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Category Archives: relationship
Christmas isn’t what we think it is.
“With” is a powerful word. It is an important word. The word “with” is a preposition because it exists to indicate associations, togetherness, and connections between things and people. Yawn. What is this, a grammar lesson? Hang tight, read on. Stay … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, chronic illness, depression, facing death, hope, hopeless, peace, relationship
Tagged alone, angels, anger, broken, brokenness, Christmas, conflict, depression, divorce, Emmanuel, gifts, God with us, grief, Immanuel, materialism, poor, shepherds
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How do you handle gut-wrenching, suffocating, consuming weight?
My transplant experience gave me a gift that, today, I would like to return. Usually, I’m thankful for it, but recently it has grown so heavy that I feel like it is breaking me. I’ve been watching My 600 Pound … Continue reading
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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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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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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