One of my favorite pieces by Xmeah ShaElaReEl of Beaumont Texas
I have a deep love and appreciation for combo businesses. Donuts and Wings, Fur and Pecans, the odder combo the better in my eyes.
There is gym here in Waxahachie called “The Lord’s Gym”. Now it is never my intention to offend anyone with my secret laughter about the Lord for I am a woman of faith and hold my own views about the existence of what is the Lord, but you must admit the logo of the pumped up Jesus with the cross on his back with his gym shorts hanging low is pretty damn funny. So Bruce and I have had many a laugh thinking of various businesses the lord could reside over such as our favorite - The Lord’s pawn shop.
I’m not sure any sort of Lord wants to be involved in others businesses, but I realized the attraction it can have, especially in the South for the Lord to bless your business in some form or fashion.
But this past week on the road from our new place in Fort Davis, Texas and our current home of Waxahachie, Texas I saw what I’m still unsure whether it was real or a mirage on the West Texas plain. It was the Mountain Top Church and Steakhouse. It was a big mega size church and it’s signage boasted a number of businesses which I swear one was a steakhouse. So I am now in complete admiration of what may be the smartest combo business out there. Again, I don’t want to offend anyone about the church and business fellowship, but churchs are a business. Where there is a boss and money changing hands, it is a business in my eyes and no judgement involved here from me. All a fair playing field, but my god….a church and a steakhouse, now that is brilliant!! Way to go whatever preacher, deacon, or church administrator who thought of that!
Now this image is by Xmeah ShaElaReEl whom we visited he and his wife Cherry many years in Beaumont, Texas. Xmeah felt a complete Lord driven calling to create art and get out a message. His faith in his relationship to the Lord was beautiful and astonishing to me. His messages in his paintings were strong, beautiful and many common sensible to me. I love his paintings and many messages I agreed with and some not so much, but such is the way of the world and people.
I wonder this morning as I laugh and smile to myself about the Mountain Top Church and Steakhouse just how Xmeah would feel about this. He and Cherry ran a second hand shop out of their home to fund the supplies and needs of supplying the messages in paintings, writings and recordings. I kinda think Xmeah would approve of this combo business.