Author Archives: Sarah Vana

I will write about this more to come in the next many weeks, but fire has been a common theme in much of what is happening these past couple of weeks. A fire was ignited when George Floyd was killed at the hands of a now former, Minneapolis Police Officer. A spark flew, and ignitedContinue reading “Fire”

He came home weary once again. Tired, sad, defeated, overwhelmed, stressed, and drained. I have not seen him smile in days. Some will argue that he deserves this. It is his fault, by default for what happened to George Floyd. Some will say he is part of the system. He is part of the problem.Continue reading “Sandwich”

If yesterday’s thoughts did not narrow my possibilities for dinner party invites, today sure will. I am going to poke the bear today. I am going to have one sided courageous conversations, designed to ask you to open your heart. I will not apologize for my thoughts. I will not ask you to apologize forContinue reading “Inconvenient Truth”

I am fairly certain as I write this that I will narrow my “friend” group significantly. I understand this. I can comprehend that what I am going to write will make people mad, ruffle some feathers and maybe even look at me in a different way. I get this. However, I am committed to usingContinue reading “Perspective”

I did not sleep well. I heard the dogs bark when he came in. I listened for the garage door to go up. Quietly, I walked downstairs to greet him in the kitchen. It is 4am. I watched him walk through the door. I watched this man whom I love walk as if he isContinue reading “Just Tired”

Since May 25th, and the senseless and horrific murder of George Floyd, at the hands of a police officer, I have felt compelled to write. I am not a person who expresses their opinion publicly before this point, unless it is with those whom I am comfortable with. I have felt an inner voice thatContinue reading “The Why”

This is difficult to type. I have waited for a couple of days to post this but here it goes…There is more to this than you can ever understand and comprehend unless you are in the law enforcement family. I can go into details about why, who and how but that is only a narrativeContinue reading “My Childrens’ Burden”

I am a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend and teacher. My husband has been a Minneapolis Police Officer for 25 years. He works in the neighborhood that we grew up in. We are God loving, caring, passionate people who want to share our thoughts and ideas to bring about actual change in the world. WeContinue reading “The Who”

I want people to ponder something. I want you to think about for a moment what it feels like to be a Police Officer of color right now. I call people to pray for these brave men and women who are continuing to serve their communities under an insurmountable pressure from many different directions. Matt’sContinue reading “A Different Burden”

I went to wash Matt’s uniform I was down in his office. He had to clean out his locker yesterday and the contents are in a giant plastic garage bag. 25 years of service to his community. The community we grew up in reduced to one garbage bag. This is a man who took aContinue reading “Let It Burn?”