DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Grant us each the graces we need to perform the unique tasks You assign us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
BIDEN: Just a little (cringe) flashback to what Jill did when she was the FLOTUS in charge of Christmas at the White House.
EVERYDAY HEROES: “Your body might break at times, but as long as your spirit doesn’t break, you’ll get through it, and get creative and find a way.” [25:12] – Amy Purdy lost both her lower legs when she was 19 years old. She went on to become a champion snowboarder and, in 2014, competed on Dancing with the Stars. Five years later, she suffered a massive blood clot in one leg that made it impossible for her to use a prosthetic.
“She lived for 20 years with her biological legs, another 20 years with prosthetic legs, and now she’s staring down the next two decades knowing new challenges lie ahead. ‘How do I want to live the next 20 years of my life?’ she asks. “I want to make sure that I’m fully taking care of myself and I’m thinking more of sustainability and longevity and health and wellness versus just accomplishing everything I can.’”
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Purdy
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_TV_series)
- https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a29443515/amy-purdy-blood-clot-prosthetic-legs/
HOLIDAY SHOPPING: CLICK https://x.com/llandoniffirg/status/1994420487808549098 to see a giant inflatable Grinch. I am very sorry that I was not able to source this for your shopping pleasure.
HYPOCRISY: CLICK https://x.com/Kevin__McMahon/status/1995649546479960538 [2:13] to hear a reminder of a drone strike Democrats had no problem with … when Biden ordered it.
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: [11:19] – More winning! Biden lost more than 50% of his SCOTUS cases; Trump has been winning more than 90%.
LIFE: Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued 11 pro-life pregnancy centers for allegedly spreading false and misleading information in violation of state business fraud laws. The Alliance Defending Freedom represented the centers’ right to inform women about abortion pill reversal.
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled in favor of the pro-life centers, saying the First Amendment clearly protects their right to speak and their clients’ right to hear about this potentially life-saving option.
- https://adflegal.org/press-release/federal-appeals-court-affirms-that-ny-pregnancy-centers-are-free-to-inform-women-about-abortion-pill-reversal/
- https://abortionpillreversal.com/
MIRACLE MINUTE: [7:40] – I was privileged to hear the testimony of an elderly lady in our parish who had kept her Lourdes miracle a secret for 13 years, lest the cancer return. It never did.
PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Keep our eyes on the Real Reason for the Season! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
SCIENCE: FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says that Pfizer’s experimental mRNA influenza vaccine will not receive approval because it showed “zero benefit” in trials.
“We’re not just going to rubber stamp new products that don’t work, that fail in a clinical trial. It makes a mockery of science.”
SECRET SANTA: [3:52] – Imagine the relief!
TRANSPORTATION: The Transportation Department has removed 3,000 commercial driver license training providers from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry government licensure requirements. An additional 4,500 training providers have been put on notice for possible noncompliance.
GRAMMY NOTES: [3:37] – Mama Buzz sent this video to me with the following, which I do not recall ever hearing about before! “Reminds me of the independent first grader I was on the first day… yup, an old veteran at the busses, got on the wrong bus because they had CHANGED THE ORDER from the year before! It wasn’t just me. One of the kids who also went to Bonnie’s and was a year ahead of me also got on that bus. Rather than being some of the first kids off like we normally would, we had to ride the entire bus route and then got dropped off .”
SHORTS:
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-cWQ48YSa2k to see Norway’s bicycle elevator.
CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-cWQ48YSa2k to see how “sinking” wells are constructed.
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