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How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?
Have you ever sat and listened to the birds? I mean, really listened, not just, “woah, listen to those birds.” This afternoon I sat and listened. That’s not like me. Or, at least, it’s not like the me I used … Continue reading
Posted in change, Find God, Liver disease, relationship, religion, transplant, transplant recovery
Tagged appreciating beauty, bear with one another, bird calls, bird watching, brandon heath, Christian, compassion, direction, eyes of Jesus, faith, focus, gospel, love your neighbor, ministry, new perspective, prayer, purpose, quiet, transplant
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I’ve got the green light … Now what?
A week ago Josh and I walked through the doors at Lahey Hospital and headed to the transplant wing. When we walk around Lahey we do it like we built the place. We know where everything is because we’ve spent … Continue reading
Posted in pastor, Christianity, change, transplant, hope, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, transplant recovery
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, church planting, direction, faith, focus, healing, health, hope, Lahey Clinic, Liver, Liver disease, liver transplant, Maine, ministry, NASH, New England, organ donation, pastor, planter, vision
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Life is full of ironies. This one gives me chills.
Well, ain’t that ironic? Some ironies make me tilt my head. Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? Why do they call them apartments when they are so close together? Shouldn’t they be closements? Iceland is green and … Continue reading
Posted in chronic illness, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Find God, hope, Jesus, Organ transplant, transplant
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, Donate Life, Facing death, faith, gospel, healing, health, help, hope, inspirational story, ironic, ironies, irony, Liver disease, liver transplant, Motivation, organ donation, Rotary, speaker, transplant
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Side effects, milestones, purpose, road trip and answered prayer…
I’ve just hit a milestone. Most of you won’t think it’s a big deal, but I do. My transplant docs just reduced the daily dose of my anti-rejection medicine from 8 milligrams to 6. YAHOO! Why am i so thankful? … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, cirrhosis, direction, faith, Fatty liver, health, help, help for someone needing a transplant, hope, Liver, Liver disease, liver transplant, living liver donor, love your liver, Maine pulpit supply, organ donation, Prograf, purpose, recovery, side effects, speaker, transplant, transplant data
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Why do I get to live while others die?
I just don’t get it. I want life to be fair but I don’t worry about “fair” when things are going great. Who does? Have you ever seen a lottery winner shake her head and say, “I don’t know. Life’s … Continue reading
Posted in burnout, chronic illness, Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, faith, fear, healing, help, help for the hurting, hope, liver transplant, ministry, organ donation, transplant, transplant ministry
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Facing the storms in your life with determination
My clock said 2:36 AM. I woke up praying for little Adam Chambers. Adam is at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital fighting cancer. He’s only 2. My prayers shifted to EJ, another little warrior fighting a similar fight as Adam. … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged cancer, casting crowns, crisis, Facing death, faith, health, Liver, nemo, positive attitude, storm, transplant
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Do you ever feel like a number?
I’ve read the whole book cover to cover numerous times. It’s a well-written, rhythmic read that I’d classify as an American classic. But, every time I read it, I’m left with a sad, empathetic realization that we never learn the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, depression, discouragement, End Stage Liver Disease, facing death, Jesus, Lahey Clinic, Organ transplant, relationship, transplant
Tagged 24601, Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, dialysis, dilysis, faith, feel like a number, following Jesus, Green Eggs and Ham, help, hope, Jean Valjean, Lahey Clinic, Lahey Hospital. Pomfret, Liver disease, liver transplant, loneliness, name, names, Pomposelli, prodigal, remember, transplant, Zacchaeus
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Here it is! The day you’ve longed for has arrived.
It’s already time to write another Christmas letter? I know, I know … you spend all year waiting for this glorious day. And here it is, Linscott Christmas Letter Day. C’mon, ring those bells! I really thought last year’s letter … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, direction, Donate Life, faith, fear, healing, help, Liver disease, liver transplant, organ donation, purpose
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I’m actually GLAD it happened
I’m sitting here on the couch in my home office/guest bedroom with my dog curled up in a ball sucking the heat out of my leg going through my sermon for this morning. “Sermon.” I don’t care for that word. … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged camps, chronic illness, Chronic pain, church, cirrhosis, conferences, depression, direction, Donate Life, events, faith, fear, healing, hope, Liver disease, Motivation, motivational speaker, NASH, organ donation, pulpit supply, speaker, teen, transplant, youth
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What a weekend. The second Linscott family transplant in one year!
Wow. What a weekend. Thrill! Hope! Cautious Optimism. Fear. Worry. Cautious Relief. Is this what I put all of you through? Oh my gosh! What a roller coaster of emotions. My phone rang at 12:10 AM Saturday morning. You know … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged Christian, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, faith, fear, healing, hope, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, organ donation, transplant
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I saw God on the corner this morning.
I have a cold. Yeah, so what, who doesn’t? Yesterday I realized I also have a new label slapped on my back as I heard myself tell someone, “I’m immunosuppressed.” I never thought that would be part of my introductions. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, community, Find God
Tagged beautiful, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, depression, faith, fear, finding God, healing, hope, leaves, Liver disease, liver transplant, Maine foliage, orange, organ donation, perspective, red, shared life, thankful, transplant, yellow
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Why do I get to live while others die?
I’ve had a few experiences in the last week that I don’t really know how to process. I’m feeling kind of down. Okay, I’ll spill it. I met a few organ donor families who are filled with grief. I feel … Continue reading
Posted in anger, chronic illness, depression, Liver disease, love, organ donation, Organ transplant
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, faith, focus, grief, healing, hope, Liver disease, liver transplant, NASH, organ donation, survivor's guilt, transplant
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Four months ago yesterday the storm came to a head
Yesterday was my four month anniversary of my life-saving liver transplant. That’s old news, right? I mean, you might be thinking, “Okay already! Move on.” I get it. I really do. We get sick of hearing something repeatedly. I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Liver disease
Tagged chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, death, depression, direction, Donate Life, faith, fear, focus, Haiti, Hardship, healing, help, Katrina, Liver, Liver disease, liver transplant, Mercy Me, NASH, organ donation, Praise You in this Storm, prayer, rebuilding, starting over, survival
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When death ruins your day…
When do you feel most inadequate? I mean, what situations leave you stumbling for words or standing silently with absolutely no idea what to do? For me, it happens during one of life’s largest privileges. During the painful privilege of a … Continue reading
Posted in community, depression, discouragement, facing death, Find God, hopeless, Jesus, love, ministry, pain, relationship, religion
Tagged bear with one another, coping with loss, death, faith, fear, friendship, healing, hope, love, neighbor, relationship, shared life, tears
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You can’t spell “community” without u and i
This liver transplant journey has been the most difficult period of my life but I see lots of good that has come out of it. For instance, I now am part of a pretty tight community. We all speak the … Continue reading
Posted in change, Christianity, community, depression, direction, discouragement, hope, Liver disease, organ donation, Organ transplant, relationship, transplant
Tagged bear with one another, change, chronic illness, Chronic pain, cirrhosis, community, depression, faith, family, fear, finding friends, gospel, healing, help, hope, leadership, Liver disease, liver transplant, organ donation, relationships, support, support group
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