Holly James Designs

Christian, a dreamer to the 1st degree, proud American, southern lady, writer, #1 SEC fan, blessed wife, mom, Granna! No DM’s.

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@Proper_Penguino @goneers You misunderstood what I said. The letter and plans that went out in 2019 were a well made plan that was kept quiet. The 2024 conference was a crazy free-for-all that garnered National and global attention. It was intentional but nothing quiet about it.

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@Proper_Penguino @goneers If she was a United Methodist, no, there were no signs because Bishops put liberal preacher’s into conservative churches. In 2019 ever district superintendent & ministers received a packet with a letter that laid out their plans through the 2024 conference. It was kept quiet.

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@CharlieDaniels We had tickets to see him and the Marshall Tucker Band on Aug 2020. I always wanted to see your dad. We lost such a good man. I’m still so sorry for your loss.

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@ShaunStromb @JasonMiyaresVA And Martina’s “Independence Day” is about domestic violence.

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@RoyalDickie Lady Louise is such a special young woman. I’m excited to see what she will do with her life!

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@PilotAlan1 @miles_commodore I’ve been married 2x. First a VERY brief marriage to a jock. Now 35 years to a nerd. I’m more of the class clown but marrying a nerd was the smartest thing I ever did.

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@miles_commodore I still have the bookcase they upsold my daddy in 1968 to hold the encyclopedias, the Child Craft books that matched and the huge atlas. The books are long gone, as is daddy, but that bookcase holds the books of his great-grandchildren.

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@Hot_Pepper76 It was a sad day when we lost Jimmy Stewart. Of all the great movies he made the extremely light-hearted “Mr. Hobbs takes a Vacation” is my favorite.

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[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

21 years ago today, on June 28, 2005, four Navy SEALs were inserted under cover of darkness into the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, a place so high and so cold the clouds drift below your feet. Their mission was to find a Taliban commander hiding in the village of Sawtalo Sar. Their names were Michael Murphy, Danny Dietz, Matthew Axelson, and Marcus Luttrell.

By morning, fate walked right up the mountain to meet them. A goat herder and a boy wandered straight into their hidden position. The team had a choice no man should ever have to make: kill unarmed civilians, or let them go and risk everything. They let them go. Within an hour, the mountain came alive with rifle fire.

What happened next is almost too brutal to put into words. Dozens of fighters swarmed the high ground above them. The four men fought their way down a near vertical slope, throwing themselves off ledges and cliffs to escape the fire, breaking bones, tearing flesh, leaving blood on the rocks, and still turning to shoot. One by one they were hit. Still they fought. They would not stop. They would not surrender.

Their radios could not reach the base down in the valley. They were screaming for help into dead air. And so Lieutenant Michael Murphy did something that should never be forgotten. He stood up. He walked out of the rocks and into open ground, into the full teeth of the enemy, with bullets cracking past him on every side, just to get a clear signal. He was shot in the back while making that call. He dropped the radio, picked it back up, finished the call, and said thank you. Then he kept fighting until he could fight no more. That single act of courage is the only reason the world ever learned their names.

Help came screaming up the valley. An MH-47 Chinook, call sign Red Wings 11, packed with eight more SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers of the legendary 160th SOAR, refused to wait for gunship cover. Their brothers were dying and they would not sit still for it. As the bird flared over the ridge, a single rocket propelled grenade flew through the open rear ramp. The explosion tore the aircraft apart in the sky. All sixteen men aboard were killed the instant it hit the mountain.

Three on the ground. Sixteen in the air. Nineteen American sons gone in a single afternoon. It remains the worst loss of life in Naval Special Warfare history since World War II.

Michael Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Danny Dietz and Matthew Axelson received the Navy Cross. Marcus Luttrell, blown off a cliff and shredded by shrapnel, was the only one to come home. He survived because a Pashtun villager named Mohammad Gulab found him broken in a ravine and, under an ancient code of honor older than the country these men died for, stood between him and the Taliban and refused to give him up.

Twenty one years later, do not let these be just names on a screen. They had mothers. They had wives. They had children who grew up with a flag folded into a triangle instead of a father. They chose each other over their own lives on a mountain most people will never even hear of.

So today, say their names out loud. All nineteen of them 🇺🇸

In remembrance:
Lt. Michael P. Murphy
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz
Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson
Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen
Senior Chief Daniel R. Healy
Petty Officer 2nd Class James E. Suh
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Patton
Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas
Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane E. Patton
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor
Maj. Stephen C. Reich
Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature
Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach
Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III
Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles
Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell
Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare
Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby

Operation Red Wings. June 28, 2005. Never forgotten.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

The woman who spent years cleaning hotel rooms — helped raise the man who now represents America on the world stage. And if we fail to honor her today, we are overlooking one of the most inspiring stories of sacrifice and love.

Hardly anyone talks about Oriales Rubio. Few people share her story. Few remember the long days she spent making beds, stocking shelves, and working tirelessly so her son, Marco, could have opportunities she never had.

She arrived from Cuba in 1956 with very little. Yet she devoted her life to building a better future for her family. Every early morning, every exhausting shift, every sacrifice was made with one goal in mind — giving her children a chance to succeed.

Marco Rubio witnessed that dedication firsthand. And everywhere life took him — the Senate, the White House, the State Department, and across the world — he carried the lessons and values his mother gave him.

She was always with him.

On September 27, 2019, Oriales Rubio passed away peacefully at the age of 88, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply and worked so hard to support.

After her passing, Marco shared words that touched countless hearts:

“God blessed her with almost 89 years of life filled with love. The love she had for her children is but a glimpse of the even greater love God has for His.”

From a woman who worked humble jobs to support her family... to seeing her son become one of America’s most recognized leaders — it is a story of faith, perseverance, and hope.

Only God can write stories like that.

Today, let us take a moment to remember Oriales Rubio and the countless mothers whose sacrifices helped shape the future of their children.

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@ChrisJack_Getty @RoyalFamily She is one of my favorite Royals.

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

I may piss a few of you off by posting this. We can handle it one of two ways: discuss it like adults or you can unfriend me. Your choice. You have your opinion and I have mine. Before anyone gets their panties in a wad, I add that my ancestors were here, LONG before the Anglos!!
My ancestors, learned the language and worked and never once did I hear any of them trash America. They became citizens, were proud to be one and some served in the military! I am nice to everyone and I have no problem with anyone coming here and making a good life for themselves and their family, BUT if you are coming here and expect us to become what you just came from, then that’s not happening! Return and work on your country and make it better where you can be proud to live in it.

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of AMERICA, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

“IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.”

Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language.

Most Americans believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools.

If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our "culture." We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.

But once you are done complaining and whining about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great AMERICAN freedom,

"THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".

If you aren't happy here, then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country that accepted you.

NOTE:
IF we circulate this among ourselves, WE will find the courage to start speaking and voicing the same truths.
If you agree, please SEND THIS ON and as for those who disagree, move to a country that suits you and live there. "
THANK YOU! 🇺🇸

H/T Robert Cottrell

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@GuntherEagleman May God rest their souls and hold their loved ones in His hands.

[Zio Rocco @totallyrocco]

@nicksortor Heartbreaking.

Praying for a miracle for those on board and strength for their families.

God bless the men and women who serve. 🙏

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@SterlingSo84635 @BuzzPatterson Cry harder honey

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@SetMeA5 @BuzzPatterson I rocked my first-born to sleep to the sounds of the B-1. I loved when they flew over base housing.

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@BuzzPatterson The most beautiful plane ever, imo.

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@ZoeSenior18 @Canellelabelle Direct your anger to the CURRENT King for what the UK is now, not toward the FUTURE Queen whose King will restore the UK to all her glory.