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1. What type of CP do you have?
I have spastic diplegia CP
2. How did you get CP?
I was born 11 weeks early and I was diagnosed with hydrocephulus. I got my CP diagnosis when I was one year old.
3. How did you Feel about CP growing up?
When I was little, I did not feel different from my friends. I participated in all the activities at my church; choir, Sunday School youth group, and camp. I also went to concerts with my friends when I was a teenager, and I. Also played baseball. My dad was my coach.
4. Do you ever think about what life would be like without CP?
Yes, I do. Sometimes I think about it more often than others. When I think about it, I think about how easy it would be to do different tasks like get out of the house.
5. How has CP impacted my life?
Having CP has definitely impacted my life mentally and emotionally as well as physically. It’s a pain in the butt to do specific tasks, and when I was younger, it was hard to be taken out of school because of surgery recovery. Weekly physical therapy was also something I did not like.
6. How was schooling with CP?
It wasn’t a nightmare, but it was a headache. I often had to advocate for what I wanted, and it was often assumed that I would do less than I knew I was capable of doing.
7. How has CP Changed throughout your life?
When I was little, I accepted my CP, and I didn’t think I was different; it was until seventh grade that things got difficult for me because someone who was getting teased in school started teasing me. The relationship I have with myself and myself and my CP is great. I have learned that it’s important to have a sense of community and being connected to the Rollettes and the Boundless Babe Society.
8. How will things change for people with disabilities?
I hope that there will be tons of changes for people with disabilities. The first thing I would like to see happen is that crip casting is no longer allowed in movies and TV shows, and theatre productions. I would love to see the Broadway community truly become accessible to performers who have disabilities by making the bathrooms backstage fully accessible by the standards of ADA ( Americans with Disabilities Act). I would also love to see the standards for people to be financially independent and responsible because, as the situation is now, we have to settle for a life in which we cannot be in marriage because of fear that too much financ l gain would cause us to lose our insurance.
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Luke 23:33-34 NIV
The Before Christ response
- You owe me!/And Justice is mine
The After Christ Response
- God forgave me, so I’ll forgive you
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 6:12 NIV
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
Matthew 18:25-27 NIV
Lessons from the Forgiven servant
- The Debtor can’t always repay you
As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
Matthew 18:24-25 NIV
- The offended can always show mercy
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Matthew 6:14-15 NIV
Memory Verse
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison. But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.” When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid waste our land and multiplied our slain.” While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he performed for them. When they stood him among the pillars, Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.” Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
Judges 16:21-30 NIV
- Sin Blinds us
- Sin Binds us
- Sin Kills us
The Good News
- Our failures cannot overcome God’s Faithfulness
- God offers us a second chance, but does not force us to take it.
- Saying yes to Jesus is our way out of Gaza.
Memory Verse
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 NIV
Happy March and happy #cerebralpalsyawarenessnonth
This journey for me has been a physical and emotional rollercoaster, but because of God’s grace, I have remained healthy in my adult life and gained the ability to do things many people said were impossible
God also has led me to have a change of heart about having friends who look like me and have been down a similar road as me. The woman I am now is sitting and standing in gratefulness #imagreebgirl and proud of it.
Hey, I hope that you’ve had a good day. Tomorrow is the day we complete the sermon series called Samson. I hope you’ll join me this week on the Encouragement Notes podcast
On today’s podcast episode we talked about:
- My Boundaries Babe society meeting this morning
- Living with independence
- Cherishing relationship
1. Samson didn’t ruin his life all at once. He ruined it one step at a time.
One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute. Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, “When the light of morning comes, we will kill him.”
Judges 16:1-2 NLT
Samson’s small steps toward big destruction
1. He taunted the enemy
But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron.
Judges 16:3 NLT
Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.
Judges 16:4 NLT
2. He rationalized the same old sin.
The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
Judges 16:5 NLT,
Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.” Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands. Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him. Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had left him. So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and forced to grind grain in the prison.
Judges 16:17-21 NLT
Because the sentence against evil deeds is so long in coming, people in general think they can get by with murder.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 MSG
Memory Verse
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV
Here are three practical ways I keep my Faith
- I thank God out loud every morning for waking me up.
- I actively try to share my faith as much as possible
- Leaning on my family and my church family when I need help or have something to celebrate
Encouragement Notes Podcast 