5 years
So today is the fifth anniversary of the day my mom gave my brother a kidney. I'm not sure why I am blogging it, but I guess it has just made me think. Looking back on that day and the whole 3 months of prep and recovery is really strange. It seems like a life time ago.
But at the same time it doesn't. I learned a lot during that time. Not only about what I am capable of, but also how much God really can work through you and FOR you. I could not have done it without Him. The whole experience gave me such a new perspective on life and how temporary it is. It also made God sooo real to me, I can't even tell you. It was a time where I really had noone else to lean on but God. BUT, I would not trade the things that I learned in those months for anything in the entire world. It's like that Ginny Owens song "If you want me to". I listened to this song soo much 5 years ago. Here are the lyrics if you don't know them. AMAZING!
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The pathway is broken
And The signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

Chorus:
Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone

So When the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the valley
If You want me to

When I cross over Jordon,
I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
I'm gonna look into Your eyes and see
You never let me down
So take me on the pathway that will lead me home to You
And I will walk through the valley
If You want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley
If You want me to


Thanks for reading