Our family is so grateful for all of you who are part of this community, especially since it allows me to spend so much quality time with the Producers. A couple days ago, 3-yr old Lily somehow divided up the animals and secured Freckles & the goats in a stall - all while barefoot (though she knows she is supposed to wear her boots). I walked into the barn to find this scene. Though I had to write her up for her lack of footwear, she will get holiday pay for her creativity and problem solving skills. She holds the title of Executive Producer for a reason. Happy Thanksgiving to your production crews!
Sassy the horse is not the only one who wears a saddle anymore.
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We took the producers to Busch Gardens and this moment with the penguins was too cute!
We’d sworn off ducks … until this happened.
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Possibly the best, and least reported, news of the week appeared in Monday’s New York Times, below the headline, “I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit.” It’s another Trump promise, fulfilled.
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The Johnson Amendment is a 1954 statute that says nonprofit organizations —501c3’s, including churches— may not endorse or oppose political candidates if they want to keep their tax-exempt status.
It was introduced by then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, mostly to stop some Texas nonprofits from attacking him during a campaign. It passed quietly, with no debate, and over time, it became a kind of political muzzle for religious groups: preach all you want, but you can’t stump.
In theory, the rule applied to all tax-exempt nonprofits, but in practice, the IRS almost never enforced it, especially against churches. It was more of an effective threat than an actual hammer— used selectively, inconsistently, and often politically. For years, conservative churches complied but argued that the rule...