ThinMint

Following up on the thread from last Thursday and based on some of your comments… The overall point I was making, is that I think it’s vital to acknowledge the pain we go through. Obviously, we do so in different ways. When Felix was in the ICU, there were times I cried alone, believing it was best at that moment to do so away from our children. There were tears born of anguish, anger and occasionally the feeling of being abandoned. These feelings were so acute, so intimate, I didn’t want others to witness my agony. The second night of Felix’s hospitalization after speaking to a nurse, I completely broke down in front of the twins. The deep sobs, moans of distress, and shaking overcoming me. When I could finally make a coherent sentence, I asked the kids to forgive me for the display. My oldest son said, “Why should you apologize? He’s your husband and you love him.” Not only did they see someone they love and trust be authentic, I believe the vulnerability allowed them to explore empathy and express compassion. They were given the gift of being able to comfort someone. More importantly, if I had put on a brave face, determined not to give in to the heartaches, refusing to acknowledge the myriad feelings, I would have missed out on God comforting me. I don’t know about you, but after releasing pent-up emotions, I’m a little more clearheaded, able to make good decisions, and overall in a better position to face the hardships. What’s really driving this desire to get my friends to profess and unburden all their sorrows and frustrations, is what’s on the horizon. We’re going to need to be clearheaded, make good choices, and be able to cope with the hardships. So many of us feel that God is not necessarily calling us to action right now; instead He’s calling us to be active in the aftermath. This is when we will be that tower of strength, that place of home and comfort for others. Our doors and arms will be open to those who will be in need of someone who is clearheaded, empathetic. Some of us might be feeling angry, betrayed, abandoned and alone, hurt, disregarded and disrespected right now. Let’s bring that to the Lord, the only One Who can take our woes and give us His strength and peace in return. We’re going to need it.

The DonaldJTrump.com website has no events listed https://www.donaldjtrump.com/events/

2) The website below website shows Trump's August 20 Milwaukee, WI rally is postponed. https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/donald-trump-rally-schedule/

1) The Trump's American Freedom Tour website is stuck in a perpetual loop so you cannot access the upcoming events. https://americanfreedomtour.com/

Huh. Something to note. I was curious about Trump's rally schedule this evening and here's what I found:

Interesting. Here's what I found in the last five minutes when I searched for upcoming Trump rallies

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Good News August 12th, 2022 highlights • The New Civil Liberties Alliance joined the lawsuit, State of Missouri ex rel Schmitt, et al v Joseph R Biden, Jr, et al, representing renowned epidemiologists Drs Jayanta Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff, as well as Dr. Aaron Kheriaty and Jill Hines. They are suing Big Brother for colluding with social media giants Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for censoring free speech regarding covid • Surprise! The CDC declares that the vaccinated and the unvaccinated have the same protections! And students can stay in class after being exposed to the virus • More than 130 US Coast Guard members filed a class action lawsuit alleging the religious exemptions they filed in response to the Biden administration’s covid-19 vaccine mandate for military service members were unlawfully denied. The suit also challenges the constitutionality of the mandate. Those joining the lawsuit is expected to grow • About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problems, Congressional panel leaders said • Reported by the Children's Health Defense, children and teen vaccination rates plummeted by as much as 91% depending on the age group. There's been a noticeably lower uptake of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines (DTaP or DTP), meningitis shots and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. Public health officials expected this plunge to dissipate by 2021, but instead the numbers have persisted. At this juncture, state officials are openly speculating that covid-19 shots (thus far rejected by the parents of 97% of under-5-year-olds) are the reason parents are increasingly ambivalent about childhood vaccination • US District Court Judge Matthew McFarland issued a preliminary injunction against enforcing the covid-19 vaccine mandate on all US Air Force or Space Force personnel seeking an exemption for religious purposes. The injunction will remain in place until a final verdict on the merits of the case is decided • Denmark bans covid vaccine for youth under 18 • An Australian court found Google breached Australian Consumer Law and has ordered Google to pay roughly $43 million for misleading users about the collection and use of their location data • Entertainment companies start dumping woke content as viewership tumbles: Chief executive David Zaslav of Discovery (who torched CNN+) has shelved "Batgirl" and "Supergirl;" Netflix axed "First Kill," “Anti-Racist Baby," and "Q-Force;" and HBO canceled "Gordita Chronicles" • Florida Agency for Health Care Administration prohibit Medicaid from covering transgender procedures, from puberty blockers to surgical procedures, taking effect August 21st • The Florida Board of Medicine is advancing a plan to prohibit doctors from providing minors gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers or hormone therapies • The Louisiana Supreme Court denied a challenge from abortion providers to the state's abortion ban, ruling that the prohibition on the procedure may continue • New legislation in GA allows for unborn babies to be considered dependents on state taxes. GA’s “Living Infants and Fairness Equality” (LIFE) Act recognizes unborn babies as “natural persons” with “full legal recognition” that “shall be included in certain population-based determinations.” The law bans abortion after the heartbeat is detected, which is at about six weeks [ThinMint: Needs to be moment of conception] • The State College Borough Water Authority (PA) voted to begin the process of removing fluoride from the water supply serving about 75,000 people • According to a report published by NBC News, American college enrollment has plummeted. “There are 4 million fewer students in college now than there were 10 years ago” • Louisiana Sec of State has directed the Registrars and the Clerks of Court to keep the 2020 election records • Trump has said to release the documents; Judge unseals full search warrant and property receipt of Trump raid at Mar-A-Lago

Our family attended the celebrate life service for the twins friend and track & field teammate last weekend. The thought that mamas should not bury their babies slowly dripped through my mind during the gathering. When the life of a youth is cut-off, it’s so hard to reconcile, and I cannot imagine the pain the family has to bear. I mulled over the story of Lazarus and how our focus is drawn to Jesus performing a miracle. Rightly so. There’s something else so significant in this sweet story: we read about the sorrow gripping His heart. Jesus also saw the anguish of Lazarus’s friends and family and He demonstratively grieved. What an honor it is to get a glimpse into His perfect beauty in the account of Lazarus: “… When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled… Jesus wept… Jesus, once more deeply moved…” How many times do we believe that we need to be stoic, quietly brave in the face of devastating events, shocking information, even news stories that draw out our anger? Do we ever feel guilty for feeling sorrowful, broken-hearted? Sometimes. Why though? Jesus showed us there are moments we need to weep openly. Jesus is our example. Always. Perhaps we need to allow ourselves to feel these emotions, to acknowledge what we’ve endured, are enduring, and what others have suffered. I think the need to release our hurt goes beyond experiencing the physical loss of someone we care about. Do we not mourn life changing events, loss of friendships, familial estrangements? Do we not feel anger for the seemingly lack of justice, the cultural rot, the inequities? Let’s acknowledge the heartache, the burdens, and the anger, the fear, the confusion –all of it. Let’s bring the load we’re carrying to Jesus, tell Him what weighs so heavily on our hearts, then surrender it all to Him so He can do what He does best: exchange sorrows for miracles.

Hear the storm… Thoughts?

https://rumble.com/v1effeb--president-donald-trump-rally-live-in-waukesha-wi-8522.html Please share your observations!!

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Good News August 5th, 2022 highlights • US District Court Judge Cormac Carney ruled that Visa helped Pornhub “monetize child porn” and sex trafficking. The court also denied Visa’s motion to be dropped from a lawsuit against porn parent company MindGeek, ruling there was enough evidence to show the company “knowingly provided the tool used to complete the crime” of distributing child pornography. This decision could have long-lasting implications for credit card companies, legal observers say • Four time dosed German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has contracted the coronavirus according to the German APA • Voters in Jamestown Township, MI, voted to gut their library’s operating budget when the staff and elected board of directors declined to remove LBGQT books from the library’s collection. In an organized effort, the community voted, in effect, to close its library rather than have it remain open with books that indoctrinate children • FL Gov DeSantis has suspended State Atty Andrew Warren for “picking and choosing which laws to enforce based on his personal agenda,” including refusing to follow state policy criminalizing abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, and repeatedly refusing to enforce laws cracking down on child sex-change surgeries • Public schools in Oklahoma will now require students in kindergarten through college to complete an affidavit stating their biological sex to be allowed to participate in school sports • CO Sec State candidate Tina Peters sues every clerk in Colorado over recount procedures • A Supreme Court NY judge halted Gov Hochul’s unconstitutional measure of creating infectious disease camps to hold people -even without proof of a disease, stating the regulation can no longer be reissued or made permanent • Gateway Pundit lawyers Marc Randazza and Jay Wolman of the Randazza Legal Group, along with GP General Counsel John Burns filed a motion to intervene in the Guiffre v. Maxwell case in the United States District Court for the District of New York. Gateway Pundit is asking the Court to unseal all records identifying Epstein’s sex clients • A Nat'l survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 62% of likely voters believe we're in a recession and blame democrats

Hello sweet friends! I realize it sounded a little braggy* to share the books I finished recently, and I'm sorry for that. I can assure you that the reading schedule is highly unusual, but I needed to catch-up/get slightly ahead. Guess I got a little exuberant sharing my love of reading 🙂 Good news highlights dropping next. Following that is a post for sharing all the wonderous we see. Also, Trump has a rally today in Wisconsin (posted below). I hope to return in time from a meeting to see him speak. Please do share your observations as it's so helpful to us! *new word alert = 🍪