Robin McKnight

Ballymena Co Primary, Ballymena Boys and the Tech

[Robin McKnight @Irishboy1956]

Overpopulation...... in Arizona.

[Love Ballymena @LoveBallymena]

𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 (12:43)

The A26 Lisnevenagh Road is currently closed in both directions at its junction with the Ballymacvea Road following a road traffic collision.

Diversions are being put in place but motorists should seek an alternative route if possible.

[GFY TV @Viralvid_89]

Dale Schroeder spent 67 years working as a carpenter in a small Iowa town.

He never married, never had kids, drove an old pickup, wore the same clothes for years, and lived as simply as possible. Instead of spending his money, he quietly saved and invested it.

When he died in 2005, he left behind nearly $3 million.

But he didn't leave it to family.

Instead, he created a scholarship fund for local students who dreamed of going to college but couldn't afford it.

That one decision changed the lives of 33 students, who went on to become teachers, doctors, engineers, therapists, and more.

They eventually gave themselves a nickname:

"Dale's Kids."

A man with no children ended up changing the futures of dozens of them.

Sometimes the richest legacy isn't what you keep, it's what you give away.

[🇮🇪 This is Ireland 🇮🇪 @ThisIsIreland3]

📍Doonagore Castle, a 16th-century round tower house situated near Doolin, Co. Clare, Ireland 🇮🇪

Unlike most regional square tower houses, this one features a circular design & was crafted from locally quarried sandstone 🏞️🏰

📸 My heart is in Ireland

#Clare #Ireland #Doolin

[Joel @GuitarmanJoel]

“In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land” (Psalm 95:4-5 ESV)

[Heather Jordan 🌸✝️🩸👀👂🎺 @HeatherJ2652]

‘No more fears, no more pain
Every tear wiped away
Crying Holy
Every knee on the floor
Every voice evermore
Crying Holy
I wanna go home
To see the ones I love, who've gone before
When death is a memory and tears are no more
To hear the angels praise, can you even imagine’

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

Today is my birthday💙💛

After everything the war has brought,
I’m simply grateful to be alive.

Grateful to still call Ukraine my home.
Grateful to keep dreaming.
And grateful that this journey
Has brought so many
Wonderful people like You into my life.

Thank You for every kind word,
Every message and every support.

You make even the hardest days a little brighter🤗🤗🇺🇦

[ozzy1871 @ozzy0123pi]

🇳🇴

In manchen Regionen Norwegens ist eine schöne Geste gelebter Alltag:
Tragen Apfelbäume mehr Früchte, als eine Familie selbst verbrauchen kann, werden die schönsten Äpfel in Beuteln an den Zaun gehängt – zum Mitnehmen für andere.
Gerade in Jahren mit einer guten Ernte ist das ein wertvoller Gedanke.
Überschüsse sollten nicht verderben, sondern dort genutzt werden, wo sie anfallen.
Vielleicht hat jemand keinen Garten, kocht aber köstliche Marmelade oder bereitet Vorräte für den Winter zu.
So bleiben gute Lebensmittel erhalten, Ressourcen werden geschont und Nachbarschaft wird ganz selbstverständlich gelebt.

So lange die Leute ihre eigenen Früchte nicht vollständig verarbeiten können, ist das Teilen das Sinnvollste, was man tun kann. Da kommt bestimmt so manch Leckeres zurück - Marmeladen, Säfte, Kuchen usw.

Also, WIN-WIN für alle 🤝

[Tyler thomas 912 @tylerthoma4ye]

I know not everyone will understand, but today means everything to me. Happy Birthday to my loyal partner, my protector, and my best friend Gunna. 🐾🐕🎖 Thank you for standing by me through every high and low.

#USmarine

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Death Valley National Park experienced its first major superbloom in a decade this year, driven by record winter rainfall (1.7 – 2.5+ inches) that transformed the desert landscape with vibrant carpets of yellow, pink, and purple flowers.

[Trad West @trad_west_]

>American airman asleep on a train in France while on vacation with his childhood friends
>Wakes up to the sound of screaming and breaking glass
>Sees a terrorist step into the aisle carrying an AK-47 and 300 rounds of ammo
>Doesn't look for an exit, doesn't hesitate
>Sprints 30 feet down the aisle straight at the barrel of the gun, completely unarmed
>The terrorist pulls the trigger; the rifle miraculously jams
>Tackles him, gets slashed in the neck and hand with a box cutter, almost losing his thumb
>Ignores the bleeding, chokes the attacker unconscious with his bare hands
>Credits God for the jammed rifle and his survival
>Saves everyone on board

Patriot airman Spencer Stone is a hero.

[🇮🇪 This is Ireland 🇮🇪 @ThisIsIreland3]

'Beyond the sundown is tomorrow’s wisdom; today will be long, long ago.'💚

~Thomas Hornsby Ferril

📍Goodnight from County Donegal, the road from Kilcar to Muckross Head. Sleep tight, Sons and Daughters of Ireland 🇮🇪

📸 Colin Haverty

#Donegal #Goodnight #Ireland #Sleep

[Metropolitan @metrofive5]

Becoming a doctor at The-same Hospital you were a janitor for 10 years is next level blessing 😭🥹❤️❤️
This is God’s doing! 😭❤️❤️

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

A firefighter lost his job after refusing to leave a burning house until he found the family dog.

A house fire broke out in Los Angeles, and by the time firefighters arrived, flames had already spread through most of the home. Everyone inside had been evacuated. Except the dog.

Firefighters searched as long as they could, but the house was getting worse by the minute, and the chief finally gave the order for everyone to pull back before the structure collapsed. One firefighter didn’t leave.

He kept searching through the smoke until he found the dog hiding behind the bathtub, coughing, scared, and barely breathing. He carried him outside, placed an oxygen mask over his face, but the dog went limp, he had to perform CPR.

For a moment, everyone thought it was too late. However, paramedics were able to step in and use emergency equipment, and miraculously brought the dog back.

But days later, the firefighter was fired for disobeying orders and risking not only his own life, but the lives of the crew who might have had to go back in for him.

The story spread fast, and his fellow firefighters didn’t stay quiet. They stood by him, saying he made a dangerous choice, but not a heartless one.

Two weeks later, with the help of public pressure and the support from his crew, he was reinstated, compensated for the time he missed, and allowed to return to duty.

[Robbie Mouton @mcgmouton57]

Please keep the family and especially the husband in your prayers.

Venezuelan soccer star Lucas Trejo's wife Yanina Maranella and children Aarón and Ainhoa, were unfortunately deceased in the aftermath of the earthquakes. He has lost his entire family, and took 72 hours to find them.

https://t.co/lYe47yYFKf

[Frank Brown @FrankBr05713205]

I teach high school auto shop and one of the biggest problems with my graduates who want to get into the field is having the ability to purchase tools. As most of you may know, mechanics must have their own set of tools and box and that’s a rather expensive purchase. Many simply cannot afford that and end up working fast food or something like that. One of my good students recently reached out to me and asked if I had any extra tools he could buy as he got a job in a small shop and needed tools. Well me being a veteran technician had plenty of extra tools at home, so I gathered them all up and put them in a box and took them to him.. The shock and smile on that young lad’s face when I dropped that box off to his place of employment cannot be described. Of course, he asked me how much he owed me for those tools to which I replied, nothing. Good luck on your new career and thank you for being a good student in my class.

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

In 2022: “It’ll all be over in days”

Me today:
Still in Kyiv.
Still smiling.
Still hearing sirens.
Still watching their plans burn.

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

Marian Croak, the genius mind behind the technology that powers the way we all communicate today — Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp and more — has officially been honored with her place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. 👑📲

With over 200 patents to her name, her work has shaped the world forever. Give her flowers while she can still smell them. 🌹

[Dr. Heidi Klessig @heidiklessigmd]

Harrison Ellmer contracted meningitis in 2013 when he was just three weeks old. Doctors said he was brain dead and that there was no hope.

His heartbroken parents decided put him on hospice and withdraw his support.

But when the ventilator was disconnected, Harrison surprised everyone by breathing on his own. His mother describes their experience:

"We were terrified but so thankful he had survived that we just took each day as it came. Harrison's brain scan results showed that he was completely brain dead but we always hoped he'd defy the odds. We still can't believe it ourselves when we see him walking and talking. Harrison wasn't expected to survive but now he's hitting all his milestones just like other children his age."

Harrison had almost completely recovered as he reached his 3rd birthday and plans were being made for him to attend preschool.

[Millicent Sedra @MillicentSedra]

No Christian is out here holding people at knifepoint to force them to surrender to our faith.

As a Christian, I want you to get saved but I’m not going to use violence to get you to submit to my belief in Jesus Christ.

Islam spread by the sword; Christianity spread by the preaching of the Gospel.

Muhammad went around saying convert to Islam or you will die or pay jizya tax; Jesus let crowds of people walk away from Him as He preached the Gospel.

Islam spread through the blood of its enemies; Christianity spread through the blood of the martyrs.

If we're going to act like all religions are equal, tell me why 99% of terrorist organizations are run by Islamists.

Not all muslims are terrorists, but almost all terrorists are muslims.

At the name of allah, blood is shed, women are r*ped, people are b*headed; but at the name of Jesus, people are restored, people are healed, the blind begin to see, the deaf begin to hear.

Jesus and Muhammad are NOT the same. Do not put Islam and Christianity in the same basket.

[Bob Storm @Storm5farms]

One of my closest friends, hunting/golfing/fishing buddy/volleyball teammate, roommate for a couple years and my brother in law, lost his battle with cancer early this morning. Death does hit differently when you know for sure where he will be spending eternity but it sucks.