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For Wilshire Baptist Church

Wednesday I crossed another bridge toward feeling whole: I rolled up my sleeve and donated blood.

I’ve been a longtime blood donor, the majority of it through periodic blood drives hosted by Wilshire for decades. I’ve given almost nine gallons over the years, which sounds like a lot but there are many people who have given much more. The world champion, Australia’s James Harris, has given more than 1,170 units of various blood components. I’m way behind at just 70 units.

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

It’s a common statement as we flip the calendar: “I can’t believe the year went by so fast? Where did it go?” Often it sounds like a complaint or a regret and spoken with heavy sighs of frustration. It’s rare that I hear someone say, “Wow, what a wonderful gift from God that was!” But maybe we should say that, and while we’re at it, we should thank God for this new year too, because it’s a gift as well.

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

On the way to our house for Thanksgiving dinner, my mother’s aging Chevy Equinox SUV suddenly stalled and she had to coast across a lane of traffic and into an apartment parking lot. She called me on her cell phone, frightened and frazzled, and I rushed to the rescue, but within about an hour her vehicle was towed to a service garage and we were at our house enjoying the feast including the food she prepared. It couldn’t have worked out any better than that, but as is often the case, it was just the beginning of another major change in her life.

Continue reading “Moving Forward”