When I would ask my dad if we could go get ice cream he would respond very excited and say”we could! But we aren’t going to!” I fell for it every time… #Dadvice
@andi_thacker@conservmillen Just listened to this podcast and it was so inspiring! I’m ready to get back to school and get that LPC! 💛 Thank you for sharing! We need more Christian counselors like you!
During the four years of the Civil War, the confederates never got closer to Washington than Fort Stevens. Until today, when insurrectionist supporters of @realDonaldTrump paraded through the U.S. Capitol Building carrying the Confederate battle flag.
Starting the year off reading Mary Chestnut’s diaries! It might seem like an odd choice but it’s 2021 after all so why not! Who knows, it could prepare me for the further of our country 🤷🏼♀️ #Election2020#CivilWar#History
#OTD in 1795, GW issued a proclamation of thanksgiving. "The possession of Constitutions of Government which unite and by their union establish liberty with order" was the first blessing listed.
As we enter 2021, let's rededicate our efforts to preserving it & may it ever be so.
@lmchervinsky I’m getting ready to move next to a small CW battlefield and I can’t wait to walk there weekly! And obviously learn every last detail about it lol
On January 1, 1777, Washington wrote to Congress. After the campaign the prior summer, Congress had granted him nearly unilateral authority to wage war. His response, below, proclaims the importance of civilian authority and laying down the sword.
1/ An elector story.
Once upon a time, there was a very very very fraught presidential election.
An election where each side thought that the other would likely destroy the United States.