Ella

American. Christian.

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@ryanhallyall Good. Now steal about 15 degrees from North Texas and leave behind some rain.

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@WholeDogJournal One of the vet techs said said she loved my dogs overbite and I let her take a picture of it. 😅

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@TAdventurousoul @grok Mythbusters debunked this on an entertaining episode.

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@ATRightMovies JAWS

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[Winnowing Fan @winnowingfan]

I'm sharing this not because I want sympathy, but because you need to know what's happening.

Just over two weeks ago, I published a blog post on our website. It was about how God sustained our family through the darkest season of our lives.

My husband dedicated 20 years of his life serving our country - military service, government contract work, and the FBI. When he blew the whistle on corrupt behavior at the FBI, they suspended him and revoked his security clearance. He testified before Congress twice about what he witnessed - a portion of his second testimony went viral.

For nearly three years, we had no paycheck. No income. No health insurance. Everything falling apart around us.

Friends we thought would stand with us didn't. To this day, we're still fighting to keep our house. Even though my husband eventually got his clearance back and his name cleared, he's now persona non grata with any intelligence service. He's been blackballed. Too "radioactive" for anyone to hire, even for jobs paying half what he made before. The clearance is worthless. He did nothing wrong, but his career is destroyed.

This is what happens when you tell the truth. The system punishes you. People are too afraid to stand with you. And you're left fighting alone - not because your country abandoned you, but because fear controls too many people who know better.

Here's what really happened: They revoked his clearance - unprecedented to restore it, but they eventually did. Why? Because they knew they were wrong and that had been exposed. But even knowing that, we had to fight for them to correct it. During those three years, Marcus needed approval for outside employment just to support our family. His requests were ignored. The cruelty wasn't just the suspension - it was the deliberate, ongoing punishment even after they knew the truth.

We're supposed to be grateful they "gave back" what they never should have taken. That's not justice. That's control.

Some people heard he received a "settlement" and assume that means we're fine now. The reality? He only received his backpay - the wages he should have earned during those three years of suspension. After taxes and three years of accumulated debt, it didn't go far. He destroyed his career for principle, not profit. There was no earthly gain - only the knowledge that he did the right thing.

In those quiet, desperate moments, I started Winnowing Fan. Not to get rich. To share the Gospel. To help people show their faith. And honestly? To try to put food on the table and pay some bills.

This little business was born from prayer and hardship. It's a modest lifeline.

On February 2nd, I published our testimony - "Why "Winnowing Fan" Was Chosen as Our Name." It explained all of this. How God was faithful when everything else fell away. How He showed us what really matters: right worship and bringing souls back to Him.

I shared it on social media on February 3rd.

By February 4th, our website traffic had dropped 97%.

Look at this graph. You can see the exact moment it happened. We went from 150-200 visitors a day to barely anything. For more than two weeks now, it's stayed suppressed.

We're not a big corporation. We're a small, faith-based, veteran-owned business just trying to survive. Those 150 daily visitors were sorely needed. They were how we were slowly, carefully building something that could sustain our family.

No warnings. No violations. We checked everything - no technical issues, no security flags, nothing. The only thing that changed was sharing our faith story and mentioning what the FBI did to us.

I'm not telling you this for pity. I'm telling you this as a warning.

If you're a Christian business owner, if you share your faith publicly, if you speak truth about corruption or injustice - this could happen to you too. The algorithms don't care about your intent. They care about control.

What they want is for us to be silent. To self-censor. To keep our faith private and our testimonies hidden.

But here's what they don't understand: We've already been through the fire. We've already lost nearly everything. We know what matters - and it's not traffic or sales or earthly success.

It's faithfulness. It's witness. It's refusing to be silent about God's goodness, no matter the cost.

So I'm sharing our story not because I need you to fix it, but because you need to see it. This is the reality we're living in. And if it can happen to us, it can happen to you.

Be wise. Be prepared. And above all, don't be afraid.

"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted... their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone" (Rev 21:8). Cowardice is listed alongside murder and sorcery. Courage is a duty.

If you want to read our full testimony, it's still up: https://t.co/auUGsdyBQY

Watch Marcus' congressional testimonies on C-SPAN: https://t.co/x7KC18mkEl

And if you believe Christians shouldn't be punished for sharing their faith, share this post. Let people see what's happening.

We're not backing down. Even if we don't make a penny from this business, we won't stop. The winnowing fan is in His hand, and we won't be silenced about God's faithfulness.

If you've ever felt like you're being sifted like wheat, please know you're not alone.

@praywithmarcus

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@LoganDobson @CalebJHull The announcers have been saying she chose to represent China to honor her mother. Whether that is truly her motivation I don't know. There are a lot of athletes who country hop because they have a better chance of making the Olympic team. It's like the college transfer portal.

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@tropicalupdate So we might get rain in North Texas this summer?

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@SaraGonzalesTX @Txnbybirth When you get the over 65 exemption along with homestead you essentially quit paying the school tax so there is that to look forward to.

It's not the rate so much as the criminally inflated valuation. My house went up 40% in value in 5 years.

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@TxStormChasers Us Texans are so jaded about rain predictions. We've seen too many forecasts for rain then, oh that front stalled or it shifted North. 😆

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@RebeccaMtn @MLNXUSMC @VigilantFox You would be able to see it after the claim is filed on the EOB, but I'm not sure about seeing rates for an estimate. You could ask the doctor for an estimate for self pay. Likely would be a third of that cost. Also, do you have to meet deductible before insurance pays anything?

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Is there anything more awkward and unnecessary than these reporters asking the managers ridiculous questions during the game? #WorldSeries

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@Babygravy9 Reading a book called Diet Drugs and Dopamine where it says researchers estimate people eat from 500 to 1000 calories a day on the drugs. In that state of semistarvation the body burns muscle before fat. They absolutely know a lot of weight lost is muscle.

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@Iam_pjonesy @TXRangersPR I think if we lose Houston is eliminated so it's more about the Cleveland than us.

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@brianeharrison Rein in property values first. My house went up 38% in 5 years. Also, honest question about funding city government. City rates are the lowest % of the tax bill. How do you fund city services with no property tax? Sales tax revenue covers half the budget; do you raise sales tax?

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If Jonah had been catching deGrom like he is supposed to, Jacob would not have given up that home run. Don't mess with a pitcher's personal catcher. #rangers

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@dachshund_heave They are prone to disc problems so don't let them get overweight and have plenty of ramps so they don't jump on and off furniture. They are wonderful, stubborn, smart doggies.

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@Aristos_Revenge Work until you are 75? Has Ben seen the job market for ppl in their 50s and 60s? They are being fired left and right because they are at the top of the salary range and companies want cheaper labor. Brother was laid off this year at 55.

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@EvangelicalDW This may have been a sarcastic response to someone but he's also stated that he does not believe Jesus died and was resurrected. Unless he's been converted since then.

[Ella @LemonElla49]

@AndrewZywiecMD Did a slow taper to get down to half of my daily dose. Blood pressure shot up to 170/100 and heart rate 100. GABA receptors shot. Was put on 2 blood pressure meds and went back to full dose. I expect a 2 year taper the next time I try.