Meisyn's Magical Make A Wish Key

“You can wish for anything.  We will work to give you ANYTHING your heart desires”, so began Meisyn’s assigned Wish Granters on their official Make A Wish visit Tuesday night, July 2, 2013.  “To help know what you really want we will ask you to answer 3 questions.  1.  Who do you want to meet?  2.  What do you want to do?  3.  What do you want to get?  First then Meisyn, if you could meet ANYONE in the world, who would it be?”

Meisyn’s eyes lit up and she shouted out, “My birthmother!!!”  Uncomfortable looks from the Wish Granters and I step in to say, “Meisyn, some wishes are too big for this earth.  Jesus has to make those wishes come true.”  “Okay then, Rapunzel!” Meisyn responds.

The Wish Granters continue, “Alright.  If you could do anything, ANYTHING in the world, what would you want to do?’  Quick as lightning she exclaims, “WALK!  I want to WALK!”  Once again the Wish Granters squirm and I save them  with, “Meis, that’s another Jesus wish”.

The night continues with the Wish Granters so kindly allowing Meisyn to dream of all the possibilities open to her.  When it came right down to it, she just couldn’t choose between “Be a Popstar” and “Fly with the Fairies at Disneyland”. Where in heaven’s name did the Popstar come from?  She has been talking endlessly and for months about the Disney Princesses. That would be the video she watched that morning opened up new possibilities, thanks so much purple haired Barbie. In the end, after much deliberation, she decided seeing the princesses, and the fairies AND the dolphins at Sea World was where her heart’s wish still really was.

We were very surprised to learn that while Disneyland is a 7 hour drive down the highway, Make A Wish sends their families to Disneyworld.  Say what??  So it will go before the board to see if a huge family like ours can be approved for Disneyworld.  It will also likely be September or October before they can get the wish prepared.  We are still in shock that they would even consider this wish for our whole family.

We had been planning a trip to San Diego to visit with many friends the end of July hoping we could tag that on to the Make A Wish trip.  We are now trying to figure out how we can make that happen so the children over 18 years old can experience a family trip before college starts again for them in August.  Always needing a plan X, Y, or Z at our house but oh doesn’t that make for an exciting adventure.

We are humbled to be considered by the Make A Wish Foundation.  We are completely grateful.  But, at the same time, it was a sobering experience, bittersweet for sure.

There is magic in every step of this process.  Today a spectacular skeleton key arrived with Meisyn’s name on it. Remarkably, it will OPEN the Wish Door in the Wishing Tower.  CAN YOU IMAGINE??  Watch Meisyn’s response as she experiences this part of the magic.

http://youtu.be/LHnZS4sKjR4