Today’s menu includes a small and powerful pearl of wisdom from Dr. Jen Pratt about the impact hope can have during a difficult time. 

 Here’s Hoping.

 Some links to share

 You can read about the Make A Wish in the United States of America as well as the Make A Wish International. You can read also about the Impact of A Wish here. Interested in learning more about Dr. Jen Pratt? You can hear her conversation on Nate Lurie’s podcast, We’re the Inspiration, on the March 16th, 2023 episode, “From Making Wishes to Granting Wishes with Dr. Jen Pratt”

 More links to Dr. Jen Pratt include:

• Make-A-Wish Kid Now A Doctor In The Hospital That Treated Her - YouTube 
• Former cancer patient now a doctor at the hospital that treated her | CNN 
• From Teresa Freeman's "Real-Atable Podcast": Dr. Jen Pratt, Pediatric Physician, Children's Minnesota & Make-A-Wish Consultant 
• From "Humanity Chats with Marjy": Make A Wish Kid Now a Physician Who Helps Other Kids Receive Wishes - Dr. Pratt 
• From the "Human Hope with Carlos Whittaker" Podcast: From Cancer as a Kid to Becoming a Doctor Treating Kids...How Hope Heals Our Bodies

From the Talmud and the Book of Micah, chapter 6, verse 8: Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly NOW. Love mercy NOW. Walk humbly NOW. You are not obligated to complete the work but neither are you free to abandon it. 

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