This weekend we were moving some family photos from one photo album to another. Page after page of sweet pictures of my babies with Mickey, Minnie, and every Princess you can imagine. I can tell you where every picture was taken, and which trip it was. For our family, and because Disney is a business for us, six months is a long time to go without a trip to a Disney theme park.
BUT WHAT IF WE NEVER WENT TO DISNEY?
It has had me thinking for awhile, "Man, if only I could give back, maybe even send one family." But a Disney trip is expensive. It's something some families can't even consider, even if they could get time off work, or they could somehow get down there, they couldn't eat, or get in the parks, or sleep in a hotel. And it reminds me "for whom much is given, much is required"... Meaning, we are given so much so we can share with others.
That's when I came up with it. Of course! I teach my kids this concept daily, why wouldn't it work for me? Thus was born: The Pixie Pot. What if I took a few dollars for every traveling client, and put it in a pot? We'd hardly even miss those dollars! But week after week, month after month, the Pixie Pot would get bigger and bigger, until eventually there's enough to send a very deserving family to Disney. And that family wouldn't have to worry about what to eat, or where to stay, or how to get into the parks. Poof! Their life, Pixie-fied!
I'll be announcing ways that you can nominate a family. And of course I'll have a few rules (like... Mission: Mouse extended family members aren't eligible, and that the winning family has to take an actual trip, not cash value, etc). I'll post those as we go.
But for now, I'm excited. I can't wait to see the Pixie Pot funds grow, and more importantly, I can't wait to give some sweet family who has had to tell their kids no time and time again, that yes, they really can go to Disney World. That they can leave their worries and cares behind for just a few days.
And with that, my friends, "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing". ~ Walt Disney
XOXO,
Karen
