Happy Sweet 16! The birthday week continues. Most of the original crew present. Avery, Eden and Hayden were definitely missed. ❤️

Happy Sweet 16 to this girl! Love you Keira!!

Happy Birthday James! Love you!!!

Godbless Ukraine.

Where have the years gone? Dad and I are so proud of the young adult you’ve become. When I was 17 I left for uni in Wisconsin. When you were 17 you left for Scotland. Crazy! Dad and I have never seen you happier and it gives us incredible joy. 18 today!!Sto Lat Hayden! Can’t wait to celebrate!

“May God grant us the strength and courage to honor the dignity of every human being, to speak the truth to one another in love, and walk humbly with each other and our God, for the good of all people -- the good of all people in this nation and the world. Amen."

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
1/21/25

“Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land.“

“I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here.”

“…they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, gurdwara, and temples.”

“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals -- they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation,…”

"Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.“