Category Archives: religion

How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

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 →

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When death ruins your day…

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

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 →

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Day by day

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

On May 7, 2012 surgeons opened me up and put in a piece of my sons liver to replace my own diseased liver. Without a transplant my death was certain. Readers of this blog know the emotions that I went … Continue reading →

Posted in chronic illness, facing death, Fatty liver, Fatty Liver Disease, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, NASH, organ donation, Organ transplant, religion, transplant | Tagged | 9 Comments

If God is real, why …

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

A lot of people don’t get the God thing that I’ve been writing about. I understand. I see the morons on the news picketing at funerals too. I see red-faced screamers yelling into their bullhorns looking like they are going … Continue reading →

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Hang in there…

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

http://www.crosswalkmail.com/cccjdqtljhjftmlnfgrzkfvktqfmprrmhctkddndtdqgccq_kdsrphpvfsvs.html By Max Lucado Fearless Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, chronic illness, facing death, Fatty liver, Fatty Liver Disease, Find God, hope, Jesus, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, ministry, NASH, organ donation, Organ transplant, pastor, religion | Tagged | 2 Comments

What did you do with your summer vacation? (Hospital again)

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I remember the annual essay that came each year in September. I remember stories of neighborhood baseball when we’d play until we lost the ball. I remember the time my dad surprised me with a box of brand new, bright … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Christianity, chronic illness, direction, facing death, Fatty liver, Find God, Jesus, Lahey Clinic, Liver disease, love, mystery, NASH, organ donation, Organ transplant, pastor, religion, transplant | 10 Comments

Living like I’m dying

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I have a confession to make. I’m liking a lot of country music these days. Yeah. Yeehah! Now before you give up on me, you have to realize that I am still way cooler than your average guy. I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Country music, Fatty liver, Find God, gospel, Jesus, Liver disease, Organ transplant, religion, Tim McGraw | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments