We are getting really excited about our upcoming trip to L.A. The wish granters from Make-A-Wish came by last week to give us our itinerary and it appears the week will be the trip of a lifetime. This is what our week looks like. We will be picked up at 9am on Saturday and taken to the airport where we will fly Southwest Airlines to L.A. Upon arrival we will receive a rental car that we will use the entire week. Our hotel for the first part of the week is in Santa Monica; just across the street from the beach. YEAH! They have arranged for us to have tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood which we can either use on Sunday or Tuesday. Monday is Cameron’s wish day. The details for this day have been kept top secret; even Make-A-Wish has no idea what is in store for Cameron. All we have been told is that Mattel will fax over to our hotel the time which they will send for us on Monday and everything else we will find out when we arrive. WOW…I cannot even begin to imagine what this day will be like. I do know one thing, whatever they have planned, is going to a very brave and VERY deserving little boy. If we choose to go to Universal on Sunday, Tuesday will be a free day for us and we have several things on our personal itinerary: “Hollywood” sign, Rodeo Drive, and Hollywood Walk of Fame. Our “wish” ends on Wednesday but we opted to extend the trip on our own dime and will be driving down to San Diego and visiting the zoo as well as Lego land. Friday we return to L.A. and prepare to come back to North Carolina on Saturday. I’m hoping to somehow fit in a tour of Warner Brothers Studios but I don’t know if we will have time. And of course, I’m really hoping to get a peek at my favorite celeb, Matt Damon!!!
Cameron continues to do really well and life is getting back to normal quickly for our family. I’ll be honest, it’s gotten back to normal almost too quickly for me. I’ve gone from 100mph to nothing; EJ’s back at work and the boys are at school and I’ve been given enough free time to sit and really think about the journey we all just walked through. While we are excited about our trip, Ernest and I know the Monday we return is Cameron’s next MRI and therefore, the anxiety about this scan continues to linger in our mind. Everyday, I just continue to ask the Lord to help me trust Him and cling to two verses from His word:
“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14
Please continue to be in prayer for us next week as we make our journey across the United States; please pray for our safety, that we remain healthy, and that both Cameron and Connor will have the time of their life. We will try to update the blog each day in California and share our experience. I heard a beautiful song by Addison Road on Christian radio the other day; a song for anyone going through a storm in life. Here are the words:
If everything comes down to love, Then just what am I afraid of, when I call out Your name, Something inside awakes in my soul How quickly I forget I'm Yours
I'm not my own, I've been carried by You, All my life
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
When my life is like a storm, rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and, make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free, Your love sets me free
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