by Lana Lamkin | Mar 17, 2026 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
Surgery was completed in the early hours of September 17, 2025—my second second chance at life. Surprisingly, it would be the first of eight major surgeries in the 30 days that followed. What brought me to that operating table was four and a half years of battling...
by Lana Lamkin | Dec 21, 2025 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
Some seasons demand more than we expect—they ask us to pause and simply rest. The past several months have been one of those seasons for me—not because of practical challenges or medical complexities, but because of the sheer weight of reality. This wasn’t a struggle...
by Lana Lamkin | Aug 10, 2025 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
Recently, I found myself once again Breathing in the Unexpected as I’m facing another pause. Things were progressing toward my second lung transplant, and then, without warning, God pressed pause. I knew in my spirit that this wasn’t a coincidence—it was one of His...
by Lana Lamkin | Jul 29, 2025 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
It’s been eleven days since I was placed on the national transplant list. Eleven days of waiting for the call that could change everything. That might seem like a short time, but let me tell you—waiting tends to stretch time. Every vibration of my phone sends a jolt...
by Lana Lamkin | Jul 15, 2025 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
The Tug of Uncertainty There’s something about the unknown that makes us feel uneasy. It doesn’t always have to be a big disaster; often, it’s just the gentle, nagging feeling of not knowing what lies ahead. It might be a job interview that comes and goes, or...
by Lana Lamkin | Jun 6, 2025 | All Blogs, Faith, Inspiration
There are moments in life when words feel too small to carry the weight of what’s happening—yet here I am, asking the Lord to help me find them anyway. As of Wednesday, I’ve officially been placed in the program for a second lung transplant. Even writing that still...
