Wake Up

This morning, I am reminded of how bittersweet life can be sometimes. I have been regularly following along a blog about a family who has endured a great tragedy, and at the same time, one of life's most beautiful blessings. The blog today has compelled me to encourage others to follow along. It kills me to place myself in this families situation and to imagine what kinds of emotions the wife must be going through. Everyday, I am eager to see if there is a change in the status of their situation. I am a little hesitant to share the blog with you because of how addicting it can be to look forward for the next post. I have never met this family and probably never will, nor would have I ever known about them if it were not for their great tragedy.

One of my fraternity brothers, Adam Snell, is about to get married. His soon to be brother in-law, Keith Beasley, and a few of his friends traveled to Austin for a bachelor party. To make a detailed story vague, Keith ended up falling a few stories off the side of a parking garage and landing on a small patch of grass at the bottom; a fall that should have killed him. This incident occurred April 10. Keith has been through many medical treatments and surgeries since the accident. Keith has finally progressed to the point to where he has steady vitals and opens his eyes to look at things; yet he shows very little responses.

Keith's wife, Judy, has been by his bedside every step of the way. However, for a short while, she was forced to leave his side because on May 25, Keith's wife delivered their first baby. The bible makes it very clear that one of God's greatest blessings to any husband and wife is children. She has since gone back to his side with their baby boy.

Keith's wife started the blog 2 days after the accident to update family and friends of Keith's status and to encourage prayer. From the sounds of her blog, it is very clear that she loves the Lord with all of her heart and has placed the entire situation in God's hands. Her faith is such an amazing testimony, and it encourages many to share their own stories on her guest book, and to tell her of the amazing impact her faith is having on their lives.

I want to encourage you to visit her blog and read Keith's story and to browse around the website. I encourage you to place yourself in her situation and realize how small our worries and problems are compared to how bad they could be. I encourage you to join the prayers of thousands to get Keith to wake up and respond.

Please visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/keithbeasley Please Pray.