In the month of May 2025, the 16-year-old from Mountain Brook, AL has found her groove.
11 days from now will mark one year since Lulu lost her left hand and right leg in a vicious attack from a large Bull shark out of Walton County, FL on June 7, 2024.
What Lulu has accomplished, however, this month is amazing……….
Lulu- who returned to school last fall- has completed her sophomore year in high school.
She has earned her driver’s license.
She has greeted golfers and fans at the PGA Champions Tour’s Regions Tradition, displaying an incredible golf swing.
She has thrown a strike as she threw out a first pitch at the SEC Baseball Tournament.
She has pulled herself up on the water with one hand by a speed boat and shown the world what slalom skiing looks like with one leg.
Lulu Gribbin posed for this picture over the weekend, less than 2 weeks before she looks back on June 7th, 2024.
How about we all congratulate Lulu for inspiring the world?
And may this picture help you go into your work week with an extra bounce in your step.
Yes, Lulu Gribbin and her family are practicing, active Christians and she and her family are members of Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, Alabama.
The Lighthouse & the Battleship “When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life.” (John 8:12)
In the darkest part of a cold, foggy night, a ship’s captain cautiously piloted his warship through the fog-shrouded waters. With straining eyes he scanned the hazy darkness, searching for dangers lurking just out of sight. His worst fears were realized when he saw a bright light straight ahead. It appeared to be a vessel on a collision course with his ship, “What is this?”
To avert disaster he quickly radioed the oncoming vessel. “This is Captain Jeremiah Smith,” his voiced crackled over the radio. “Please alter your course ten degrees south! Over.”
To the captain’s amazement, the foggy image did not move. Instead, he heard back on the radio, “Captain Smith. This is Private Thomas Johnson. Please alter your course ten degrees north! Over.”
Appalled at the audacity of the message, the captain shouted back over the radio, “Private Johnson, this is Captain Smith, and I order you to immediately alter your course ten degrees south! Over.”
A second time the oncoming light did not budge. “With all due respect, Captain Smith,” came the private’s voice again, “I order you to alter your course immediately ten degrees north! Over.”
Angered and frustrated that this impudent sailor would endanger the lives of his men and crew, the captain growled back over the radio, “Private Johnson. I can have you court-martialed for this!
He continued to bark out his order, “For the last time, I command you on the authority of the United States government to alter your course ten degrees to the south! I AM a battleship!”
The private’s final transmission was chilling: “Captain Smith, Sir. Once again with all due respect, I command you to alter your course ten degrees to the north! I AM a lighthouse!”
The Lighthouse in the Fog
Many in today’s world have little respect for authority. We operate as if rules can be (or should be) changed to fit our personal needs and desires. Commercials egg us on: “Have it your way.” In reality, we can’t always have it our way. We have to conform our lives to a higher truth, a higher authority—the Word of God.
God’s truth is like a lighthouse. It’s not going to change to accommodate us or our latest fads or fashions. His truth is from eternity, above time. We are the ones who must change to conform our lives to what God wants for us. We submit to it to be blessed in life. We fight it only to our demise.
JESUS is the Lighthouse. He will always be there for us. He is absolutely dependable. We Christians must conform our lives to His will for us. If He tells us to alter our courses, we have no choice but to obey. That’s what being a disciple is all about. That’s the Blessed Life!
As lighthouses for God, WE are anchored to shine the light of His truth and expose the viral godlessness that is infecting the hearts of men, women, and children alike. But, we can effectively accomplish this by first committing ourselves to pray earnestly and persistently on behalf of our families, friends, and nation as a whole. 🙏 PRAYER FOR TODAY “Father God, we are called and equipped to be faithful bearers of Your light and truth in Christ. Empower us this day to be ‘rich in good works,’ kind in our words and compassionate in our hearts to a lost world shrouded in darkness and fog and headed toward disaster. Thank You for rescuing us through the cross of Jesus. In His Name, Amen!”
David Crews Ph.D. Author & Speaker 