We are proud of Jadon who received the Rite of Confirmation on Sunday! He shared a devotional on a passage about his faith in Jesus, drew art to convey his passage, was a Lector in the service, and the pastors and parents laid hands on him in prayer. This is all new to us as newbies to Lutheranism!

And there it is! Lovely through-ball by Diguglielmo, Martínez controls the ball past the keeper. Spirit finally go ahead after several quality chances. #GoSpirits #washingtonspirit #ConcacafW

What is offsides in your own half?!? That call against San Diego was...interesting #GoSpirits #washingtonspirit

And a solid penalty save from MacIver! She's really getting into form for the @washingtonspirit.com! #GoSpirits #nwsl

Cantore solo run beats the keeper and makes it 2-0 in the 6th minute! Orlando backline was lethargic and Trin's pass was perfectly placed #GoSpirits #washingtonspirit #nwsl

Dream start for @washingtonspirit.com after lengthy lightning delay. Cantore makes some space and blasts it home in the second minute! I need mea Cantore jersey to replace my Bethune and Sanchez jerseys #GoSpirits

It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom.

Elijah and I got to rep the Spirit Squadron at tonight's Spirit match, share the joy of being in a supporters group, and hand out swag bags to members! #GoSpirits #WashingtonSpirit

My 10-year old shouted in the 51st minute, "Dad-Bay FC is chanting "Free DC!" Thank you @bayfcsupporters.bsky.social for the solidarity at the Bay FC vs Spirit match. Grateful for you! #washingtonspirit #gospirits #endtheoccupation

And there is the blood kit for Tara #washingtonspirit

Hate to see Tara and Lucia injured so badly. That was a lot of blood dripping from Lucia. Oh, and Tara too. #washingtonspirit #gospirits

Singing and protesting with long-time friends and with new friends at No Kings Manheim. #singingresistance #nokingsmanheim #NoKingsNoCrowns

Hope is what I sense most from the 300+ people gathered to protest in the rural town of Manheim, PA. Thanks to Melissa Kreider and Leo Disantis and for helping to a few lead songs of resistance! This crowd is triple the turnout from No Kings 2. #NoKingsManheim #SongsOfResistance #NoKingsNoCrowns

I hope you'll join me to sing and protest, if you're local. Learn more about the Manheim Event and songs of resistance: indivisible.org/events/no-ki... linktr.ee/singingresis...? #ICEOUT #SingingResistance #NoKingsNoThrones 2/2

This week I got to learn songs of resistance sung at ICE agents and to beleaguered immigrant neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Some friends and I are bringing these songs to the Square of Manheim, PA at the No Kings Event this Sat, 3/28, 2-4. We'll rally at the Mini Park at 15 E High Street @1:45 pm 1/2

Celebrating the one year anniversary of Chellas Arepa Kitchen in downtown Lancaster by enjoying a delicious pernil arepa with chimichurri sauce! The Chellas crew makes my favorite Latin dishes, actually, my favorite foods, in Lancaster Co.

The de-humanizing images that POTUS shared on social media explain a great deal about what Black and Brown bodies are undergoing in America. Photo credits: ICE Infrastructure Social Circle Analysis Memo Feb. 18, 2026, Photographer Ali Daniels, Bloomberg images Jan. 29, 2026

Friends--this is America. This is who we are. We pump tens of billions of dollars into warehousing humans & don't really believe in legal immigration, for we are terminating the legal status of mainly people of color who came here legally, and making them illegal, so we can deport them..

They'll be incarcerated, though brought here in large part by Christian refugee agencies and churches who helped them get apartments, jobs, and schools for their kids, so they might rebuildafter enduring persecution as Christians & believers of other religions, kidnapping, death threats, etc..

The President's images explain why virtually the only refugees we help now are White Afrikaners. And why he is requiring 100,000 vetted refugees to go through arrest-and-detain indefinitely, though they have undergone deep background clearances. Nearly all these 100,000 are people of color..

In the ICE floor plan for 8,000-person warehouse, each dot represents a human being, in what acting director of ICE says is "Amazon Prime, but with human beings." I shudder to think of what my neighbors will experience when whisked off the streets of our community and imprisoned there for months...

A straight line can be drawn, from the President's post of two Black Americans as apes, to human warehouses springing up across America & incarcerating people of color at a cost of $38 billion. ICE is building a human warehouse close to us in Central PA, near the spot I've gone camping for decades..

GOD BLESS AMÉRICA

CROIX all the way! Not even a foul can keep her from her first USWNT goal!

rare immune deficiency I have. So far, I am turning a corner again, and it is clearing out. My wish this Advent is that the infection will be cleared out permanently from my body, and won’t reoccur again in a few weeks.

assure me that Jesus is with me amidst a difficult season. Seven weeks ago, I had unexpected surgery for an infection in my prostate and my kidneys. While recovering at home, the infection spread to my lungs and I have been battling pneumonia. This antibiotic-resistant superbug takes advantage of a

This was the first time I’ve been served the Eucharist at home, though I've administered it to others when they've been home bound. As Rev. Wallace served Elijah and me the Bread and the Cup, I thought of how the Christmas lights on the tree and the Eucharist candle representing Christ's presence

Though our beloved #WashingtonSpirit came up a goal short in the #NWSL Championship Match, our 9 year old just scored 5 goals in a 6-1 win for his travel team at tournament! #hattrickplustwo

"free DC" rings as loud and clear as at Audi Field! Love seeing Bay City supporters and fans at the Final helping Spirit supporters speak out against the military occupation of DC. #WashingtonSpirit #NWSL

Rise Up DC chant is so loud on the broadcast, almost feels like being at Audi! #washingtonspirit

I've got four tickets to the #washingtonSpirit Lincoln Theatre watch party that I can’t use-who could use them? Let me know your email and I will send them to you.

Today is the day! Might you give a gift to support for families who are experiencing homelessness? My ExtraGive fundraiser goes through 11:59 PM tonight. www.extragive.org/story/1mq44f I'm at Southern Market Lancaster 11:30-3 pm sharing about Bridge of Hope Lancaster-drop in if you'd like!

Beyond belief that a POTUS would call for the hanging of US Senators and Members of Congress.

This Friday is ExtraGive-you can help end family homelessness during this 24-hour community fundraising day! On 11/21 you can give a gift to my personal fundraising goal. Come see me at Bridge of Hope's giving station at Southern Market! I'll be there from 11:30-3 pm. www.extragive.org/story/1mq44f

Washington Spirit has hosted more playoff matches at Audi Field this year (two) than D.C. United has since the stadium opened in 2018 (one). 😵‍💫

Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.

Gift Monday puts Spirit ahead, so soon after her father's passing and funeral. So pleased she got to put this one away...a special moment for her. #washingtonspirit ##rowdyaudi #FreeDC

The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground. "That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks. "It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.

Trial of DC Sandwich Guy. What a joke this prosecution is. #FreeDC #militaryoccupation #ICEGestapo

there is a month-long treatment, regular blood work, & possibility of a 3rd surgery, complicated by being an immunocompromised person with long covid. Thanks to all who have visited, texted, sent encouraging notes, provided meals and gift cards, and supported Christy & our boys. We feel your love.

Resting at home after an arduous emergency surgery and hospital stay to remove an abscess from my abdomen that deeply sickened me for weeks. Evidently, I picked up an antibiotic-resistant, hospital-borne bacteria when having an emergency appendectomy in May. Still not out of the woods...

"Do not obey in advance." - Declaration #1 in Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny"

Ha! I and my Banana costume made it in tonight's Washington Post article about the role of inflatables and costumes at protests like No Kings! My interview is the closing quote- www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Joined a couple hundred thousand non-paid protestors at the #NoKingsDC Rally while my family participated in #NoKingsManheim with a crowd of 200 in our little PA town! #FreeDC

My mom is in the hospital and was completely unresponsive for almost 24 hours but just opened her eyes and told my brother to "Shut up." So there's still some fight left in this world, people.

Free DC chant is loud and clear on the broadcast in the 51st minute! Well done! @washingtonspirit.com #militaryoccupation

Thanks to @cloud9goth.bsky.social Gotham FC supporters group for leading the "Free DC" chant here at Subaru Park to oppose the militarized policing of DC by this Administration! We @washingtonspirit supporters here are deeply grateful!

A truth-teller disturbs, alerts, awakens, and warns against indifference to injustice and complacency about the needs of human beings. To be silent about injustices in this world is to be a partner with those who carry out violence, evil, and corruption.

Found in the wild: "The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism". I asked my local library to order a copy as it's relevant to our community that has mamy MK'S and retired missionaries, and they got it! Starting to give his book by @hollybfletcher.bsky.social a read.