I'm sitting here looking at all my sleeping babies and feeling great sadness for the families that aren't able to do that tonight. Again, I like keeping this blog so that my children and look back at this one day and see the journey of our life. With the events that occurred this past Friday, we have been trying to shield our children from the evil that our world does possess. The shooting at the elementary school in Connecticut has been extremely hard for me to wrap my mind around. How any person can do that to so many innocent children is beyond me. And if I can not understand it, how do I explain this to my child that I send to school everyday. How can I make my 3rd grader feel safe at school in the wake of this terrible tragedy. I've only come up with there is no explanation for the unexplainable. We have avoided having the news on and are keeping in close contact with Julian's teacher to see if he hears anything at school, and are praying that he can remain free from this news and not have his innocence lost in worrying about something like this happening at his school. Those children should be getting ready for Santa, playing in the snow, and playing with friends. I pray for all of the families that lost a child.
This does remind everyone that we are not in control and to be fortunate for every day you have with your family. I try to say "I love you" to my children alot, but since Friday, it has become more important for them to understand how much they are loved.
Here are a few pictures leading up to this week with Christmas quickly approaching.
