This time of the year has become a time of contemplation and thanksgiving for me. It’s when I spend a lot of time reflecting on life, remembering the sweet miracle given to me on May 25, 2020, wondering what a second transplant might be like, and considering...
If you’ve been following my story or blog, you know I’ve experienced some fairly “tough stuff” over the past two years. During this time, God has taught me to trust him and, most importantly, praise him through it. It hasn’t always been...
It was one of those days. I thought it would be pretty easy to handle, but it wasn’t exactly what I had imagined. John and I had been at Duke the past two days for my bi-weekly treatments to fight my chronic transplant rejection, a monthly breathing test, and a...
Psalm 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. I sat in the small living room of my childhood home with my mother and sister at my dad’s bedside. My heart fell to pieces as I looked upon this man who...
I’m pretty confident I’ve discovered a sure-fire way to know when it’s time to bring something to an end. What is that? Keep trying to revive the very thing God has called to completion. My heart and soul were totally committed to health, fitness,...
