Like a Lot

I was terrified on my first visit to Wesley Chapel Mission Center (WCMC) in Over-the-Rhine. After all, I was a mom from the suburbs. I knew nothing at all about inner city kids. I had no idea what I was doing!

I watched with a strained smile as the kids arrived. One teen girl smiled back at me and shook her head.  Clearly she’d have her work cut out for her that day.

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We Got Cows!

For a whole lot of people, “health” is a dream in a tornado.

The design of a healthy life includes the physical, mental, and spiritual. When they spin out of control and you’re stuck in the vortex, relationships will get you through.

To those who will sit next to you as you drive into the impossible, thanks for jumping in and fastening your seatbelt.

To those who will keep you grounded when confronted with flying cows, thanks for understanding the impossible.

To those who will press on with you regardless of the risk, thanks for holding on.

For He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” – Hebrews 13:5 AMP

Did you see that? It was incredible.

Surface Level

One day Jesus  and his disciples got in a boat. “Let’s cross the lake,” he said. And off they went. It was smooth sailing, and he fell asleep. A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake. Water poured in, and they were about to capsize. They woke Jesus: “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

Getting to his feet, he told the wind, “Silence!” and the waves, “Quiet down!” They did it. The lake became smooth as glass.   Luke 8:22-24(MSG)

Drop the mic.

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