Peacemaker

It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber. 

We're in the middle of peace week and I can't help think of my mother-in-law, Margie....the peacemaker. She was generous with her time and money and spent much of her life advocating for peace and justice.

Margie was so proud of her Peace Wall...and I was able to help her recreate in most of the places she lived. She loved that it told the story about who she was and what she believed in.....and was always eager to talk with others about it.

Margie proudly displayed Gandhi's Seven Deadly Social Sins, Martin Luther King Jr's What is Your Life's Blueprint, a Lion and the Lamb Pewter Peace tray, and a poster with the It will be a great day quote above. 

Her world view and peace work made quite an impression on her kids and grandkids. 

Paul now proudly displays the Gandhi poster Nate displays the Martin Luther King Jr. poster, and Sam displays the It will be a great day poster. 

All of these are so relevant today.

I spent most of my day working on a fun and engaging project. 

Tomorrow would have been my regular visiting day and she would have gotten a kick out of seeing what I made and would have patiently listened to my story. She would have a puzzle on her board and stories of her own to share. 

I miss Margie...the peacemaker.

Gandhi's Seven Social Sins:

1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without conscience
3. Knowledge without character
4. Commerce without morality
5. Science without humanity
6. Worship without sacrifice
7. Politics without principle.

From Martin Luther King Junior's What is Your Life's Blueprint speech: 

A personal plan for living with purpose, built on three core principles:

1. a deep belief in your own dignity and worth
2. the determination to achieve excellence in any chosen path
3. a commitment to eternal values like beauty, love, and justice.