To you, it's just a Cracker Barrel parking lot. To me, it's where I gave my life to Jesus Christ.
I was 21 years old. I was working at the Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee after some of the worst years of my life. I'd made mistakes. Real ones.
I grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, raised by a mom who worked hard and didn't accept excuses. But I made decisions that should have ended my story before it ever really started. By the grace of God, they didn't. But every day, I was carrying them.
One afternoon, a church group came into the restaurant, just back from a revival. I served them their meals like I served any other table. But something happened while I was serving them. I can't fully explain it to you. The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Stop running from Me.”
It knocked me back.
I went to find the table, and they were all gone. I could see through their windows that they were getting on their bus, and I knew deep down that if I let them drive away, I was going to keep running. So I went outside. The last woman, just as she was stepping onto the bus, turned to me and asked, “Are you okay?”
I told her, “No ma’am, I’m not okay.” I told her the Lord was telling me to stop running.
That whole bus emptied out, stood with me in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee, Florida, and prayed over me right there.
I gave my life to Christ that day. Right there.
I still get emotional about it. Because I know what I was before that moment, and I know what He's done since. He gave me a wife who shares my faith. He gave me three sons. He gave me a career, a community, a calling I never would have dared to ask for. He took a kid from Crown Heights who’d run out of chances and gave him a life that doesn't make sense apart from grace.
People ask me sometimes why I talk about it. Why I bring up the parking lot. Why I don't just keep that part private and let folks see the polished version.
I'll tell you why.
Because there's a young man out there right now — maybe in Tallahassee, maybe in Tampa, maybe in Miami, maybe in a small town in the Panhandle — who thinks his story is already over. Who thinks the mistakes he's made disqualify him from the life he could have had. Who thinks God doesn't want anything to do with somebody like him.
I'm here to tell him: that's a lie.
In life, you're not who you are at the lowest point. You're who you choose to become after.
The Lord met me in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. He'll meet you wherever you are.
You just have to stop running.
For the record:
Anyone calling Ken Paxton a “pedo protector” is lying and weaponizing a young boy’s s*xual abuse to advance their politics.
Here are the facts:
-In June 2025, Adam Hoffman was on trial for continuous s*x abuse of a child. OAG had 2 experienced prosecutors on the case.
-This young child courageously testified to the horrific things that were done to him, which was severely traumatic for him.
-The trial ended up in a hung jury, with 7 voting to convict and 5 voting not to.
-The OAG prosecutors sought a retrial, wanting justice for the victim.
-Understandably, the victim & his mother did not wish to endure the traumatic experience of testifying again.
-The prosecution could have either: legally forced the family to comply in a new trial, which would be heartless, or seek as severe a punishment as they could without their key witness, which included jail time.
-They did what was in the best interest of the child.
Anyone trying to use this story against KEN PAXTON himself is simply using a young child’s abuse and trauma for political gain, and THAT is DISGUSTING.
@LisaRawlsFit@PatMcAfeeShow Not my team either but I was at the lunch ( or one of them) when Sark said the BS he said. He should put his rep where his mouth is.
🚨JAMES TALARICO — THE DERANGED TEXAS LEFTIST FREAK — SPENT THREE FULL YEARS IN SCHOOL PRETENDING TO BE A GIRL NAMED “JEANNINE” BEFORE TRYING TO SUE THE SCHOOL TO SEAL THE RECORDS!
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From 6th through 9th grade, this vegan gender weirdo went full “Jeannine” Talarico mode at a small K-12 outside Austin. Multiple verified classmates just dropped the receipts.
When the truth started leaking out, the little cross-dressing bitch tried to legally bury it like the pathetic fraud he is.
This is the same radical soy boy now pushing every insane gender ideology on kids while hiding his own twisted past.
No wonder he’s such a deranged Democrat — the guy’s entire personality is built on mental illness and deception.
The Democrats really scraped the bottom of the barrel with this one.
Share this everywhere and expose every last gender-weirdo fraud in office!
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Early tonight was not his night…0-3 with 3 strikeouts against a solid pitcher.
Top of the 11th inning 0-0. He came up with the bases loaded and made a difference.
Grand slam number 2 and dinger number 5 of the season.
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@SarahKhan463 Your battle takes so much strength, perseverance and faith. I pray that you maintain all of those in your battle and also pray for your comfort as you do so. 🙏