Nicholas James (1:17): Magic Kingdom

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Magic Kingdom

Sorry, we took a break from our Make A Wish trip but now are on track again...

Day One...well really day two. Our first time to Magic Kingdom. The kids were bouncing out of their seats.

Me and Megs in front of Cinderella's Castle.

3 of the boys...Nicholas was too manly to take a picture in front of the castle.

"Warning, you might get wet on this ride" Wrong! I got soaked!! And it was first thing in the morning. Splash Mountain.

Gold Mountain Rush. That's Steve in the back with the grey shirt on. We laughed so hard on this ride!

It's a Small World. Not quite how I remembered it as a child at Disney Land. The family wasn't too impressed but I did hear them singing the song (even have Steve on tape!)

Back at GKTW taking pictures with Mayor Clayton.

And Mayor Clayton's wife...

We had such a great time which was good because that night brought on the stomach bug for Megan and Brandon. Day 3 we spent in the villa cleaning, sanitizing, washing clothes and then starting all over again.

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The Broken Gift

In August of 2008, I felt led to begin writing a book about our journey with Nicholas. The purpose of the book was to be twofold: First, I felt a strong sense to intimately share with others our journey of faith. It was my desire that people who were facing tremendous “life storms” as I call them, to see that God is faithful in all circumstances. Secondly, and much more selfishly, I wanted to present Lisa with the ultimate gift, a book about her son.

I began praying that God would open the doors if that were to be His will. I shared this with only one person, Chris Lewis, and asked him to be in prayer with me. Before I gave God the chance to answer me, I had already begun writing. Five months later, I had written six full chapters. During the process, I would occasionally email Chris a copy for his input. Unfortunately, he was a bit too encouraging, and the process continued.

Chapters six and seven began to slow me down. I was beginning to feel that my writing had become more about me than anything else. Additionally, I was becoming concerned that the book was taking on the form of a journal. I knew from research that journal style books were not welcome in the tough world of book publishing.

Chris had a friend in publishing who agreed to read my manuscript and give me advice. His advice stopped me cold in my tracks. It was just as I had suspected, the manuscript was too much of a journal. Strangely though, I was relieved. I had become increasingly frustrated during my writing sessions and now I could just stop. No more writing.

A short time later, I decided that I would share with Lisa the fruits of my secret, double life as an author. I printed the manuscript off in its entirety and gave it to her to read. I had dreamed of presenting her with a paperback book with a picture of her son on it, but this would have to do.

Fast forward to today. The original intent of the book has not changed. I want people to see Jesus when they see our family. I want people to know there is hope. I want people to understand that God is bigger than our circumstances and brings us through them for a reason.

With that in mind, I decided that Nicholas’ blogsite is a great way to still get my “journal” out there, into the hands of people who may be touched by our story. Each week I will add a new chapter.

To read The Broken Gift, click on the chapters below.

Chapter 1 Code Blue
Chapter 2 Back to the Beginning
Chapter 3 New Relationships
Chapter 4 The Arrival
Chapter 5 Life Goes On
Chapter 6 Surgery