For anyone who's ever been prepped for surgery, you know it's not a pleasant process. There are pokes and needles and the hospital room is always cold. And when you're pregnant it's even worse. The morning of my c-section for Zachary all I could think was, "It's a good thing I'm getting a baby out of this..." As many of you may know, Devin, an LCHS student is currently battling leukemia which she was first diagnosed with at 3 years of age and successfully beat. Devin's father, in an update to friends and family, wrote:
"I used to always say that I could handle just about anything except something happening to one of my kids. So when Devin was 3 God decided he wanted to test that theory! We realized back then that when things like this happen you don't have a choice, you just do what you have to do and move forward to work through it. We've remembered those lessons and we'll just have to do it again."
I replayed the lyrics to the FFH song, Lord Move, or Move Me in my head about a gazillion times the morning of my c-section. "Lord I know the only way is through this; Lord I know I need you to help me do this." I'm betting Devin's family is praying like this a lot here lately. There are a lot of things we have to face in this life that are less than pleasant and sometimes the only option we have is to plow on through them. Be assured that whatever you're suffering today, the Lord is holding you in His hands and will continue to until you come out on the other side.
SEE YOU SUNDAY. XOXO--Kelly
"Lord Move, or Move Me"
Camp Cornerstone is just around the corner, so we're giving you the dates early so you can plan vacation around camp! Camp is 3 week-long day sessions from 9:30-1 p.m. for children ages 2 through completion of 4th grade. It's a wonderful time for all ages as they participate in activities and projects reflecting each week's theme.
Ghandi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world." Good advice to remind us that the most powerful tool we have is that of our example. The Lord is very clear on this. In Matthew, chapter 22 Jesus answers that the first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart and soul and mind and second is to love others as yourself.
Even Jesus Christ sometimes had a bad day. When he returned to His Hometown of Nazareth, He wasn't received the way he really wanted to be received. His Hometown people rejected him as the Messiah. This week, Pastor Dave Meadows teaches us how to respond to a bad day in the same way Jesus responded.
"God is first. I am next. Everyone else, take a ticket and get in line." (Iyanla)
