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For years, we've been told Gentner Drummond is a committed conservative and loyal supporter of President Trump. The public record tells a more complicated story. Most people know about the Biden contribution that was later attributed to Wendy Drummond. Fewer know about Wendy's support for the Lincoln Project, an organization built around opposing Donald Trump and helping defeat him politically. And fewer still know that in 2018, both Gentner and Wendy Drummond EACH donated the maximum federal contribution of $2,700 to Colorado Democrat Mark Williams, a candidate for the United States Congress. Together, that's a $5,400 donation to a candidate who publicly supported Medicare for All, environmental policies championed by the progressive left, and most importantly IMMEDIATE articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Williams own congressional race was described as a contest between Democrats who both supported impeaching Trump. One contribution can be explained away, which we saw when Drummond threw his wife under the bus for the 2020 Biden contribution. But Wendy’s $1,000 Lincoln Project donation and maximum contributions from both spouses to a congressional candidate who openly supported impeaching President Trump should have voters wondering what the Drummonds' political goals actually were during the Trump years? Today, Gentner Drummond is presenting himself as a strong Trump ally, even donating to President Trump’s 2024 campaign. To me, this looks less like a principled conservative evolution and more like a politician willing to be whatever he needs to be in order to advance. Voters can decide for themselves whether that reflects a long held conviction or a political calculation.

Islam is very merciful, it forbids husbands from punching their wives in the face. According to Islam, there is an appropriate way for husbands to physically discipline their wives. Punching her in the face is not it.

Sitting here trying a new recipe for gluten free hot dog buns, and really focusing on every little detail in hopes of making the perfect ones. While I'm waiting for the dough to rise, it has me thinking. When we judge people, we often give every flaw our full attention. We dissect them, replay painful experiences, and let those parts shape the entire story. But we rarely give the same time and energy to their kindness, or growth, or the things they've done well; especially if those things challenge the narrative we've already decided to believe. People are a lot like baking. You can't leave out half the ingredients, or skip a few steps and expect to appreciate the finished product. That's how I try to view the people in my life. I can't judge someone solely by the ways they've hurt me, just as I can't expect perfection from them. I know I wouldn't survive being measured only by my worst moments. I’ve hurt people I love. I've made mistakes and I'll make more. None of us are simply one ingredient. We're the sum of our experiences, our failures, our victories, our wounds, and the choices we make in this life. Maybe that's why grace matters so much. It's the ingredient we all need to sprinkle a little more of. Of course grace and understanding doesn’t excuse everything, but it can remind us that people are almost always more complex than the story we tell ourselves about them.