12.25.2008

Merry Christmas!

I've got a lot to catch you up on, friends. First of all, it's Christmas!!! Love it. Secondly, my family has had somewhat of a crisis. My uncle has been in ICU for two and a half weeks now. Tonight he got the liver transplant he needed to keep living! Praise God! Talk about a Christmas miracle. Seriously! I cannot begin to tell you how happy this makes me! I'm so thankful for God providing for us. I know for my uncle to live another person had to die. I've been on both sides of this situation. Five years ago my cousin was killed in a car wreck and his parents decided to donate his organs. And now, my uncle is a donor recipient. Full circle. Please do something for me. If you are reading this, please discuss this with your family. The decision to be an organ donor is a life-giving decision.

I know God has a plan for every day of my life. He orchestrates events and puts people in our lives to teach us and to shape us. He knew I would lose a cousin and I would have an uncle that needed an organ. Three days before my cousin died I signed the back of my driver's license saying I wanted to donate my organs. I had two of my closest friends witness it for me. It gives me chills thinking about how close those two events were. God knows. The greatest physical Christmas present my uncle will ever receive was the new liver they put in him tonight. A second chance at life for him. Please think about it. Donate LIFE.

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