Knott Alone-HOLD FAST

08/14/2026

20 minutes of work…a day started with a small victory! And yes, I made my bed this morning with too—God Bless Raven 01🇺🇸. You want to know what though…I was dreading this workout. I was looking for every excuse in me and all the crap was on my plate to Not show up today and put in the work. God knows that would have been the easy answer and I wouldn’t be sweating my but off right now and fighting the bugs since we are doing this outside beside a marsh and creek.
When I was at my low point, or the many lows that seem to roll in and out like the tide, it is sooooo easy to just make excuses for why you are gonna wait and ‘do the work’ tomorrow. Inside, you know what you NEED to do to fix whatever issue you are dealing with but most of us hit the EASY button of excuses instead. Dig deep, find that inner drive and strength to work on you to become the best version of yourself—even if that means looking in the mirror and facing/tackling some of hardest battles you have ever experienced. You can do it and you are worth it❤️🙏🇺🇸

07/13/2026

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Tonight‘s dinner will be very condensed due to tidal flooding. I am not canceling it because I have to be down there, but I completely understand and it’s probably the right call to stay at home as the road will have water over it.

And if you’re wondering where the picture came from, that’s AI making me look a lot better than I actually do🤣🤣😩but that is from the video and song that is on YouTube. Pretty powerful if you haven’t heard it already. That is the YouTube link. Or you can look it at River realm band on YouTube and the song is hold fast.l

https://youtu.be/Vrdt87USeGk?is=cGkJhEWHKd4w-lEf

07/07/2026

Crazy how a song and video can tell a story❤️🇺🇸🙏 and what you can do online now with technology!
Take a listen and let me know what you think.

⚓ HOLD FAST ⚓ ...

06/20/2026

Great time today at the Mathews Boat docking! Maybe I need to get one of our boats ready for next year?!? Virginia Waterman's Association

06/17/2026

I just love doing what we do! Today we are working with some friends from Norfolk State University helping with research on marsh grasses. These young students bring fun energy and a passion for being outdoors…and one of the young ladies is a Veteran as well! Their research and our partnership is part of Virginia Sea Grant and helping us figure out how to propagate coastal vegetation. ❤️🇺🇸

06/09/2026

Perfect water temp to help Mother Nature out with building our oyster reef. Hopefully another great natural spat set again this year! If you have any oyster shells you want to put to great use please consider sending them our way. ❤️🙏🇺🇸

05/23/2026

Thank you so much Virginia Seafood for you appreciation! God bless those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and to those who mourn, remember, and keep their memories alive🇺🇸❤️🙏

04/30/2026

Take a breath, be present, be grateful🙏❤️🇺🇸
I see this everyday when I walk the dogs. For some reason this morning it seemed more magical.
As you go about your day remember to be grateful for everything…

Today is the Run for the Fallen plan accordingly and if you get caught in the traffic on 17 (3-5:30 coming through Gloucester) don’t get twisted just breath and be thankful for their sacrifice. The people on the sides of the road are loved ones of the fallen and today is a day for them to remember. If you don’t have anyone to remember, our family at Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW VFW Post 8252 Gloucester Virginia (private)
Will be at Precision Tune Auto remembering SGT Paul Dumont…say a prayer for him and his family🇺🇸🙏
Thank you for your sacrifice.

04/25/2026

Deer flies suck…the war has begun🤣

04/10/2026

If you are looking for something to energize your soul…here it is! There are so many orgs out there that need members and support that are doing great things in our communities. Bottom line, get involved! If you need a push…I can say from the bottom of my heart that your local Moose lodge is a great place to start❤️🇺🇸🙏

Greetings Brothers and Sisters,

We are in the home stretch. This is the final month of our Moose year and that means the final push to reach our membership and retention goals. I know for some Lodges, the quota has been made and for others, they are still searching. Regardless of this, every Lodge can work on retention. Here are a couple of ideas to help your Lodge finish strong.

1- Make those calls! The administrator should be able to pull the list of members that are expired or are expiring this month. A simple phone call or text is all it takes to show that member that you care. Board members should be expected to help with this. For instance, if you have 50 people to call but 6 board members making the calls makes it so much easier. That only 8 or 9 contacts per person.

2- Use contact platforms. Write a Facebook post. Use the texting application to do a blast. Send a mass email. Let those members know that they need to renew. Be the “squeaky wheel”. The more you are on social media the more wide spread your reach.

3-Remember why we are here. The passion for this fraternity should be within all of us. Sharing that is a great way to let people know just how wonderful this organization is. Keep that in the forefront and the people will come.

As always, I am here for any questions you may have or support I can give. Stay Moose proud friends!

Shannon Sears
VMA Membership Chairperson