Every day I sit in Katie's room.
An orbit light has never gone out because Katie will always be the light of our home.
These are my reflections on grief, faith, and the hope that sustains us until we meet again.
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As I sit in Katie's room; the room that never should have existed, the room we were forced to create after reckless public policies ignored the tradeoffs and forever changed our lives. I come here because it's the closest I can feel to her.
I sit quietly and try to imagine we're together again, talking the way we used to before she was killed. For a moment, I can almost convince myself she's still here.
There is an orbit light that shines over Katie's room every hour of every day. I never turn it off. Some people might wonder why. Katie will always be the light of our home. It feels wrong for the room that holds her memory to ever be dark.
I don't ever want to sit with her in darkness because she has always been my bright light. Perhaps that's why I find such comfort in Christ's promise: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5). The darkness of grief is real, but it will never overcome the light Katie brought into our lives, or the hope we have in Him.
People often ask if I'm afraid to speak out. The truth is, these days I don't fear much of anything. When you've already lived through your greatest nightmare, the things that once seemed intimidating lose their power.
But there is one fear that remains.
I fear the fading memories.
I fear the day her voice isn't as clear in my mind. I fear struggling to remember the sound of her laughter, the little expressions that made her uniquely Katie. I'd give every tomorrow I have for just one more moment to hear her voice today. Especially at night, when the house becomes so quiet that the silence itself feels deafening.
Until the Lord calls me home, memory is all I have. But my hope isn't in memory alone, it's in God's promise. As the Apostle Paul wrote, "For now we see through a glass, darkly... but then face to face" (1 Corinthians 13:12). Because of Christ, I know memory is not the end of our story. One day faith will become sight, and I won't have to imagine Katie's voice anymore, I will hear it again.
Sometimes I'm almost afraid to go to sleep. I'm so weary, yet every passing day feels like another day farther away from her. Time, which everyone says is supposed to heal, sometimes feels like it's quietly carrying pieces of her voice farther from my reach.
So I fight to hold onto every memory I have. And even if time softens those memories, God's promise never will. The day is coming when I will no longer have to search my heart for the sound of Katie's voice. I will hear it again, not as a fading memory, but face to face.
And what makes this burden even harder to carry is knowing it did not have to happen. Those entrusted with leadership made reckless choices while dismissing the costs. They ignored the tradeoffs. Families like mine are left to build rooms for their daughters instead of watching them build lives of their own.
Those responsible move on to their next speech, their next campaign, their next press conference. They return to their lives while ours remains forever divided into before and after. We remain here, trying to preserve every memory, every laugh, every word, trusting that while this world took Katie from our sight, it cannot take her from God's hands. And because of that promise, I know the last time I heard her voice will not be the last time I hear it.
It is neither "racist" or "Islamophobic" to say you don't want your country's streets to look like this.
Be like Poland and don't import the 3rd world.
This video is a great case study on the fake news.
2018. Jake Tapper puts out a video "fact checking" claims by Pence and Pompeo that it was the opinion of the intelligence agencies that Russia did not affect the outcome of the 2016 election.
Tapper said the intelligence agencies never made an assessment if Russia affected the outcome of the election. That was his important fact check.
Tapper had no idea that he was citing a completely bogus intelligence report that was created to undermine the Trump presidency. Not that he or CNN would have ever questioned anything put out by the Obama admin.
On the other hand, Trump puts out info on China and CNN immediately starts trying to debunk it.
Tapper didn't fact check any of the hundreds of Democrats who claimed that Russia did affect the outcome of the election. Just those claiming it didn't. He sure loved that Russia hoax.
Two years ago today Kamala replaced Joe Biden. In honor of this anniversary, today Democrats replaced Platner with another guy who didn’t receive a single vote. The party that argues it must save democracy, keeps replacing the nominees their party picked.
US Border Patrol has confirmed information The Mexico Cartel is using popular ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to move illegals deeper inside the United States
“They're saying that they're seeing an increase in smugglers and cartels using these rideshare services to move illegal migrants deeper into the US — Border Patrol agents in El Paso Texas say criminal organizations are using legitimate drivers to keep cartel members away from law enforcement.”
“They don't want to lose a gang member. They don't want to lose a cartel member. They don't want to lose vehicles. They want to be able to use the public — Agents warn drivers who accept these suspicious fares could be detained and even face felony alien smuggling or harboring charges”
This is real and the US Attorney office says they will not take any excuses from drivers caught transporting illegal migrants
The US Attorney office says, quote, we aggressively prosecute all alien smuggling cases and will use all available evidence to prosecute anyone who participated in moving illegal aliens into the United States
Do it doesn’t matter if the driver knew or not; they will be prosecuted
This is good news. We need full enforcement against anyone aiding illegals
TAXPAYERS LOOTED FOR BILLIONS: One Young Investigator Blows the Lid Off America's Massive Government Fraud Machine
While politicians talk and media stays silent, 23-year-old Nick Shirley grabbed a camera, hit the streets, and uncovered empty "ghost" facilities raking in hundreds of millions — exposing a nationwide scam that's draining your wallet and eroding trust in government programs.
• Minnesota Childcare Fraud: Viral videos exposed "ghost daycares" — $185M frozen, with estimates of $1B to $9B + stolen over years via fake attendance.
• California Daycare Fraud: Team uncovered $170M + in suspected fraud at providers — bigger than Minnesota, tied to billions in unaccounted spending.
• New York Home Care Scams: Over $190M in Medicaid kickback and fake attendance schemes exposed.
• Specific Guilty Plea: One featured Minnesota owner admitted to $4.6M daycare fraud + $850K related scam.
TAXPAYERS LOOTED FOR BILLIONS: One Young Investigator Blows the Lid Off America's Massive Government Fraud Machine
While politicians talk and media stays silent, 23-year-old Nick Shirley grabbed a camera, hit the streets, and uncovered empty "ghost" facilities raking in hundreds of millions — exposing a nationwide scam that's draining your wallet and eroding trust in government programs.
• Minnesota Childcare Fraud: Viral videos exposed "ghost daycares" — $185M frozen, with estimates of $1B to $9B + stolen over years via fake attendance.
• California Daycare Fraud: Team uncovered $170M + in suspected fraud at providers — bigger than Minnesota, tied to billions in unaccounted spending.
• New York Home Care Scams: Over $190M in Medicaid kickback and fake attendance schemes exposed.
• Specific Guilty Plea: One featured Minnesota owner admitted to $4.6M daycare fraud + $850K related scam.
Islamic scholar Uthman Farooq, speaking in America:
"America will be a Muslim country, Islam will enter every house. They can be as mad as they want. I don't care. Europe will be Muslim. We're not apologetic."
They want to Islamize America and Europe.