Candice🌻

I am a huge Laverne and Shirley fan

[American Woman (Michele) 🇺🇸 @1True_American_]

This is your daily reminder.
Jesus loves you.
Now and always.
No matter what.

Pass it on. 🙏🏼

[American Woman (Michele) 🇺🇸 @1True_American_]

Jesus has given you a free gift.

Don’t let the world convince you that you don’t need it.

Open your heart.
Let Him in.

🙏🏼

[Metal Gear Stelara @AthenePromachos]

Show should have been all Tool Time.

[Candice🌻 @CShirleybird]

@SitcomPeople

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@SitcomPeople

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@fonziepodcast https://t.co/s0KDk8pZqZ

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@JeffCharlesh @MrPitbull07 Same

[Candice🌻 @CShirleybird]

I love this scene so much! Grace Confalone is awesome. I wish she would have been on more!

[The NCISverse @ncisverse]

#NCIS Writer & EP Scott Williams modeled the character of Dr. Grace Confalone after Laura San Giacomo.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

She had Hollywood at her feet.

And then, she made a choice that left everyone speechless.

In the late 1980s, Laura San Giacomo was the new rising star of American cinema. In 1989, she walked the Cannes red carpet with her debut film, which won acclaim at the festival. A year later, she starred alongside Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, playing Kit De Luca—the witty, loyal friend audiences adored.

The film grossed over $463 million worldwide.

Golden Globe nominations. International recognition. Scripts piling up by the dozens. She was 28. The industry was ready to make her a household name.

Then her son Mason was born.

The diagnosis came early: cerebral palsy.

Doctors spoke of limits. Of what he wouldn’t be able to do. Of a life “different” from what they imagined.

Laura listened. But inside, she felt something else.

She realized she had two paths ahead.

She could continue chasing a career filled with distant sets, endless promotional tours, unpredictable schedules. Or she could stay. Be present. Build a stable daily life for the child who would need time, consistency, and attention.

She chose Mason.

Not as a sacrifice.

As a priority.

In 1997, she accepted a role on the sitcom Just Shoot Me!. A stable set in Los Angeles, predictable hours, no endless travel. For seven seasons and 148 episodes, she continued working at a high level, earning more Golden Globe nominations, while taking Mason to therapies, school meetings, and medical appointments.

And those “limits” that had been predicted? They were not the final word.

Mason learned to play basketball.

He learned to communicate through technology.

He surpassed expectations that had seemed like verdicts.

Laura also became an advocate. She spoke at conferences on inclusive education. She worked with schools and organizations. She helped change the conversation around disability: “Disability is natural. It has always existed. It is part of life.”

After the sitcom ended, she didn’t disappear. She acted for four seasons on Saving Grace, spent years on NCIS, and continued to work—on her own terms.

Many called it compromise.

She called it balance.

She didn’t leave Hollywood.

She simply refused to let Hollywood decide what truly mattered.

Because sometimes, the most important role isn’t the one that earns you fame on the big screen.

It’s the one you play every day, away from the spotlight.

And Laura San Giacomo showed that you can be an actress and a mother—without apologizing for either.

Success isn’t just what the world applauds.

It’s what you choose to protect.

[Huey K. Bridgeforth(@huey-bridgeforth.bsky.social) @hkb73]

Laura San Giacomo, she starred in the classic television show "Just Shoot Me" 1997-2003.

[Virality Clips @ViralityClips]

a boy calms down a frightened puppy

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@awk_ashleigh

[American Woman (Michele) 🇺🇸 @1True_American_]

VERSE OF THE DAY

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
~1 Peter 5:7

God never asks us to carry every burden alone.
The worries you hide, the fears you replay at night, the heaviness you try to smile through, the decisions that weigh you down…
He already sees it all.

And still, He says:
Give it to Me.

Not because you are weak.
But because you are loved.

What is one thing you need to place in God’s hands today?

[These Days Are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast @fonziepodcast]

Artwork by Richard Amsel. You might recognize his work from the poster for The Sting.