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Now you can get your azz back here in Florida and continue stomping the liberals and their socialism into the ground like you have been doing. You can help save the nation right here in Florida. Let Trump pave the way for you to become president at a later time. You will be the president some day and your job will be much easier than it would be now. All you will have to do is preside over a free America and what it stands for. Keeping something good is a lot easier than fighting for something that the liberals will try to deny you.
Smile Americans, this just might be one of the most important turning points in the history of the UNITED STATES.

Faith Marie’s 1st Easter!!

Today Faith Marie is 3 months old. She is 8# & wearing 0-3 mo clothing.

As told by her mother Brandi...
So many of you have been wondering how Faith is doing. Thank you all for your thoughts prayers and support through this journey. Faith had a rough start since being brought into this world and been through more than most adults. She was born full term via c section due to being breech. Her head was under my ribs and she wouldn’t turn. When she came out she did pretty well Tuesday then on Wednesday she started having episodes of apnea. Her brain wasn’t sending signals to her lungs to breathe. She was put on a cpap then by Thursday she was placed on a ventilator. Friday we were told that she has trisomy 18, Edwards Syndrome which is a rare chromosomal defect. There is no cure, no fix, it just is. These babies have short life spans. They are lucky if they live past the first 6-9days of life. 
By Saturday the ventilator was doing all the breathing for her and Deryk and I had to make a heart breaking decision. That’s not a life living on a vent for the rest of her days. 
But our little girl wasn’t done fighting yet, she was not done living! The vent was discontinued, she opened her eyes and breathed! She was placed on monitors to track her oxygen, heart rate and respiration’s. We waited another week to see how she would do. No more episodes of apnea! We went through a week of education and learning how to care for once she came home. Our hope was restored! She would come home! Our Faith is now 2 weeks old and defying the odds! Our Faith is a true testimony that there is power in prayer! ❤️
I also have to say that the staff at Penn Highlands DuBois NICU and maternity are amazing people! We couldn’t have gotten this far without them! They went above and beyond their call of duty and made whatever accommodations for Faith, us and our family. They have been a God send for us and we are forever grateful to them. 💝

Such a lovely young woman--may she RIP.

Prayers for her family.  Always enjoyed her posts here. RIP

We often get orbs and strange forms from fog (I assume) captures on our trailcams, but these two most recent ones I find really creepy.  Like the deer is the star of Animal Exorcist!  The second is mist/fog with a face in it.  

GOD to ST. FRANCIS:
Frank,  ....  You know all about gardens and nature. What in
the world is going on down there on the planet?  What
happened to the dandelions, violets, milkweeds and stuff
I started eons ago?   I had a perfect no-maintenance garden
plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand
drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the
long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honey bees and
flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of
colors by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.
 
St. FRANCIS:
   It's the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites.
They started calling your flowers 'weeds' and went to
great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.
 
GOD:
   Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't
attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod
worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these
Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?
 
ST. FRANCIS:
   Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it
and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing
grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.
 
GOD:
   The spring rains and warm weather probably make
grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.
ST. FRANCIS:
   Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they
cut it-sometimes twice a week.
 
GOD:
   They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?
ST. FRANCIS:
   Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.
 
GOD:
   They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?
 
ST. FRANCIS:
   No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.
 
GOD:
   Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so
it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off
and pay to throw it away?
 
ST. FRANCIS:
   Yes, Sir.
 
GOD:
   These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer
when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat.
That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.
ST. FRANCIS:
   You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass
stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay
more money to water it, so they can continue to mow
it and pay to get rid of it.
 
GOD:
   What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees.
That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself.
The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty
and shade in the summer. In the autumn, they fall to
the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture
in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a
natural cycle of life.
ST. FRANCIS:
   You better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have
drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they
rake them into great piles and pay to have them
hauled away.
 
GOD:
   No!? What do they do to protect the shrub and
tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?
 
ST. FRANCIS:
   After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy
something which they call mulch. They haul it home
and spread it around in place of the leaves.
 
GOD:
   And where do they get this mulch?
 
ST. FRANCIS:
   They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.
 
GOD:
   Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore.
St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie
have you scheduled for us tonight?
ST. CATHERINE:
   'Dumb and Dumber', Lord. It's a story about.... 
 
GOD:
   Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story
from St. Francis.
 

I always read her comments because they were thoughtful, and I appreciated her strong support of the rights of children.  Most of all, she is one of the very few people on this site who had the guts to use her own picture as an avatar.  I admired her courage.

Here is the picture of the Camassia I promised. They are a good late spring bulb after the last of the tulips.

Prayers for her family.  Always enjoyed her posts here. RIP

Anyone know what this wildflower is????

Anyone know what this wildflower is????