part of the process.  We are just in the beginning paperwork stages.  The kids have choices.  To go somewhere, to receive something and one is to give.  Jake surprised us all by saying he wanted to give.  He wants his wish to be giving the kids at League of Miracles a rec center.  When asked why, he said " my disabilities can go away but these kids will have theirs all of their lives." So there we are.  I knew he was amazing but had no idea just how amazing! The kid smiles and jokes through treatments every day!  So our adventure begins.  Whether we can raise all of the funds through make a wish, or have to take additional avenues, we will make his wish come true.  When I think of his unselfishness, it reminds me of how Jesus wants us to be.  Jake could have anything.  He chose to give like Jesus would.  In the uncertainty of this world I think that these are the types of things that make God smile. He will get to see Karen Kingsbury, as we will be traveling to  her book signing in November.  Gods perfect timing as always.  In November I should be at 1A status on the heart transplant list and will be landlocked to Indiana in case I get the call.  I am including the link to a song that keeps coming to my mind.  It is called Thank you for giving to The Lord.  Many of the kids Jake wants to build this center for have mental disabilities and will never know anything more than they get to play basketball in the winter.  One will probably yell touchdown with every basket he makes when the courts are built.  I do know that one of these days Jake will get to hear just how proud God is of him for giving.  Stay tuned for updates.   

If you have all stayed with me this long, please take a few minutes to watch this video.  I am so thankful to so many who have gave.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrdJ2V3r7Y