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I'm a 60 something wife, mom and grandmom who is homebound/disabled by severe hypersensitivity to chemicals. I fill my days with learning, loving and art. My favorite values are truth, generosity and gratitude.

Feb 7, 2019 Annual National Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump delivered remarks to the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the nation’s capital Thursday morning, reiterating his administration’s commitment to defending life and religious liberty at home, and fighting religious persecution abroad.

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When Does Life Begin?

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The federal Uniform Determination of Death Act states that death has occurred when an individual has no beating heart and/or no detectable brain waves.

  • Being “wanted” has nothing to do with it.
  • Requiring a special environment to sustain life has nothing to do with it.

Why should EITHER criteria have anything to do with when life begins?

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AOC’s Green New Deal

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Life News

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SOTU: I ask you to choose greatness

President Trump had a simple, powerful message for his second State of the Union Address: “Choosing Greatness.” When our leaders in Washington put citizens first and their careers second—when they choose a spirit of compromise over the politics of retribution—there is no limit to what America can achieve.

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Covington Redux

It’s deja vu all over again for MAGA Hate Trumps Truth-ers.

On Monday, January 29, 2019, actor Jussie Smollett told Chicago police that two guys in MAGA hats physically and verbally assaulted him, poured bleach on his head, and put a noose around his neck.

  • The alleged incident occurred at 2 a.m. during the polar vortex.
  • Bleach starts to freeze at about 19 degrees Fahrenheit.

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2019_02 02 Feast of the Presentation

MASCOT CUTENESS: The kids are so excited about the upcoming celebration of their daddy’s birthday. Bootz, who hasn’t quite mastered all his phonemes, keeps wishing him, “Happy Dirtday.”

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2005 Obama immigration

BORDER SECURITY: Remember when Democrats agreed with the majority of Americans that border security was a really good thing? Me too. President Trump has set February 15 as his deadline for Republicans and Democrats in Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement. Continue reading →

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