I Have Always

12.14.12

prayed for my child{rens} safety during the times they are not with me. Like all parents out there I am so saddened about the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Conn., especially the childrens. I cannot possibly imagine the unbearable pain all those parents are going through.

I remember that morning. Given that we are three hours behind in the PNW, I was just waking up. I got an email from USA Today during the early developments saying there had been a shooting at an elementary school. I texted Jacob to tell him about it. He also had heard about it but nothing in detail. USA Todays emails continued to come as they got more information on the developing story. It was getting more devastating by the hour.
I couldn't help but feel uneasy about my own kids being at school. Sydna texted me around 11am {our time} and asked me if I had heard about the shootings and wanted to know specifics. I told her I have and gave her a brief summary of what the current information was at the time.

It is so devastating that these shootings are happen way too often at our schools. We entrust our schools to take care of our children. They should all take extra measure to ensure our childrens safety. I can personally tell you that not all schools have a buzzing system. But I also think they need more security than just this.

Naturally I worried about my kids but we cannot live in fear, this is why I pray every morning for their safety as I drop each one at school every single day.
The day started out cloudy and rainy but by the afternoon we could see blue sky. It was a beautiful winter day, unfortunately the day would be forever tainted by the horrible tragedy in Conn.

I couldn't wait to pick up my kids from school that day. It was so great to see them and knowing they were safe. I thanked God for protecting them.

I wanted to watch the news all day long but I didn't. I had my kids to care for so I got busy with dinner and tended to Riley.

I said a prayer for everyone that was affected and went to bed with a grateful heart knowing my kids were safe at home sleeping.