Left my steady job to start my own excavation business a few weeks ago.
It was a scary jump but the work keeps coming in, and my stress levels have gone way down since
We were outside a restaurant, waiting for our table, when my daughter Macie spotted a soldier walking by. In her quiet, sincere voice, she said, “Thank you for your service.”
He didn’t hear her. She looked up at me, disappointed—but too shy to repeat herself.
When he came back out, I stepped forward and let him know what she’d said. He smiled, thanked us, and walked to his car.
But then… he returned.
He knelt beside Macie and said, “Can you hold on to something for me?” Then gently removed the American flag patch from his uniform and placed it in her small hands.
A simple moment. A powerful lesson.
Macie now knows what honor looks like—not from a speech, but from a soldier who listened, and gave her something to remember forever.
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California Crackup? Try again.
California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government.
Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government.
71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.
I retired my father today. After 50+ years of working hard to take care of everyone else, I told the greatest man I know, my Dad, it’s my turn to take care of you.