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Good Monday evening, friends! 🌅

“But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.”
Psalm 52:8 (NIV)🙏
As another day comes to a close, what a beautiful reminder that our peace and security are found in God's unfailing love.

An olive tree is known for its strength, deep roots, and ability to endure difficult conditions. Even through harsh seasons, it can continue to grow and flourish.

Our faith is much the same. When we're deeply rooted in the Lord, the changing circumstances of life don't have to shake our trust in Him.

We all experience seasons of uncertainty. There are days when our hearts are heavy, our plans don't work out, or the answers we're praying for seem slow to come.

But God's love doesn't change with our circumstances.

His faithfulness remains steady through every season. He is our refuge when life feels overwhelming and our source of hope when tomorrow seems uncertain.

Tonight, whatever concerns you're carrying, remember that you can place them in His hands. You don't have to have every answer or solve every problem before you rest.

Trust the One whose love never fails.

🙏 Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your unfailing love and the many blessings You have given us today.

Help us remain firmly rooted in Your promises, especially when life brings uncertainty or challenges.

For those carrying heavy burdens tonight, bring comfort and peace. Strengthen those who are weary, encourage those who feel discouraged, and remind us all that Your love is constant.

As we prepare for rest, quiet our thoughts, ease our worries, and help us trust You with whatever tomorrow may bring.

In Jesus precious name, Amen. 🙏

What helps you remember God's faithfulness when life feels uncertain?

Peace and grace to you.
See you in the morning for coffee. ☕

President Trump just shut the door on amnesty. When he was asked if amnesty is on the table, his answer was simple. No. He said we have a very strong deportation policy and his policy hasn't changed.

That should settle a lot of the noise going around today. After his comment that some deportations might be too tough, people jumped to the idea that he was getting ready to go soft. He isn't. The man who built the wall, closed the border, and put Stephen Miller in charge as chief of staff is not about to hand out amnesty to people who broke our laws to get here.

We voted for secure borders and real enforcement, and that's what he keeps delivering. Democrats can keep pushing amnesty and abolishing ICE all they want. As long as Trump is in the White House, it's not happening.

Lauren Boebert has been projected to lose Colorado's 4th District, one of the most Republican districts in the state, to Democrat Eileen Laubacher by just 3,237 votes. Boebert isn't conceding. Her campaign says it is looking into some very unusual voting patterns and expects the race to go to a recount. Her lawyer says every legal vote must be counted accurately, fully, and in the open, and that's exactly how it should be with a margin this close.

Look at who beat her. Laubacher is a retired Navy admiral who spent most of her adult life as a registered Republican. She worked on Joe Biden's National Security Council and then finally switched to Democrat in 2025. She also had a huge money advantage, raising more than $13 million while Boebert raised about $1.2 million. That's a flood of outside money pouring into a deep red district to take out one of Trump's strongest fighters in the House.

Boebert has been a loud America First voice in Congress, and Democrats have wanted her gone for years. If there were problems with how the votes were counted, the people of Colorado deserve to know before this race is finished.
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The House Freedom Caucus just handed Speaker Johnson and John Thune a to-do list, and it's exactly what Republicans should have been doing all along. They want voter ID for federal elections, Trump's border policies written into law, sanctuary cities banned, at least $1 trillion in spending cuts, term limits, a ban on stock trading for members of Congress, and as many Trump nominees confirmed as possible. They're also telling Congress not to leave town until the job is done.

Here's the part that says it all. The letter admits that after their first big bill, the agenda stalled. Republicans had the House, the Senate, and the White House for two years, and too much of what we voted for never got done. Now they have about 20 working days left before Democrats take over on January 3.

No more excuses and no more long breaks. Stay in Washington, work through the holidays if that's what it takes, and get these bills passed. If John Thune can't get the Senate moving now, he has no business staying in leadership.
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Charlie Kirk was murdered in front of a crowd of students on a college campus in September 2025. Today a Utah judge set the trial for the man accused of killing him, Tyler Robinson, to begin June 21, 2028. That's nearly three years after Charlie was taken from his wife and his little children.

Prosecutors wanted the trial to start in January 2028 and said they could be ready as early as October 2027. Erika Kirk and the family asked for 2027. The defense tried to drag it out to 2029, and the judge said no, but he still landed later than prosecutors asked for. Robinson has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Justice delayed is justice denied, and this family has already waited long enough.

Erika has shown so much grace and strength through all of this. She and her children deserve to see this case finished, not pushed further down the road. Keep the Kirk family in your prayers.
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