You've Been Given the Gift of Life, Give it Back!

Welcome friends and family!

Thank you for visiting my blog. It documents my amazing journey from pre to post double lung transplant. I am a 37 year old mother and wife with Cystic Fibrosis who has been more greatly blessed than I could ever imagine possible!

It has been a bumpy ride, but God has given me strength, love, friendship, and, FINALLY, health. My prayers have been answered, my miracle was granted, and I want to share the joy of my new life with you.

If you are a first time visitor, please take a moment to watch The Miracle of Transplantation video below. To me, pictures speak a thousand words.

My entries begin in April of 2008 and my double lung transplant was December 10. Scroll down to my blog archive and you can read from the beginning or jump around. If you are looking for a specific topic, you can use the search engine.

Please feel free to contact me with questions or feedback, I would love to hear from you!

I hope I can help you to experience the love God has for each and every one of us!

May God Bless You with Miracles in Your Life! Nancy


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Monday, December 28, 2009

What a Wonderful Christmas!



I can't even begin to express how wonderful this Christmas has been. It very well could be the best Christmas I have ever had. On Christmas Eve we attended a Cantata and Bell Choir at the Baptist Church and then midnight mass at St. Mary's. I was so overwhelmed with joy that I wanted to shout out to everyone MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! What a thrill to be able to stay up late enough to attend midnight mass. Our priest, Fr. Greg, made the mass so special and ended by playing his accordion to Silent Night, what fun!

We always celebrate Christmas Eve with Scott's family, so we spent the afternoon at Mom Matthews' house where we had a wonderful dinner and just enjoyed time together. Scott's grandmother who was in the hospital the last couple of weeks was home and able to be with us which made it even more special. She turned 90 on Saturday, what a blessing she is to our family!

Christmas morning was spent at our house with my parents. What fun to see what Santa brought and to enjoy the morning together. Scott and I fixed a big Christmas breakfast and then we hung out playing Wii for the afternoon. That night we went to my sister-in-law, Leslie's, house for dinner.

What a perfect Christmas! We have received so many miracles and blessings and I felt them so deeply these past few days. God is so good and generous!

All my love! Nancy

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1 comment:

Cammi said...

What a beautiful Christmas! I'm so glad to hear you all had a lovely time. Isn't it a JOY to REALLY celebrate? I'm so happy that you all had such a wonderful time.

We had a lovely day, too. I've been running all around feeling NORMAL. I LOVE it. I still have to take a nap most days but I'm out and about otherwise and it feels great!

I thought of our donors on Christmas day and how blessed we are because of their choice. SO BLESSED!

Love and miss you guys! Hope to see you again SOON.

The Miracle of Transplantation

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