Today is +644 days since my transplant. It is also the day the world shines a light on cancer... celebrates survivors, mourns the lost, and focuses on the need for continued research. It has occurred to me recently that this is about how long I would have had to live without my transplant. Instead, I am in remission, regaining strength and energy, and about to witness the birth of my fourth grandchild. Amazing!
I chose the verse above because I AM a new creature! So many things have become new! But this isn't just because of the transplant. I think of what my life would have been like without God. I think of what my choices would have been like without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I made enough mistakes as it was! I have spent quite a bit of time lately looking at the choices of this world, and it is quite saddening. I look at what our society finds appealing, and I find it appalling. I am not ashamed or afraid to walk a road less travelled. It was what I was taught, and after a lifetime of comparing the alternatives, it is what I choose. I wish I could just implant this knowledge to others, but it seems that all I can do is continue to live and speak the same tune. Maybe that's why God gave me these +644 days and counting. I guess He's not done with me yet.
