jenifer.

One of my Phi Lamb sorority sisters passed away this Thursday after receiving a double lung transplant that just didn't "take." She had been battling cystic fibrosis since the age of two.

Not only was Jenifer in my sorority, but we also shared an apartment during my senior year of college. Although she and I lived two very separate lives during that time (I truly believe I was depressed that year and acted accordingly, which was NOT a good thing), a certain bond, I believe, still exists between two people who have ever shared a home.

I knew that most people with cystic fibrosis typically do not live lengthy lives. It saddened me when Jenifer would get sick. I felt helpless and guilty for my perfect health, which I took for granted.

I was so happy when Jenifer requested to be friends on Facebook a few months ago. This meant she was alive and well! I had lost touch with her after college, so it was so reassuring to see her again, even if it was over the computer. She married her college sweetheart, Tony - a truly wonderful guy. She went to physical therapy school. She was doing well. And that made me happy to see.

She truly did fight the good fight. My heart breaks to know that all her efforts to stay healthy just could not sustain her life. The Lord has called my precious friend home. It makes me so sad.

I was at church this morning and it felt like every, single song we sang was for Jenifer. Or maybe I just had her on my mind...

Either way, I heard this song for the first time today and oh, how it made me weep for her. I can only hope that she is basking in His glory, able to breathe freely in Heaven, as she so desperately wanted to do here on Earth.

I hope to share a Home with her again soon.