Kathy Sowell

GRITS - a Girl Raised In The South; wife; mom; sports fan; foodie; #LouisianaProud ⚜

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@VinnysCorner1 Pete Rose

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@SecretaryBurgum Beautiful!

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@DavidJHarrisJr This is not true.

[Mike VII @MikeTheTiger]

Today is a day of remembrance and gratitude. Enjoy your time with family and friends, but take a moment to think about what this day represents.

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise]

Today is our nations Memorial Day. Enjoy your day and take a moment to remember the true meaning of this day. A day to pay our respects to all those who have given their lives in our country's defense. God bless these brave heroes and their families.

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@JaredSandler Glad for the win. Just miss the feeling from years back that the team loved baseball and each other. Miss the element of fun!

[Dr. Kat Lindley @DrKatLindley]

This was not written by me, but it touched me deeply…
Sunday is coming.

“He received 39 stripes because 40 was known to kill a man. They wanted him alive. They held handfuls of his beard, and hair and pulled it out by the roots. They wanted him alive. They kicked, punched, and spit on him for hours. Until there wasn't a single spot on his body not covered in blood. They wanted him alive.

They shoved a crown of thorns down on his head so harshly it stuck in his skin. They wanted him alive. After hours of being beaten, mocked, whipped, flogged, and tortured they made him walk with a cross. They made him carry it. A rough piece of wood with splinters digging into fresh wounds. They wanted him alive.

They wanted him to feel every ounce of pain they could bring. He had to feel it in order to heal us. Crucifixion was historically one of the cruelest most tortured deaths a human could face. Hours upon hours of torture. Torture most of us can not mentally think of because the cruelty isn't normal. It isn't something our minds can comprehend. We celebrate Easter with pastel colors, happy children hunting eggs, and chocolate. Truth is there was absolutely nothing happy about the day Jesus died. It was cruel, bloody, and nasty.

He could have stopped all of it. He could have called every angel in heaven to demolish every person standing and shouting "Crucify Him!" He didn't. He knew in order to have a Sunday you have to have a Friday. He knew in order to have joy you have to carry your cross. He felt everything that day. He felt how your heart broke wide open when you had to watch your baby die. He felt how heavy your life was when you were staring down the barrel of a gun wondering if the man you called husband was going to shoot you. He carried the weight of the burden you have felt since your spouse died, and life just doesn't seem right since.

On that cross he held the rapist and murderers, the sinner and the saint. He leveled every playing field and said ALL of you are worth it. He knew he had to carry the cross. He never promised the cross you carry in this life would not be heavy. His wasn't. His promise is that Sunday is coming.

No matter how heavy Friday is. Financially, emotionally, mentally, or physically. Friday is heavy. That cross is weighing you down and you are about to crumble under its weight. His promise was simply this. He won't make you carry it alone. What kind of king would step down from his throne for this?

Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God did. For you. He did every bit of it for you and me. Oh yes, it is heavy. So heavy sometimes you do not think you can take one more step. But look up, because Sunday is coming.”

[🇺🇸 The American Culturist 🇺🇸 @MericaCulture]

Today in American History: 1836

Remember the Alamo!

After a 13-day siege during the Texas Revolution, Mexican forces under the evil General Santa Anna overran the Alamo mission in San Antonio.

Nearly all the heroic Texian defenders were killed, including legendary figures like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis. This defeat became a rallying cry (“Remember the Alamo!”) that fueled Texian victory at San Jacinto and eventual independence from Mexico, later contributing to U.S. annexation of Texas.

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@AlBuffalo2nite @jamestalarico As someone living in Texas what does he say he’s doing for its citizens if elected? Nothing.

[Mike VII @MikeTheTiger]

Thoughtful Thursday

[Le'Veon Bell @LeVeonBell]

since the winter olympics gets curling, it’s only fair that the summer olympics should get corn hole ..

[Mike VII @MikeTheTiger]

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Mardi Gras! Laissez les bons temps rouler! For those who do not partake, have a pleasant Tuesday.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Pudge was called up to the MLB on his wedding day, so he and his wife got married on his AA field and then flew to Chicago. In his MLB debut, he threw out 2 runners.

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

What if?

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

What If We Let Kindergarten Be Kindergarten Again?
I do not think five-year-olds should be taking standardized tests.
I do not think there should be any formal testing before they even know how to tie their shoes.

In fact, when we look at many high-performing countries around the world, formal academic testing does not begin in Kindergarten. Early years focus on development only!

What if our Kindergarten classrooms were built around:
• Play as real learning
• Projects instead of packets
• Stories instead of screens
• Outdoor time every single day
• Movement woven into the day
• Teaching kids how to handle frustration
• Teaching them how to share, speak up, and solve problems

What if we cared less about how fast they can read
and more about whether they love learning?
Here is what the research shows.

Children who build strong self-regulation early on are more likely to succeed later academically. They focus longer. They manage stress better. They bounce back from mistakes. They persist when work gets hard.

Those skills predict long-term outcomes more consistently than early decoding speed.
You can teach reading in first grade.
It is much harder to teach resilience, curiosity, and confidence once a child starts believing they are not good at school.

Five-year-olds do not need acceleration.
They need foundation.
Kindergarten should not feel like preparation for a test.
It should feel like preparation for life.
And that begins with joy, belonging, and roots deep enough to support everything they will become.

[Mike VII @MikeTheTiger]

Find someone who looks at you like @MikeTheTiger looks at you. Happy Valentine’s Day, Tigers!

[Texas Storm Chasers ⚡ @TxStormChasers]

Dallas, Texas is back to 6 PM sunsets starting today!

DFW is gaining about a minute and a half of daylight each day!

#dallas #texas #sunset

[Kathy Sowell @kbsowell]

@TheBsblr Amen!

[Mike VII @MikeTheTiger]

Let’s do this, Tigers!

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise]

What an incredible way to kick off our first Lt. Dan Band concert weekend of 2026. It was an honor to play for the heroes and families at Camp Pendleton, Naval Base Ventura County, where I also got to dish out food, and the @GarySiniseFound 13th Invincible Spirit Festival at Naval Medical Center San Diego where I had a chance to visit patients in the hospital.

These men and women, and the loved ones who stand beside them, give so much in service to our country. We were humbled to show up for them in one of the best ways we know how…with honor, gratitude, and a whole lot of rock ’n roll.