January 30, 2014
6:03 p.m.

This evening I would like to give a big "thumbs-up" to a young lady named Nicolle Cruz. I don't personally know Nicolle, but I do know that she is an amazing, loving and giving woman who was willing to undergo a painful procedure to donate a kidney to her friend and mine, Tim Seeley.

I know a lot of people, myself included, who have made the decision to donate organs when we pass away. We will never know the people we might help, and none of us will be required to go through surgery and recovery in order to give that help. I am not in away trying to diminish organ donations from those who have passed--it is a wonderful thing to do. Living donations, on the other hand, require the donor to go through an operation and the recovery that requires, and those who are willing to do such a noble thing should be honored for doing so.

And so, Nicolle, I honor you. Because of you, Tim will go on to touch many lives with his many talents--writing, cooking, working and just being with and loving his family. As his friend, I am very thankful for that. May God bless you, Nicolle Cruz, and let you become a loving light to those who may choose to follow in your footsteps.

I am praying for your speedy recovery, and for yours, too, Tim Seeley.

God bless you!