een, my life changed forever.

    As I reets of Beaufort forty years later, t year of my life, I remember everyt ill unfolding before my very eyes.

    I remember Jamie saying yes to my breation and o cry togetalking to bot and my parents, explaining to t I needed to do. t I  only for Jamie, and all tried to talk me out of it, especially  understand, and I o make clear to t I needed to do it for me.

    I  I didnt care if s care t  ogettered to me. All I cared about  my  old me  to do. In my mind it  time God ly to me, and I kneainty t I  going to disobey.

    I kno some of you may  out of pity. Some of t because s committing muco botions is no. I er  at t I asked ill kno today.

    Jamie  t year Jamie oday. iteady ant it o ience and kindness s life is really all about. imism, even in times of sickness,  amazing tnessed.

    e ist canding beside me as t man. t s a tradition to  for me its a tradition t  o my life. Jamie  my fatogeto er  on, and as tionseadily stronger until h.

    Jamie also taugransforming po it offers. I realized t Eric and Margaret o her house.

    Jamie aught.

    Jamie  only tom ton, she angel who saved us all.

    Just as sed, ting  ed outside t notice, t time to make many arrangements, and people came out of to make to support us. I sa, Eddie, Sally, Carey, Angela, and even Lerance music began. Alt moved from  ;Its very important to me, Landon,quot; s;Its part of my dream, remember?quot; t

    h.

    I kne e dress t ice, t ion.

    quot;Im proud of you, son.”

    I nodded. quot;Im proud of you, too, Dad.”

    It  time Id ever said to him.

    My mom  roed in rengt, Jamie stood sed  slo silently in ire, and topped  t no more ten or t it seemed mucly. it, Jamie and  started moving again, and I felt my  surge h pride.

    It  difficult walk anyone ever o make.

    In every o remember.

    t as Jamie and oo clap. to position, and Jamie sat do. ito my knees so t I he same.

    , after kissing Jamie on trieved o begin to o sometant, oell t  anticipated our being so muc ood before us, almost confused, to kneel as her.

    began traditional  Jamie ed out to me. Kno a once more  surprised me.

    Jamie and me, t to tion, to us again, as if searc words.

    , and  everyone could . t ;As a fato give a sure t Im able to do this.”

    tion  silent, and  nodded at me, o be patient. Jamie squeezed my .

    quot;I can no more give Jamie a. But o let anot sh.”

    It   aside t, offering o mine, and I took it, completing the circle.

    it , and Jamie gave me one as  cly as my moto cry, t of God and everyone else, Id promised my love and devotion, in sickness and in  so good about anything.

    It   of my life.

    It is noy years later, and I can still remember everyt day.

    I may be older and  ually comes, t day  float till love  to do so.

    I breataking in t self . Its still teenty-seven once more. But tly, looking toill  told you: I no miracles can happen.