Today's shooting is horrific.
I have purposefully stayed away from the news and radio because I can't handle the heartbreaking sorrow.
All I want to do today is snuggle love my baby boy.
And cry for those parents who won't snuggle their baby loves again in this life time.
Facebook statuses about praying for Connecticut and feeling sad for Connecticut abound.
And thoughts start to creep in.
Fearful thoughts like,
"What was I thinking having a kid right now when there is so much evil in the world?"
"How can I ever send my kid to school and feel like he'll be safe?"
"How can I ever let me kid out of my sight and feel like he'll be safe?"
These thoughts are paralyzing.
Fear paralyzes us.
We feel out of control, scared, afraid.
And we do nothing, except feel sad.
And, while I'm only one person, I know there is something I can do, aside from praying and feeling sad.
Action will conquer the fear and help me take back control.
I have a voice and I'm going to use that voice to do something.
I am going to write letters to the parents of those who lost children.
It's not much, but it's something I can do.
What can you do?
Take back control.
It breaks my heart to know that what I can do is assure my elementary-aged little brother, who lives in Connecticut not too far from this town, that NOT all people in the world are evil and want to hurt him. To let him know that it's okay to be a little scared but that at 10 years old, he can also know that no matter what people do to us here in this life, they can never take away our eternal families. It kills me a little inside that these are things he is having to deal with at his young age.
ReplyDeleteSarah, when I heard about the shooting, I immediately thought of you and your family. It breaks my heart to think of your 10 year old brother dealing with the fear and evil of this at such a young and innocent age.
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