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mommy and wife to @EliBrickhandler ❤️

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[Mola @Molaau6]

“I’m ready to be a wife”

But will you:

- Honor his efforts (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
- Be his peace. A gentle spirit (1 Peter 3:4)
- Never resent him (Colossians 3:13)
- Walk in discipline and self control (Corinthians 9:27)
- Protect his reputation (Proverbs 31:11)
- Speak life into him (Proverbs 18:21)
- Submit to his leadership (Ephesians 5:22-23)

[Derron E. Short @DerronEShort]

After He was betrayed, Jesus got back up, dusted Himself off, and fulfilled His purpose. This is how we respond to betrayal.

[Ivory ✪ @mide_io]

If Prayers have genuinely ever worked for you. Retweet this.

[obafemi goathlisberger @goathlisbergerr]

3 hours of worship won’t wipe away the way you treat people during the week

[Crypto Fergani @cryptofergani]

YOU
MUST
BREAK
THE
PATTERN
TODAY
OR
THE
LOOP
WILL
REPEAT
TOMORROW

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

C. S. Lewis, just to remind you what's important as we head into 2026

[Faithfulness Okom @AttorneyF_]

I went back to Luke this morning just to revisit the story of Christmas… and Luke 2:7 hit me like an arrow to the chest:

“She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.”

We romanticize that line so much that we forget how brutal it actually is. If the gospel narrative is true, then that’s not a cute nativity detail. That is the most explosive statement in human history.

The God who created galaxies entered His own creation… and there was no room for Him.

No royal welcome, no palace, no safety, no honor, not even a bed. He comes into the world He made, and the doors are closed in His face.

This is the single greatest scandal of Christianity: God doesn’t supervise salvation from a throne. He steps into it. He doesn’t arrive in glory. He arrives vulnerable. He doesn’t come intimidating humanity into submission. He comes as a child who can’t even hold His own head up. If you were inventing a religion, this is not the story you’d write.

Luke is quietly showing something staggering about God’s character:
He wins, not by force, but by love.
He saves, not by domination, but by self-giving. He comes close, not as a King demanding space, but as a Savior entering even when there is “no room.”

And that manger isn’t sentimental. It’s confrontational.

It confronts our pride, cos humanity has always had space for power, wealth, celebrity, and status… just never space for God unless He serves our plans.

It confronts our illusions of strength cos God is showing that real power isn’t the ability to crush. Real power is the courage to empty yourself for the sake of others.

It confronts religion, cos God bypassed temples and elites and arrived where animals feed… then announced His coming not to emperors, but to shepherds.

Luke 2:7 tells us who God is.

He is not distant, He is not indifferent, He is not cold sovereignty. He is the God who chooses weakness so He can stand with the weak. He is the God who walks into human pain instead of observing it from afar. He is the God who would rather be rejected with us than reign without us.

If this verse is true, Christianity isn’t just another belief system. It’s a radical claim that the deepest power in the universe is love; not might, not fear, not spectacle.

So yes… this verse broke me today.
Because if this is who God is… then hope isn’t sentimental. Grace isn’t theoretical. And Christmas isn’t “cute.”

It’s God stepping into history quietly…
exposing us gently… and saving us completely. Luke 2:7 isn’t a children’s story. It’s a revolution.

Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

[Strength For Today! #ShepherdsDiary @elanfaith]

When the Holy Spirit gives you a command, act on it promptly. What may seem like a small nudge can be the doorway to an opportunity you would otherwise miss. Divine instructions are often quiet, but their outcomes are powerful. Scripture reminds us, “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Romans 8:14). Direction is proof of relationship, and obedience unlocks purpose.

The Holy Spirit is a genius. He sees what you cannot see, knows what you do not know, and connects moments before they meet. When you listen to Him, He makes you look wise beyond your experience, positioning you accurately and timing you perfectly. “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13). His guidance saves time, avoids traps, and reveals paths that human logic would overlook.

Yet, the Holy Spirit is gentle. He does not shout, force, or compete with noise. He waits for your yielding. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord” (Zechariah 4:6). Like Elijah learned, God often speaks in a still, small voice (1 Kings 19:12). If you rush past that whisper, you may rush past your breakthrough.

Yielding is a choice, daily and deliberate. It means pausing to listen, responding with faith, and trusting His wisdom above your comfort. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart… and He shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5–6). When you yield, the Spirit orders your steps (Psalm 37:23), aligns your decisions, and turns obedience into opportunity.

Listen. Act. Yield. The whisper you obey today may be the miracle you celebrate tomorrow.

[Immortal Tessy @TheresaArueyin1]

I can’t be the only one who talks to the Holy Spirit about everything—
Even missing car keys😭🙏

[𓆩♡𓆪 GODS FAVORITE 𓆩♡𓆪 @soulaaangel]

!!!!!!!!

[Philip Anthony Mitchell @PhilipAMitchell]

O, Bride of Christ, now is not the hour to be distracted by vain and fruitless activities. End time prophecies are unfolding globally as God is preparing the world for the return of Christ.

Love God. Love people. Be about our Father’s business. Time is running out.

[highFashion @rahman_jago_]

One thing about God is He will bless you in front of the people that doubted you, overlooked you, and counted you out ,not for attention, but to show that HIS hand has always been on you.

[Morgan Victoria @MorganHousley1]

They mock Jesus now…

but every knee will bow

every tongue will confess

that Jesus Christ is Lord.

[Oliver Burdick @oliverburdick]

God will provide.

If you know, you know.

[Oliver Burdick @oliverburdick]

Amen

[Joanna @Joanna__nr]

You’re not enough. But neither were 5 loaves and 2 fish, but look what Jesus did with that.

[Mia @Mamma__Mia]

This whole EBT situation just shows how inhumane some of you are. No way you find joy in folks not being able to afford food. There’s just no way…..

[We told you So @terri4436166795]

You’re a lot closer to needing SNAP benefits than you are to becoming a billionaire
Remember that
#snap

[K. @IbaraEleven]

SNAP literally only pays for food. That’s all it can be used for. We haven’t had actual welfare checks for like 30 years.