grace can come in so many ways on days such as these much like love in the reaching of a hand as the words "I forgive" pour forth freely and quickly in the vehemence of a child who doesn't understand why killing would ever be okay and says that the folks in that big city… Continue reading one day I hope grace and love and mercy will prevail
Tag: Kelly Gissendaner
Complacent-see
Dear Kelly, They say the way to a Mama's heart is through her children. Or maybe I'm the only one who says that. Anyway, tonight I'm writing to you because you have made a powerful difference in my daughter's life. My oldest, now a junior in college, attended the vigil for your planned execution last… Continue reading Complacent-see
Hands and Hearts Joined Together
Note: This is not a news report filled with facts about last night's vigil. This is simply my story of what I experienced and what I understood to have happened. The news articles are about the facts. This is about my heart. Yesterday started like any other. Breakfast, math, spelling.....and then the text came… Continue reading Hands and Hearts Joined Together
Columba pacis
This evening as my Aub and I gathered together in a circle of 100 or more people gathered at the Vigil, I looked down in the midst of the singing, and I saw this leaf there on the ground in front of me. It intrigued me and comforted me. As prayers were said for the… Continue reading Columba pacis
The Sanctity of Life and the Miracle of Grace
In September 2011 I heard a name I'd not heard before. I heard it on the radio, saw it on Facebook. Troy Davis. This young man only three weeks older than I am was convicted for the August 19, 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. His execution was scheduled for… Continue reading The Sanctity of Life and the Miracle of Grace
I Might Need A Nap 