@JaniceDean Bravo to you and God speed! I am looking forward to your new endeavors!
Life takes left turns so we have to recalculate. Let God be the GPS always. ❤️
Here's a different take on American Exceptionalism that the one offered by Mayor Soft Hands.
“The Prayer at Valley Forge” by Arnold Friberg (1975)
It shows General George Washington kneeling in the snow, praying during the brutal winter of 1777–78 — when the Continental Army’s survival was in question.
Friberg painted this as personal gift to America for the 1976 Bicentennial.
From childhood, he idolized Washington (“the hero brave and true”) and he said he felt a deep calling to remind people of the faith, humility, and perseverance that helped birth this nation.
He even said he felt “a tap on the shoulder” as if he’d been selected to paint it.
Friberg went all-in on accuracy. He spent two years perfecting every detail, from the snow texture to the sweat on Washington’s knuckles
The result is this powerful image of a leader on his knees seeking divine strength when everything was on the line.
This painting shows that in the darkest winter,, prayer and perseverance can turn the tide.
It is a reminder that America’s story includes moments of profound faith and humility.
None of that humility that makes America great was on display today in New York City.
However the type of unearned hubris intended to divide was full on - and it lectured the nation while sitting backwards at Washington's own desk about....of all things -- exceptionalism.
🚨#BREAKING: A police officer in Phoenix has rented out an ENTIRE 144-SEAT MOVIE THEATER for over 100 middle schoolers after their end-of-year field trip fell through, so they could see Toy Story 5.
When they got there, he realized many couldn't afford popcorn or drinks...
..so he bought EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM popcorn, candy, and a drink too.
His name is Sean Reavies,
For many kids, it was their first time ever inside of a movie theater in their lives.
When the kids asked how they could pay him back, he told them:
"As you get older in life, help other people. As a payback to me. Would you do that? That's all I ask of you."
MORE OF THIS!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
WATCH: After Massachusetts' Democratic governor boycotted the Great American State Fair, one resident decided to represent her state herself.
"It's actually shameful…It makes me feel like they don’t really love America or Massachusetts.”
Donna Festinger, a former teacher, paid her own way to D.C and says she plans to stay through the entire 16-day event.
@HarmeetKDhillon I simply say as women we need the calcium so bring it on! 😂 Mu daughter makes homemade ice cream from whipping cream…the more calcium the better!
I have awful news...
A North Carolina mother of two and postal worker has been kidnapped and m*rdered in rural North Carolina while out delivering mail.
Her name was Brandi Reynolds, she had two little girls who are now orphaned because sadly they also lost their dad 6 months ago.
Brandi was a rural mail carrier in Wilkes County, NC.
On Friday afternoon, while she was working her route, police say William Craig Durham restrained her, took her against her will, and sh0t her to death inside a vehicle.
Brandi was already a widow. Her husband Brent passed away in a car crash on December 23rd. Two days before Christmas.
She had spent the last six months raising their two daughters alone.
In her own words, those girls were "the reason I get up every morning. What makes life worth living."
And now those two little girls have no mother and no father.
Please pray for these two girls, Bayla and Addy...
I cannot imagine losing both parents.
I pray that this evil man is brought to justice SWIFTLY!!!
Confirms what I’ve been saying:
Patriotism must transcend politics.
I’m deeply grateful and proud to be a citizen of this great country.
Happy 250th birthday to the best nation, now and forever. 🇺🇸
Personal News: I am writing as a mother and living organ donor.
Twenty years ago this month, our youngest son Peter received a life-saving liver transplant at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh @ChildrensPgh
With Peter’s permission, I’m sharing a photo taken with his older brother a few weeks before his 2006 transplant, when he was in liver failure.
Four years later, he won gold at the U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, Wisconsin. And here he is today—healthy, strong, and thriving.
What I didn’t fully appreciate in 2006 was that Peter and I were part of pioneering research aimed at reducing the risk of organ rejection in pediatric patients.
Even though I donated a segment of my liver to Peter—and as mother and son we are genetically similar—the new testing protocol still helped lower his chances of rejection.
Peter and I participated in a research project that developed a simple blood test called Pleximmune @plexision
It predicts the likelihood of rejection in pediatric patients by analyzing the unique immune chemistry of both the child and the donor.
The test also helps doctors determine exactly how much immunosuppression a child needs to keep rejection at bay.
Our family knows firsthand how valuable this early warning system truly is.
When Peter hit his growth spurt in his early teens, like so many pediatric transplant recipients, he needed increased immunosuppression.
The Pleximmune test predicted this need months in advance, giving his doctors time to adjust his care before problems arose.
The threat of rejection is a cloud that hangs over every transplant patient and family.
This test is making a real difference. It helps prevent rejection and can save tens of thousands of dollars for families and insurance companies.
This is where common sense matters.
In early July, the research team is preparing an appeal to Medicare @MedicareGov to price the Pleximmune test "fairly and consistently" with similar diagnostic tests.
Right now, only a small percentage of the cost of the test for pediatric patients is being reimbursed.
As the team told me, “Fair pricing is the lifeblood of a company’s ability to provide patients with more informed care and continued innovation.”
Today, Pleximmune has been used to test roughly 10% of children under age 21 who have received liver or intestine transplants in the U.S.
If you want to support this important work and help more pediatric patients and their families benefit...
Send a note to your senator, let them know to escalate the matter with Medicare so the appeal gets a fair hearing.
Catherine
Public Service Announcement:
We are excited with @McDonalds hot apple pie announcement - a true throwback to our childhood and teenage years.
We also want to remind everyone that petroleum-based ointments -- primarily plain petroleum jelly (petrolatum)
- are best and most commonly recommended for minor (first-degree) burns.
We look forward to this partnership.
One of the best thing about the World Cup is people cheering for their country. Patriotism is powerful. Nothing beats standing, taking your hat off and singing the National Anthem.
No one sings for a NGO or multi-national organization. We cheer for our nation. At least most of us do.
I am proud to be teaming up with Karen Bass' brother in suing his sister for her reckless negligence that led to the destruction of our homes. I hope their Thanksgiving dinner isn't too awks. I know ours hasn't been the same since last year...