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.@catturd2 @Herb_Minstrel @LoneStarChica When we moved here, our neighbors just thought we were a family of rednecks. We're not, but I do like me some outlaw country. I made a video to go with the great song about Lucy that @music29933 wrote yesterday. Follow him👆 #SaveLucy

.@jonesbrendanm One month ago, our world absolutely shattered. One month ago, authorities came onto our property and stole our dog after a brief leash slip and a neighbor reporting it. One month ago, I stood in my driveway completely heartbroken, angry in a way I had never experienced before, watching them drive away with a dog we had loved for 10 years. I cussed. My children cried. My husband went silent. His heart broke more than any of ours. The dog he had bonded with in war, who had helped him heal and come back to us, was gone. One month ago, two years of harassment, court visits, dozens of police calls to our home, intimidation and alienation all came crashing down. For one brief moment, it felt like they had finally succeeded in their vile plan—breaking us to the point that we would give up and leave. And somehow, through all of this pain, God has done something absolutely incredible. One month ago, the fight began. What was meant to destroy our family has instead united us, strengthened our marriage, deepened our faith, and connected us with millions of beautiful and amazing people across this country and around the world! “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” — Romans 8:28 Our sweet Lucy—our Pearl of the Desert—has become something so much bigger than we ever imagined. She has become a symbol of ordinary people coming together, standing beside one another, and refusing to stay silent in the face of injustice, intimidation, and government overreach. Today, we realize the incredible change Lucy’s story is already bringing into the world around us. And while we never would have chosen for it to be us, the Lord clearly saw fit for it to be so—our story, our family, our Lucy. And so today, we are more determined than ever that this fight will continue—even after she comes home to us, which deep in my heart I absolutely believe she will. Because Lucy’s story is going to inspire real change. Change that protects ordinary families. Change that exposes the cracks in a system that too often allows good people to be intimidated, harassed, and pushed to the breaking point simply for living and raising their families how they best see fit. Change that helps protect dogs from being unfairly labeled and unnecessarily separated from the families who love them. Change that helps ensure no family is ever forced to endure this kind of heartbreak, fear, and exhaustion again. We still have a long road ahead. But today, we no longer feel powerless. Today, we fight with purpose. BRING LUCY HOME. #savelucy @LoneStarChica @jonesbrendanm @MasonWillett20 @SaraGonzalesTX @catturd2 @buckleycarlson *photo of Lucy and her two best friends, Brendan and Lex*. All three are my “military rescues”, and I love them dearly.