In Remembrance...

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In Remembrance...

Posted by Holly Nelson on Thursday, May 19, 2011 Under: Just Because I said....

May 20th 2010 will forever be etched in my brain. It is also a date many others remember. But, mine is a personal reason. On this date one year ago my cousin, Brandon, along with his fellow officer, Bill Evans,were viciously killed in the line of duty.

This was all by the hands of a 16 year old and his machine gun along side his father. His father raised him to be a "Sovereign Citizen". If you don't know what they are, please click on my links below to watch the videos to inform yourself. They are very dangerous people.

You see, my cousin wasn't just shot. He was shot 14 times! Why so many times? Was that necessary? No, but they think they are above the law. The officers gave them no reason to start shooting other than the fact that they were "officers".

The videos do contain intense moments and some language. I do not suggest that children watch these.

As adult were all need to be informed of what is going on around us. Please take the time to watch these videos.

Recent video of my Uncle Bobby the police chief of West Memphis being interviewed. A very sweet look at Brandons fun personality and what my uncle has been busy doing since.

Police Chief Remembers.... (click on the "P")

Police Training Video about Sovereign Citizens * Please watch the video after the news report*

Please keep us all in your prayers as we still mourn this loss.

As you drive west on Interstate 40 going into West Memphis, soon you will see a wall of remembrance where the officers lost their lives protecting ours. The Lord will use this tragic loss of ours for His glory. Brandon's daughter, Katie, has a favorite bible verse that was written at his funeral......

This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

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About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(15), Seth(13), Ian(10), Noah(7), Luke(5), and Jack(2). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.