My daddy went to be with Jesus this morning. There are no words to describe the kind of dad and man he was. I’m so thankful for his love and influence on my life.
I found this picture this morning of us. This was my first trip to church. ❤️
It is possible to both denounce the horrific violence against Donald Trump and continue to be honest about the person he is and the trauma he’s caused in this country.
Mob mentality is alive and well tonight.
So…the transmission went out last week on my suburban. Just came across this and seriously thinking about getting it. 1990 Grand Wagoneer with 84k miles. What do y’all think, Twitter fam? Yes or no?
Today is our 22nd anniversary! We’re living proof that what you see on social media doesn’t nearly tell the whole story. We’ve had hard times and days we wanted to give up. But there’s been a lot of grace, love and forgiveness and I’m so thankful for Atticus and the life we have!
I keep typing an erasing tweets today. I’m mad. And sad. There’s just no way to adequately type out what the last seven years have done to us. I’m not a victim and I don’t want to sound like one but I’m weary. This is the only place I can vent. There is a bad guy. It’s not us.
We need to pray for our country and where it is headed. The left in Washington and across the country just can’t get their fill of attacking Donald Trump. They are so paranoid of him. The onslaught against him is continual. There’s no question, the media and the left manipulated
I’m seeing a trend of shorter shorts with men. The showing of legs could be a real stumbling block for women. Godly men should do the right thing and only wear pants. Oh, and never go shirtless lest women completely lose their minds.
My dad is in ICU on the vent. So hard to see him that way. Started thinking of this old song:
Farther along we’ll know all about it.
Farther along we’ll understand why.
Cheer up my brother!
Live in the sunshine.
We’ll understand it all by and by. ❤️
I wish people on both sides of the aisle would stop and think about what it means to expect everyone to think, act, vote and worship exactly as they want them to. America as we know it will cease to exist should this happen. Freedom is our foundation and I pray we never lose it.
I think the infatuation with Trump says less about him and more about his followers. I’m done making excuses for them. At this point, anyone who chooses to support Trump is saying they support a hateful, lying, cheating, narcissistic sexual abuser.
End of story.
I’m going to use my first ever tweet to wish
@Atticus59914029
a very Happy Fathers Day!! Atticus is a kind, loving, hard-working, and fun daddy. We are very thankful for him!!
11 years ago today I woke up and thought something isn’t right. I took 8 pregnancy tests and all were positive. 😂
Lined them up on the bathroom counter for Atticus. The look on his face when I said, “You knocked me up, you jackass.” 🤣
Best surprise ever to complete our family!
I am pro-life.
But I’m anti ‘use the pro-life movement to bolster the power and influence of select religious and political leaders.’
The plight of women and children has been prostituted out by those who are anything but pro-life.
Once again, I would like to point out the HYPOCRISY of people who boycott LGBTQ affirming corporations while grooming their own children to glorify a vile, misogynistic, adulterous (by biblical standards), sexual abuser who exemplifies anything but a godly man.
Anyone who’s ever served in church administration would know that Christian Nationalism would never work. We can’t even agree on the color of the carpet in the church much less issues of governance.
I’m fairly new to Twitter but my husband,
@Atticus59914029
, has been here a while and has quite a following. I have watched him find compassion, empathy and solidarity with so many of you over the last few years. We’ve been through some tough times in our personal lives.
Christian nationalists have spent years telling us you can’t vote for a pro choice candidate and be a Christian.
They’re about to prove they don’t actually believe that.
A few things I’ve learned over the last few years:
- God is a lot bigger than the white, conservative, SBC evangelical god I grew up with.
-We become who we listen to and who we surround ourselves with.
-Absolute truth is hard to come by
1/
What’s so sad is this same story could be repeated over and over again 1000’s of times. News anchors, politicians, parents, friends, siblings, co-workers. Same story. I’ll never understand.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the prayers and well wishes for my dad. He is now off of the ventilator and breathing on his own. We are very thankful! ❤️
I would love to know what my grandpa who fought in WWII would say about you. He spent a week in a foxhole with a dead man bc the fire was so heavy. His hair grew through his helmet lining and his boots wore completely through so you could be upset about a stupid mask.
Grow. Up.
@emilykmay
I’m so sorry. I get it. I struggled for so long trying to figure it out. I hope you have peace about it and can rest in having the friends who are true. Took me a long time to get there.
Just another picture of my daddy and me. I spent a majority of the first years of my life following him around the farm. Then I cried everyday in kindergarten because I couldn’t go with him. He was a good daddy.
Missing him extra today. 🥹
Dear SBC,
You can’t call yourselves pro-life while ignoring and even justifying the abuse of women. Losing nearly a half million members in a year should raise a red flag. But it won’t.
I’m thankful to be done with you.
Confession: I used to think that I was more biblically and doctrinally sound than most people. Now I see other people like that who feel it’s their mission in life to impose their doctrinal ‘rightness’ on everyone else and it grieves me. If God is so mysterious and so unlike us,
Thrown from a horse; 4 1/2 hours at ER + 9 stitches in the arm later and all I can say is the horse girl in our fam is a brave kid.
But it did end up in an 11 pm trip to Waffle House after all was said and done. 😂
#howwespentlastnight
While I was out of town last week our 10 yo lost her pet bunny to an unfortunate turn of events. This week, Atticus finds two rabbits on the side of the road. This is the most Atticus story ever. 😂💙
This a gonna sound trippy but driving along a very lonely highway to Jekyll Island GA late tonight for a conference starting tomorrow my headlights flashed on … a white bunny in the ditch? Quick uturn, there were two of them someone put out.
Now they are in a box in my room
So much of what I see coming from conservatives today seems to stem from a delusion of persecution and unfounded fear. I don’t understand that line of thinking anymore. I’m so glad I no longer live in a constant state of anger and fear.
then how can we be so dogmatic about who Him and his word? My mind is pretty jumbled up on this but one thing I know for sure, Jesus summed up the law with: LOVE. And he condemned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. I don’t want to be mean for God anymore.
This horse threw our youngest off tonight. She took a pretty bad fall. I snapped this picture right after she got back on. She’s tough as nails and can accomplish anything she wants to in this world. I hope she never forgets it.
@Atticus59914029
I’m sorry but please don’t ask me to be mad about a commercial about Jesus when you’ve been praising Donald and Melania as shining Christian examples since 2016. The hypocrisy is just too much.
Atticus mentioned that I was on a trip to Guatemala this week serving with Hope Project International. We just got home. Four houses were built and many wonderful memories were made. 🇬🇹
I’ve come to the realization that systems and institutions are just perpetually broken because people are broken. Maybe if I continue to work on myself and my making my corner of the world better, there will be a positive effect. I’m worn out from the rest of the nonsense.
The fact that Trump would rather incite, divide and enrage rather than take responsibility for himself proves that he has no love or respect for this country. He has no intentions that are not selfish and rooted in narcissism. He’s created such a mess. How will we ever recover??
I believe misconstruing eschatological prophecies and biblical stories to fit your Christian Nationalism narratives is is both heretical and dangerous.
Speaking on the end times, Lauren Boebert said she believes Jesus will return because Satan will beg him to because Christians are out in such “a great force” not because they are “hiding in caves” due to “a government lockdown.”
Let’s talk about what an actual pro-life agenda might look like:
-health care reform?
-education reform?
-law enforcement reform?
-elder care reform?
-more funding for pregnancy support centers?
-more funding to support adoptive parents?
Thoughts? Other than ban abortions??
The amount of ‘strong, godly men’ who staunchly lead their homes but are terrified of letting their wives act or think for themselves bc ‘Eve deceived Adam’ is so ironic. I’ve stepped outside conservative Christianity and I can’t unsee the foolishness. Very pharisaical indeed.
I wanted to retweet this thread for one reason and that is to say that Atticus and I do not in any way want to make ourselves out to be more than we are. We’ve been humbled and brought low. Really low. Now we just want to be kind to others. Maybe then Jesus will be seen in us.
I've probably overdone it with snarky responses to this whole Amy Grant controversy - but y'all, I can't stand a bully and I don't see any reason for the posts from
@Franklin_Graham
other than to be a bully. I'm going to make one last, non-snarky post on this issue and move on..
My parents would have been married 50 years in September. My mom is the quintessential classy southern lady. My dad always thought it was so funny to dedicate the beautiful love ballad, “I Like My Women Just a Little on the Trashy Side,” to her whenever he had the chance. 😂😂
Maybe I’m missing something but the fact that Covid exists, people were sick and many died doesn’t change regardless of where it came from. Does saying it was made in a lab eliminate the threat and the need for precautions?? I’m confused. Again.
You know, I get it. I can really empathize with the fear of stepping away from what everyone around me, including my pastor, is saying is right. Stepping out of the echo chamber and seeing things from a different perspective is very difficult to do. 1/
But what I really can’t understand is the willful head-in-the-sand mentality one has to have to justify and even praise Trump. It’s so disappointing and disorienting.
We visited my mom this afternoon. I miss my daddy so much but I’m very proud of how she’s doing. Over the past few weeks she’s hung some new blinds, put a new throttle cable on her atv and put new string on her weed eater! I hope I have a little bit of that tenacity! 😊💪🏻
Update on my dad:
He’s being moved to inpatient rehab here where we live!! We are very thankful he’s improved so much and can be moved to rehab. It’s an added blessing he can be closer to me and I can help mom more. Thank you all for your prayers and kindness! ❤️❤️
Ok, SBC. Now you have to address Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong. What will you do with these women missionaries whose lives you’ve honored for over 100 years??
I know this has been tweeted many times but just have to put it out there again. Thank you
@drmoore
for always speaking truth and standing your ground. I really appreciate you.
WATCH:
@drmoore
says dismissing Trump's sexual abuse verdict has "devastating implications."
"Think about the teenage girl in a church somewhere who's being abused by her youth pastor. ... She hears not only that, but when the victim is ridiculed ... the response is laughter."
So excited about this Christmas gift from
@Atticus59914029
. The fact that it’s written on yellow legal pad makes it even more perfect. ❤️
Can’t wait for May!!
#StevieNicks
#BillyJoel
We were all together tonight. The five of us plus two extras. I’ve been thinking how happy I am when we have extras. I hope our children’s friends (and anyone else who might stop by) always know how welcomed they are here. ❤️
Fish fry for the oldest as she heads back to college. Fish, hushpuppies, cheese grits.
@MrsEmilyFinch
has made the Cole slaw. And sweet tea of course!
Is this true?
Because for me it is almost the most uncomfortable feeling in the world. If I have no plans I’ll get up and start making a list of plans!! 😬
-Context gives words meanings and contexts change.
-It takes a lot of courage and faith to keep going when your beliefs have been blown apart. (Paraphrase
@jbyas
)
-Never, ever, ever give up.
The first step towards freedom from idolatry is the revelation that God is not a member of your political party, and realizing that He loves people in other political parties.
Your party is not the kingdom of God. Neither is mine.
Can I get an AMEN? 🙌
The thing about Trump is that he has actual physical courage. We haven’t seen a political leader with that quality in America probably since Teddy Roosevelt.
I rarely post anything here anymore and now I remember why. Was called some interesting names last night. Are these people real? What is happening to our country?
Somehow I’ve ended up coaching our middle school cross country team. I used to love running and this has prompted me to get back into it. We had our first meet yesterday and I was really proud of my kiddos…especially this one who belongs to me!
(And Atticus drove the bus! 🚐)
Woke up at 3:30 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. My brain decided to make good use of the time by reminding me of the plethora of embarrassing moments I’ve had the last 40 years or so.
Happy Monday on a Tuesday! 🥴
I wonder what someone from an underground church in another country would think about an air conditioned auditorium full of grown men dressed to the nines arguing over whether women should be pastors.
Futile.
I just want to say how encouraged and loved-on I have been by my Twitter friends this week. I know there’s some debate about whether social media friends are real friends but there’s no debate in my mind. I truly appreciate all who have reached out to me. You all are the best! ❤️
Jenna Ellis reads a tearful statement in court after her guilty plea where she throws Rudy Giuliani under the bus and says she wishes she had never gotten involved.
I don’t have anything wise, helpful or encouraging to say today. I’m down. I’m frustrated. The people and institutions that raised me are not what I thought they were. So many people just seem to have lost the ability to be reasonable. Maybe these times call for extremism. 1/
I wonder if Evangelicals will ever realize the damage done by throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Being pro-life shouldn’t mean you have to turn a blind eye to all other atrocities.
Thank goodness God has all the theobros and alpha males down here to set all of us rogue women straight…albeit on the internet, behind a screen…but they’re on it!! 😂🤦🏼♀️