I want to live radically..

I have been thinking alot about living radically.

I want to live every moment of my life..really live it...
not just waiting for life to happen to me..
but I want to
...live like Christ died for me...because he did.

I want to..
...live like today is sacred..like each moment
is a gift from God. Because it is.

I want to...
...live like my days are numbered..because they are.

I want to..
...love abundantly like Christ loves me. With no expectation of
love in return...because God has poured out his unconditional love
on me as a sinner who did not deserve his love..but he poured it out
lavishly upon me anyway...

I want to..
be true to who God made me to be..not how I
think He should have made me, but I want to
use the gifts he has entrusted me with..
gifts that are uniquely mine given to me by God.

I want to..
...live with a passion that is fueled by
Christ and all that he has given me. Because all things
come from him.

I want to..
live with a thankful heart..that overflows freely to those
who need His touch in their lives...

I want to...
live with wild abandon for Him...
I want to live like I know without a doubt, 
that He has my back..because He does.

I want to...
 see the broken hearted, the hurting, the
sick..and extend the hand of Christ to them.
Because that is what He did for me.

I want to...
find beauty in the ashes...I want to be driven to seek the
blessings in all things..because He has promised me that all
things will  work together for good. Because when I searched
 for the beauty, I have found it..time and time again.

I might not be the most influential, the most respected,
the most theologically correct, but I am a child of the
King and I just want to live like it...

...every minute of the days I have been given...

Day +66

Elijah is doing great! His clinic visit went very well...his labs look great. He is doing remarkably well at this stage of the transplant process. Today, Elijah sat on the chair in the lab by himself while the technician drew several vials of blood for testing. He didn't even wimper. The child life specialist has made a checklist for him of what needs to be done, and as long as it is on his list, he does it! The autism has come in handy in many ways as he faces so many difficult things each day. The routine of BMT is very predictable..and that is a blessing for him. He will only be going to clinic three times a week this week and then, if all continues to go well, twice a week next week! God's hand upon Elijah has been so evident through this whole process..Elijah shares his story even if he does not have the words to tell it.

He doesn't like the sound of the bugs buzzing by...

 There is such beauty where ever we look..and we are determined to see it and soak it in...