John Standifird

YES, ALWAYS+!!!

@smimik11 I haven't seen any of your posts for a long time, but I did see this one! The new algorithm seems to be working well so far.

How it’s felt lately shouting into the void. To the 4 people who see/like my posts, you want anything from Costco?

@Avonleebythesea Great find! Sounds like you acquired a lot of really good books! 📚😍

So I had someone contact me late last week about a home library of books they were getting rid of and wanted me to come look at. When people say this I never quite know what to expect, I’ve had “library” mean anything from one to five or six boxes. Well, this house was literally a library. Every room, excluding the bathroom, was lined with floor to ceiling shelves packed with books. So far I have acquired the entire Harvard classics library, all of Dickens, all of Rudyard Kipling in leather bound hardback, many volumes of art, travel, music, history, photography, poetry. A signed set of John L Stoddard’s travel lectures and signed Intimate papers of colonel House volumes I-IV plus so much more. I brought my 12 yo along and we had such a time going through everything. Not all are up on the website yet, but will be soon.

@data_republican I agree that the death penalty is unevenly applied, but I also think that life with no possibility of parole is a worse punishment, and it gives the maximum opportunity for the person to repent of their crimes before they die.

I used to fully support the death penalty, but as time went on, it became obvious to me that the elites rarely get the death penalty if they are even found guilty. I changed my opinion.

@BethanyForTruth I always tell my students that the teacher solves the easy ones! 🤣🤣🤣

Timeline cleanse!! 🤣🤣🤣

@data_republican I am also fine with whichever one they choose, as long as we can stop having to change our clocks twice a year.

Personally, I'd prefer standard time, but I'm not anti-daylight. I'll take whatever we can get done.

@TaniaVanZy2228 That's fabulous! One of my favorite things is just watching my dogs be dogs, even if they are totally ignoring me. 🤣🐾❤️

@jstandifird I think they will be fine. Took them to my son this afternoon to meet their cousins and they had a ball. Totally forgot that I even exist!

This is what separation anxiety looks like. I have to drag these to beds to every room I'm working in or they will just there, forlorn until I'm done. It breaks my heart to think that we did this to them. But it was the best we could do.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, pray for us. She was an Algonquin–Mohawk virgin, known for her spirituality & austere lifestyle. Various miracles and supernatural events are attributed to her intercession. bit.ly/3wkJs9V

As you said, you did the best you could, and I think that in time, they will adapt to their new home with you. I have adopted many rescue dogs over the years and some of them were clearly traumatized in their early lives. Some scars of that remained, but they all mainly adjusted to their new home life over time, so I am confident yours will do the same. ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾

On July 14, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," Kateri lived a life of holiness and virtue, despite obstacles and opposition within her tribe. Kateri was born in Auriesville, New York, in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin woman and a pagan Mohawk chief. When she was a child, a smallpox epidemic attacked her tribe and both her parents died. She was left with permanent scars on her face and impaired eyesight. Her uncle, who had now become chief of the tribe, adopted her and her aunts began planning her marriage while she was still very young. When three Jesuit fathers were visiting the tribe in 1667 and staying in the tent of her uncle, they spoke to her of Christ, and though she did not ask to be baptized, she believed in Jesus with an incredible intensity. She also realized that she was called into an intimate union with God as a consecrated virgin. Kateri had to struggle to maintain her faith amidst the opposition of her tribe who ridiculed her for it and ostracized her for refusing the marriage that had been planned for her. When she was 18, Fr. Jacques de Lamberville returned to the Mohawk village, and she asked to be baptized. The life of the Mohawk village had become violent and debauchery was commonplace. Realizing that this was proving too dangerous to her life and her call to perpetual virginity, Kateri escaped to the town of Caughnawaga in Quebec, near Montreal, where she grew in holiness and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Kateri lived out the last years of her short life here, practicing austere penance and constant prayer. She was said to have reached the highest levels of mystical union with God, and many miracles were attributed to her while she was still alive. She died on April 17, 1680 at the age of 24. Witnesses reported that within minutes of her death, the scars from smallpox completely vanished and her face shone with radiant beauty. More: ewtn.com/catholicism/sa…

@RuanBarnard84 🙏🙏🙏

We’re a close-knit Christian family who believes that God has a greater plan for our lives! Right now, we’re prayerfully waiting for USCIS approval of our Afrikaner refugee application, with the hope of starting our new life in America. 🇺🇸 We’d be grateful for your prayers and encouragement as we wait. No matter how long the journey takes, we choose to trust God, stay hopeful, and keep moving forward—one day at a time.

🌹St. Kateri Tekakwitha, ora pro nobis🌹 Feast Day - July 14th St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a Mohawk chief for her husband. She contracted smallpox as a four-year-old child which scarred her skin. The scars were a source of humiliation in her youth. She was commonly seen wearing a blanket to hide her face. Worse, her entire family died during the outbreak. Kateri Tekakwitha was subsequently raised by her uncle, who was the chief of a Mohawk clan. Kateri was known as a skilled worker, who was diligent and patient. However, she refused to marry. When her adoptive parents proposed a suitor to her, she refused to entertain the proposal. They punished her by giving her more work to do, but she did not give in. Instead, she remained quiet and diligent. Eventually they were forced to relent and accept that she had no interest in marriage. At age 19, Kateri Tekakwitha converted to Catholicism, taking a vow of chastity and pledging to marry only Jesus Christ. Her decision was very unpopular with her adoptive parents and their neighbors. Some of her neighbors started rumors of sorcery. To avoid persecution, she traveled to a Christian native community south of Montreal. According to legend, Kateri was very devout and would put thorns on her sleeping mat. She often prayed for the conversion of her fellow Mohawks. According to the Jesuit missionaries that served the community where Kateri lived, she often fasted and when she would eat, she would taint her food to diminish its flavor. On at least one occasion, she burned herself. Such self-mortification was common among the Mohawk. Kateri was very devout and was known for her steadfast devotion. She was also very sickly. Her practices of self-mortification and denial may not have helped her health. Sadly, just five years after her conversion to Catholicism, she became ill and passed away at age 24, on April 17, 1680. Her name, Kateri, is the Mohawk form of Catherine, which she took from St. Catherine of Siena. St. Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012. She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans. catholic.org

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us

@laetissima918 I hope you have a safe and successful move! 🙏✝️❤️

Hello Dear Readers! Humbly Happily will be posting more sporadically this week, because we are moving cross country! 🥰🥰 Keep prayers high, and don't forget to pursue the Good and Beautiful.🙏🏼

Holy Apostles, intercede with our merciful God, that he may grant to our souls the forgiveness of our sins.

@Angelina_Lina8 That's a beautiful cathedral, and I love how this picture captures all the colorful hues of the sunset and the glorious golden domes! 😍

📍🇧🇬 Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral, Varna, Bulgaria A symbol of faith, history, and Bulgarian heritage. With its golden domes and stunning Orthodox architecture, this 19th-century cathedral remains one of Varna’s most iconic landmarks. ✨ #Varna #Bulgaria #OrthodoxChurch #Architecture #CulturalHeritage

@SamanthaRedeemd I have a lot of bibles around my house as well, but the Word on Fire bibles are so worth it! Especially as a Catholic because they document so well the 2000 years of tradition and beauty that our faith has to offer! 🙏✝️💜

This is what I mean when I say I have too many bibles... They're scattered around the house 😅 Also, welcome to our very non-instagram home, aka the glorious mess and clutter 😂