I'm especially thankful that my not-little-anymore cousin, B, had her life spared a couple months ago. On her way home in the wee hours of the morning she had a wreck and laid by the side of a lonely country road for four hours, her neck broken in four places plus severe spinal damage, until a conservation worker found her on his way to work.

Her life has not been easy, some of that is by her own choosing, and the people who were supposed to be her safety net failed her early on. She's one of the first people I saw grow from a baby - and I'd visit my grandparents' house and sit on the sofa in my Easter dress to hold her - until now, in her early 20s. Now she's lying in a hospital bed. Her birthday was la few weeks ago. She spent it staring at the ceiling.

Doctors weren't sure that she'd live, much less breathe on her own again yet here she is. She's paraplegic now, but she's eating a bit of food and has some use of one of her arms. Considering that she almost lost her second chance, I consider this wonderful progress, wonderful news.

A lot of people ask me why I believe in God. Why I sought Him out when I was a kid growing up in an quasi-apathetic household. I had one father truly forsake me and the search for that brought me home. My only exposure to Christ came from my maternal grandma who'd take us to her fire and brimstone church in the south. I've been given chances that I should not have had and at times I've seen the tangles of my life flipped - and that's when I caught a glimpse of the beautiful tapestry those knots were creating.

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1. Kendall Harmon wrote: You have to love the picture of the two boys. November 26, 12:44 pm | [comment link]

2. Christopher Johnson wrote: Wow.  Thanks, Kendall. November 26, 5:57 pm | [comment link]

3. Pageantmaster [Pray for +Mark Lawrence] wrote: Food for thought.  I too like Sigur Rós. November 26, 6:43 pm | [comment link]

4. Paula Loughlin wrote: Add me to the list of Sigur Rus fans and to those who are overawed by this story. November 26, 6:49 pm | [comment link]

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