43 Days - What's In a Name?...

That's easy - letters.

On Thursday, I woke up early, began my typical routine...
Before going for a run, I checked my phone - The Atlanta Union Mission had posted about this 5K run.

As I ran, I thought.
Thoughts poured my mind:
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"Hm, I should do that....
...I should invite other people to do that...
...How cool would it be if people knew what they were running for, who they were running for...

What if we didn't just run for a cause... What if we ran for a story?"

I thought back to a math problem...
I teach a GED class at the Mission.
Last Saturday, I instinctively gave my group the problem:

25 + y = 143

I giggled when I wrote it, because it reminded me of a memory.
I had no idea the story it would tell...

[running]
"What if... we could represent each individual story?
All of the friends I've made at the Mission - I know their stories.
I know their pieces.
We all have common ground, as a human race...

The Story of Brokenness.
We all have broken pieces.
We all share that story."

I thought back to the alphabet... 
"Could I think of an individual at the Mission for each letter of the alphabet?
Which letters would be hard...

X - Hey, I know someone for that
Z - Hehe oh yes, I know him
Q - Yup, someone comes to mind"

So... On this journey, let me tell you all about some letters I know...

The Case of the Alphabet.

25 + y = 143
Can you crack the code?

In Love,
Christine