#forrealfriday

[elfpuddle]

Just a note to say I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. My job is a bit overwhelming at the moment, my best friends are getting divorced, and my mom had surgery this week to remove a growth that is indeed cancerous.

Thank you in advance for your prayers

#ForRealFriday #ElvesLiveInAVillage #ElvesTeach #ElvesAreFamilySims #OraProNobis #ElvesAreCatholic #ElvesHaveCrosses #BeKind

[cheldowell]

👄💭 #ForRealFriday 💭👄 Saw this ladies and I had to post It! A man of God will make his intentions known to God and to you. Dating with a purpose means intentionally courting for marriage. You will never have to force a Godly Man to be intentional about your relationship. Because he honors the Lord, he will honor you. 😉 ~M😘👸 #KnowYourValue . . . . . #MarriageMinded #ManOfGod #DaughterOfTheKing #Truth #GodlyRelationships #Dating #DatingWithAPurpose #Amen #Courtship #CourtshipGodsWay #Courting #KnowYourWorth #BlessedIsShe #ChristianDating #Relationships #WomenOfFaith #WomanOfGod #GodlyWomen #GodlyMen #relationshipquotes #intentional 👌💖🙏🙌 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bok8DJZlpu3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mcknwxdr0je6

#forrealfriday #knowyourvalue #marriageminded #manofgod #daughteroftheking #truth #godlyrelationships #dating #datingwithapurpose #amen #courtship #courtshipgodsway #courting #knowyourworth #blessedisshe #christiandating #relationships #womenoffaith #womanofgod #godlywomen #godlymen #relationshipquotes #intentional

[usmccarter]

Yep spent too much time trying to please others instead of myself #forrealfriday #truth https://www.instagram.com/p/CVnG4S_LK-0/?utm_medium=tumblr

#forrealfriday #truth

[mssublimeluv]

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE IN ENGLISH. #ForRealFriday

#forrealfriday

[thepeppysquid]

A good reminder on this #forrealfriday #fridaythoughts #fridaymood (at Barnegat Light, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmTRTp3nIya/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1df97l9bk4cwx

#forrealfriday #fridaythoughts #fridaymood

[prbynicoledewey]

#forrealfriday - 🙋🏼 I've accomplished a LOT of things this year, had amazing experiences with customers, hostesses, friends & family & crushed ALL of my goals! 😱🦄💝 🙏🏼 Today I'm so grateful to @amanda_mischief for taking what happened when I was 18 & transforming it into a beautiful piece of art. I'm even more excited to go back under the gun in February and finish it off! 💸 Here's to celebrating my past, appreciating the present and looking forward to the future and what 2018 has in store for me! 🔮💜🔮💜🔮💜🔮💜#pureromanceallin #pureromance #dolifedifferent #deweydoesit #transformation #goodvibesyo #bossbabe #goaldigger #momlife #tattoo #coverup #lotus @anarchyink (at Anarchy Ink Tattoos)

#deweydoesit #forrealfriday #pureromanceallin #goodvibesyo #momlife #tattoo #transformation #lotus #coverup #dolifedifferent #goaldigger #bossbabe #pureromance

[briathepr]

#ForRealFriday yasss its #Friday everyone. Get your #BODY & #MIND together and get serious about all the positive energy coming your way🚀🙏🏿 have a fantastic Friday #Repost @jstlbby (@get_repost) ・・・ THATS IT THATS ALL! Take caution NEVER slip nor fall HELLO❗️-#Jstlivinbby #BPR

#friday #forrealfriday #mind #body #bpr #jstlivinbby #repost

[angeljoyt-blog]

#forrealfriday #factualfriday #chalkart #wealllivehere #liveandloveall #followforfollow #chicago #chicagostreetart #colorsoftherainbow #chicagoartists (at Chicago Loop)

#chicagostreetart #wealllivehere #colorsoftherainbow #liveandloveall #chalkart #followforfollow #chicagoartists #factualfriday #chicago #forrealfriday

[cassidyquinn]

A lot of feelings and emotions in today's #ForRealFriday video... But also some REAL advice. Link in bio! #DontGetSick

#dontgetsick #forrealfriday

[elfpuddle]

Happy Veterans' Day

I don't know if I've shared this story here, but it's my favorite story about the sacrifice of veterans around the world, and an explanation of why I'm such a strict observer of Veterans' Day (Remembrance Day) and Memorial Day. My FB page today is covered in poppies, and I'm wearing a set of poppy jewelry I bought at the WWII museum to support their work in memorializing not only the war(s), but also working for peace and discussion. My paternal Grandpa was in the U.S. Navy in World War II. In the Pacific. And I never heard a single war story from him. I remember him as an old curmudgeon, short legged, long armed, and strong. He had an odd sense of humor, and my mom had no patience or respect for him, but I loved him so much. He died a few years ago, and may his soul rest in peace. After the war, he married his first wife, my Grandma L. She was a vicious alcoholic. Grandpa was a sharecropper, and had to drive truck to make ends meet, and wasn't home much. That left Grandma L. in charge of both the house and the kids: my dad, his two younger brothers, and, eventually, their much younger sister, who was born when the boys were teens. Grandma L. used to beat the kids. Sometimes when she was drunk, sometimes as punishment, sometimes just because. And my dad, as eldest, would not only step in to take beatings for his siblings, but would try, in as many ways as he could, to protect them from their mother and everything else.

Years go by. Things don't get better, even after Grandpa and Grandma get divorced. Trauma doesn't always, you know. Into this mess, add the Vietnam War. My dad's college grades aren't great, and the draft has begun. Knowing his grades weren't good enough to keep him from being drafted, and not being necessary to the farm, since there were two other brothers, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army. He became a Green Beret Medic. (For those of you who don't know, the Green Berets are the Special Forces, the Elite, the Navy Seals, of the Army.) He married my mom in 1970, they immediately got pregnant, and miscarried their baby.

While still grieving the baby, they got pregnant again, with me, and it becomes more and more clear that Dad's going to be sent over, because the war is just not going "well".

Dad's middle brother, F, joins the Marine Corps, and volunteers to be sent over. You all know the story of Private Ryan. Since then, the U.S. Military has made it a policy to not send multiple brothers into war zones unless they volunteer, to avoid the same story from happening. Uncle F volunteered to be sent over so that my Dad would be state-side when I was born, and I wouldn't have to grow up without a father. Their baby brother, my uncle N, stayed on the farm, and promised Uncle F that if he should be killed in action, he'd take his place and keep Daddy safe. The brother who had spent his whole childhood protecting them was being saved from even worse horror by them. Uncle F completed multiple tours in Vietnam. I'n fact, he stayed until all troops were brought home (minus the dead, the POWs, and the MIAs, of course). He came home traumatized, so broken, so very damaged, but physically unharmed. He risked everything, absolutely everything, for me, before I was born. The three of them truly are their brothers' keepers. And they are not alone. Sure, some people join the military because they like giving out pain, or have some vision of being a war hero. Some do it for the G.I. Bill and the college tuition. Some don't know why. But so many veterans served to protect what they left behind. Not because they loved the sword, so to speak, but because they loved the people behind them more than they feared death. And that is why we celebrate Veterans Day. That is why we remember with pride those who served. That is why we honor them. Their sacrifice kept us safe. Because of my uncles, I've never been without my daddy. And that's only the smallest of the blessings I've received from the military. And I am not alone in being blessed. Happy Veterans' Day. Thank you for your service.

#nonsims #ForRealFriday #LiturgicalLiving #Veterans'Day #BrothersKeeper

[usmccarter]

#forrealfriday #aging #funny https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxMt4Kr10F/?utm_medium=tumblr

#forrealfriday #aging #funny

[jordankbowers]

there will be times when you feel tossed around by the tempests of your emotions. When this happens, look for that still sacred space within you. Take some time to rest in that space. After a time, when you are ready, come out to face the world again. #forrealfriday #motivation #realtalk #letjustbehonest #letjustbereal (at Bryan, Texas)

#realtalk #forrealfriday #letjustbereal #motivation #letjustbehonest

[shadebydeshawn-blog]

This just in on #ForRealFridays 🍵💁🏾‍♂️

#forrealfridays

[michealbui]

When you choose Houston, you are making more than a 4-year decision, you are making a life decision. #ForRealFriday is about preparing student-athletes for life after football. #HTownTakeover #3rdWard

#forrealfriday #htowntakeover #3rdward