It is a beautiful sunny day here in Seattle this afternoon as I am writing this post, but when I woke up early this morning after feeling the jet lag from traveling back home here from Nashville last night, it was a gray and rainy morning. I decided to go ahead and get up for a run in the rain to start the day.
As I was running, it was on my heart to pray for the lung donor and for their family. Knowing that one person has to die and that life will be altered forever for those who love him or her in order for Jens to be able to have new lungs is a sobering reality. However, organ donation is such a beautiful way for life to carry on and for an incredible gift to be given. I read in one article that after death, one person can help as many as eight people by donating their organs.
My route today took me over behind the University of WA campus in the same place where I ran while trying to breathe through a straw. That place will always remind me of you two, Abby and Jens, after that memorable simulation where I was gasping for breath after trying to run and breathe through a straw during my workout in an effort to understand your daily reality more fully.
I listened to several songs this morning that seemed to be a great soundtrack to the rainy morning here.
This afternoon, I caught up on email after vacation and saw your post about being officially listed on the transplant list now. No wonder God wanted me to be in prayer for the donor and his or her family.
He's got you in His hands. Even if you don't know what grocery store to go to yet or what the fastest route is to the hospital, I am praying that you will have peace knowing that you both are in His hands.
As I was running, it was on my heart to pray for the lung donor and for their family. Knowing that one person has to die and that life will be altered forever for those who love him or her in order for Jens to be able to have new lungs is a sobering reality. However, organ donation is such a beautiful way for life to carry on and for an incredible gift to be given. I read in one article that after death, one person can help as many as eight people by donating their organs.
My route today took me over behind the University of WA campus in the same place where I ran while trying to breathe through a straw. That place will always remind me of you two, Abby and Jens, after that memorable simulation where I was gasping for breath after trying to run and breathe through a straw during my workout in an effort to understand your daily reality more fully.
I listened to several songs this morning that seemed to be a great soundtrack to the rainy morning here.
(This song always reminds me of you because you put it on the CD you made for me when I was training for the Knoxville marathon.)
He's got you in His hands. Even if you don't know what grocery store to go to yet or what the fastest route is to the hospital, I am praying that you will have peace knowing that you both are in His hands.
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