# @enquirer on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSk9kSyD71i
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54852673-enquirer-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-22T19:30:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sam Greene (@sgdoesit) — https://gondola.cc/sgdoesit

## Caption

The sanctuary at Greater Fellowship Baptist Church in Mount Auburn feels warm even on a cold December afternoon. Sunlight catches the edge of the pew where Lisa Watts settles herself with the ease of someone who considers this a second home. Her mother sits nearby, and she’s surrounded by her three grandchildren – Victor, 14, Vaylin, 12, and Nevaeh, 7.

At 60 years old, Lisa is raising all three of her grandkids full-time. She stepped in after the children endured physical abuse at the hands of their mother, which was so severe that none of them want any contact with her. It’s an experience Lisa still struggles to talk about, but one that defines her fierce protectiveness. 

“I refused to let them go in the system,” she said. “Blood that’s going through my veins is going through theirs … And I’m healthy, able.”

Lisa’s Wish List is full of practical needs for the entire family, including her mother who also lives in the home – a new bedroom set, refrigerator, deep freezer and stove. “It would help so much just having better equipment to make sure they have good meals,” she said. She imagines the relief of opening a refrigerator that’s reliable and full, or the pride her grandchildren will feel cooking meals. “Eventually they’re going to be taking care of us,” Lisa said.

unitedwaygc and The Enquirer created the Wish List program to share stories like Lisa’s – reminders of what neighbors’ generosity can mean to families rebuilding from hardship. Each gift, large or small, helps restore stability, safety and hope. 

If you’d like to make a donation, you can do so at the link in our bio or on United Way’s website. (📸: houstonraef/United Way of Greater Cincinnati) #cincinnati #unitedway #wishlist

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