Lay Down Your Arms {The Grove: Peace}
The police force in our country is called An Garda Síochána, which literally means “Guardians of the Peace.” Their job, like most policemen, is to patrol our communities, arrest ne’er-do-wells, and keep us safe, and they do all of this unarmed. For a girl who grew up the daughter of a Kansas policeman, who knew […]
He Knows My Name!
Tears sprang to my eyes during Thanksgiving week as my dad said, “Julie-girl, thank you for coming.” For the past 10 months, my father has not known who I am. While he will always be my father and I will always be his daughter, it feels like Alzheimer’s has stolen this identity from us. This […]
The Gift of Peace
“My peace I give unto you It’s a peace that the world cannot give It’s a peace that the world cannot understand Peace to know, peace to live My peace I give unto you” “My Peace” – Marantha Singers I’ve been thinking about how the peace that surpasses all understanding and guards our hearts and […]