Round and Round

I'm doing a mixed Monday kind of post today.

Anyone else feel all mixed up today?

Might be the wind.

Or the chill in the air.

Either way, I'm giving into it.

First of all,

have any of you noticed

I now have a blog button?

See it?

Look to the upper right.

I'm so excited!

Thank you so much to

Nancy

at A Rural Journal for

volunteering to make it for me!

She did a fantastic job

and I'd be so happy if you would visit

her lovely blog.

It never would have happened, without her.

Please feel free to take my button with you!

I keep telling you all how

computer challenged I am..,

I don't even have a nice header, after all! ha!

Now onto a more serious note.

For my long time followers,

I am sorry for the repeat but

this is really important to me.

Two years ago,

my sisters life was saved

due to the unselfish

generosity of someone

that was brave enough to donate

the organs of a lost loved one.

My sister was a recipient

of the liver and thanks to them,

I have my sister today.

As I type this,

my brother is on his way to

Pittsburgh.  He will be admitted

to the hospital there

for a weeks worth

of tests.

At the end,

he will be placed on

the transplant list

for a new liver.

We will be so grateful

once he receives his liver

and is in the hard,

long stages of recovery.

We know our gain is

at the expense of someone

elses loss.

We take this to heart.

We do not take it lightly.

We pray for those families.

We feel for their loss.

We thank them.

We thank them as siblings, spouses,

nieces, nephews,

and grandchildren.

There are so words sufficient in thanking those

for giving our family members

the gift of life.

Organ donations do make a

difference.

If you are able,

I ask that you consider becoming a donor.

It does make a difference to someone.

Love,

Jill