Wish My MAGA Friend "Portia" Were Here-Miss Her

She would have been excited to see the cabinet Pres Trump appointed. I remember when we first started disuccing the 2016 election. My first picks were Dr. Ben Carson and Sen Ted Cruz. I was torn and liked them both.

She did too but she was sold on Sen Cruz.I ended up giving Pres Trump my full support. Portia wasn't sure about him at first. I helped reassure her about Trump.

She eventually came around then went full MAGA. I wish she would have been here to see the cabinet he appointed and all the good things he did-the promises kept in just the 1st 100 days of his administration.

We had a lot in common. We were both reverts to the Catholic faith. She went in search for meaning in other denominations. I pursued hedonism with abandon.

She was the better person. We referred to ourselves as reverts and that's about the time our paths crossed. Perfect timing.

We witnesed the death of Pope John Paul II-my favorite Pope and the election of Cardinal Ratzinger.

We hoped he would be elected and had the feeling he would.He was her favorite Pope but loved by both of us.His resignation was a shock and very sad. We respected Pope Francis as Pope.

One thing we absolutely had in common was our commitment to prolife causes. There was no issue more important to us than that one.

We were furious when the bishops went to Pres Obama with a special pleading for illegal migrants. We thought our bishops were more apt to speak out about immigration-specifically standing up for illegals-than abortion.

It was the issue that started my journey out of the Democrat party to become a staunch conservative.

We joined Fr Franik Pavone's podcast when he began his support of Pres Trump. We couldn't believe they defrocked Fr. Frank.It didn't stop him from speaking out but you could tell his being removed from his priestly duties broke his heart.

It broke ours too. We administered a Catholic message board for years back when message boards were a thing on the internet.

The platform shut down as most message boards did. I joined Twitter and she came later.She didn't like it at first but it grew on her.It took some arm twisting to get her there. I doubt anyone could have convinced her to quit after she got the hang of it.

This lady was as smart as a whip, knew Church history like nobody's business and wrote articles on the board like a pro. She was well read.

Porita was always light years ahead of me.I was more adventorous and probably impulsive. She was a very thoughtful person-my exact opposite.I could always count on her for her insight into serious questions.

It's a shame for me to say that in her last few months among the living she ws in the middle of a crisis.Her life had become difficult.

She didn't deserve it.I hadn't heard from her in the weeks leading up to her death. i think she was just too depressed to want to talk to anyone. I should have called her anyway.

Then one day i got a phone call from her number but it wasn't her. It was her husband and as soon as he said he was "Roger"

I knew what he was going to tell me.I couldn't handle it. I hung the phone up and told my husband. He was as devastated as i was. We couldn't believe it. I have yet to get over it.She would certainly want me to. We were sisters from day one. Oddly we had as much in common as we were different.

Does that make sense?

I never knew a person with a heart as big as hers.

Someone needed help? No questions asked she was there.She spent hours with me on the phone through a tough situation. I couldn't have held up without her.She never made you feel like a both. She had time.

She was understanding and always had good advice. IF you needed concrete help she didn't think twice about lending a hand.Her faith meant something to her. She lived it.

When my husband was hospitalized she sent him a box of his favorite, chocolate candy. She supported me through the whole ordeal when no one else did. I hope she knew how much it meant to me. I will always be grateful for it.

We definitely agreed politically-conservative first. She lived to see our President re-elected but not much longer. We were always kidding about joining a militia we thought MIGHT be coming at some point.

We honestly couldn't picture ourselves in a militia at our age and in our condition but we used the humor to deal with what we were seeing in our country.

She would have been so proud to witness what Trump did fo our country in his first 100 days.

We witnessed the papacy of John Paul II and Benedict the XVI but she missed the death of Francis and the election of Pope Leo.I would have loved to know what she thought of our 1st American Pope.

I've run into a difficult period in my own life recently and now there is no Portia to help me through It.It's why i slacked off blogging. I haven't felt like doing anything.

Our lives ran parallel to each other all along.

I'm glad to be back here now. I 've decided to matter how i feel i am going to be disciplined enough to get back here on a regular basis.One day[soon i'm going to start a podcast. It's on my bucket list.

As for this beautiful soul Portia i can't say too much out of respect for her privacy whether she's here or not.

I do know she totally supported Pres Trump after we got him elected.

i know if she had witnessed all he's accomplished it would confirm that we did make the best choice. She would have been excited (with caution)about the election of Pope Leo.

She loved the country.. She loved the Church (Catholic).

SHE LOVED HER FAMILY, cherished her friends.