Perspective

A small article in the newspaper took my breath away this morning.

10-year-old Colby Curtin wanted to see the new Pixar movie, "Up," but she was too sick to go to the theater. This wasn't some summer cold -- this was the big "C," cancer. Colby was dying of vascular cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2005.

When the previews for "Up" came out, Colby told her mom she wanted to see that movie. When the movie hit theaters, she was too sick to be able to get there... so a family friend called Pixar and Disney Studios. Pixar officials sent someone the next day with a DVD copy of "Up," stuffed animals from the movie, and other fun stuff for Colby. Colby was unable to open her eyes to watch the movie, but her mother described the scenes to her. When it was over, Colby's mom asked her if she enjoyed it, and Colby nodded.

A few hours later Colby slipped from this life.

The mom said she had no idea what "Up" was about, but the balloons rising and the word up gave her a stong feeling that her daughter was going up, up to heaven... and I, for one, believe the same thing.

I also think that Pixar and Disney have a good shot at making it there, too...

I cried when I read this, and I cried when I wrote it. My almost-10-year-old daughter was in the other room, laughing at something her 7-year-old brother did, and all I could think was, "Thank you, thank you..." Thank you for the reminder to appreciate health, and opportunities, and goodness in this world. Thank you for the heart of a company being touched enough to make a dying girl's wish come true.Thank you for a reminder to look up, and see beauty, grace, hope, and love.