Posted on 02/25/2025 8:40:19 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Sometimes life has this way of turning down the volume on all the chaos, and in that stillness, we get a clear glimpse of what truly matters. One of these moments occurred in my life last month.
It was a quiet January night, just a few days before the presidential inauguration. I was lying in bed in the middle of the night with my six-year-old, Echo, gently calming her after a night terror had awakened her. As she finally drifted back to sleep, I felt a heaviness settle over me, thick and suffocating, like the air before a storm. It pressed against my chest, not like a weight, but like a presence—something unseen yet undeniable. At that moment, I could only think to bow my head, close my eyes, and offer a silent prayer to God.
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
In September 2024, our family suffered a heart-wrenching loss—one I’m not prepared to speak about in detail yet, but I will when the time is right. Not long after the tragedy, I met an incredible woman named Diane, a bishop, who had prayed with me after my loss and was the first to ask me if I wanted to be saved. (I’m still getting the hang of the lingo. Some say pastor, preacher, or minister, depending on the church—but I know Diane as a deeply faithful soul who helped guide me closer to Jesus. For that, I am forever grateful.)
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Thanks for posting this.
Awesome! Thanks!
A former leftist, standing in front of a crowd of conservatives and not only declaring her support for Trump but joyfully signing her ballot proves it:
So will I.
Praying for Elon Musk next!
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The Pope comes first. I pray he finds Jesus soon before he dies.
Well said. I am so happy for Nicole.
A MUST READ FOR THE WORLD!!!!!! Thanks for the post!
Six-year-old what?
Golden Retriever?
I realize that "Echo" was originally the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, but giving a human child a name like that is cruel!
Regards,
Hey, if Jesus could reach Saul of Tarsus, he can reach ANYBODY.
Much more innocent than your musings about cruelty.
The journey to Jesus is not as important as reaching that destination - where one believes with a whole heart that Christ is the One, the true Triune God and Savior. God bless Nicole Shanahan for her successful journey to finding the Lamb of God.
Excellent testimony of coming to Jesus Christ as her Lord and savior. Sheer evidence that a Revival is happening in real time in our blessed country
bkmk
The little girls and boys in the schoolyard who will tease and taunt "Echo" about her name won't give a d*mn about Bob Dylan's high school girlfriend.
Regards,
Sommewhat akin to how most decent posters here think about your comments.
Did you conduct a snap poll, or what?!
In any case: That was uncalled for.
I have merely remarked that giving a child a name like "Echo" is dooming her to a lifetime of stupid jokes and puns. And that in childhood, the teasing she will receive at the hands of her cohorts would be nigh unbearable.
How does that exclude me from being a "decent" poster?
Regards,
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