Barbies, Transformers, stuffed animals. They're probably in a closet waiting. The perfect wrapping paper. New pajamas for Christmas Eve. Lunches, childcare, scheduling pick ups and drop offs were planned until Christmas break. Maybe a surprise snack in the box for that day. Maybe a note. Maybe parents were frustrated or even angry because their child didn't put on clean socks, socks at all, or wear gloves. Maybe they were running late that day. Maybe there were quick hugs, kisses, and saying, "i love you".
I hope everyone said i love you.
And then it happened. Twenty children. Gone. There isn't a parent in this world who knows the story that isn't completely sick over it. Heartbroken for them. Looking at our kids. I have 3 children who fall into that age range. 3 kids who could have been killed, just like that. For no reason. None, other than evil.
As a Mommy, all i can hope is someone, a friend, a Teacher, could comfort them. That it was fast. But i don't know. I almost don't want to. But all those Moms and Dads don't have that choice. To not know. To hope for the "best" somehow. Find some frazzled string of hope to hold on to about it. The darkness and heaviness of this...is unreal. So many people feel like they are drowning in it, and it's not even our child. Wanting to do something. Anything.
All there is to do is love your children. Teach them right and wrong. Make sure they know you love them, always.
I so want this to be respected, and not turned into some gun law circus. Respect these sweet children and adults that were murdered enough to not turn it into someones fault other than the gunman.
Pray. Pray for those parents. The families. The friends. There is no way to fix it. Fights won't fix it. Love can help.
Hug your kids harder today. Try to ignore the small stuff. Always say i love you. We don't know how long we have. How long they have. What the plan is.
Just love them.
Ya'll know this is normally just my personal goofy blog, i don't often use it as a platform for anything other than my crazy life. I do not shove anything down anyone's throat. But i want to say this, if you ever have any questions about God, if you are in need of a Church, please feel free to email me and i will do my best to help you out. Times like this are so indescribably hard. I promise you there is hope.
"Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14
This is beautifully written. I can't even put my sorrow into words nor will any amount of sympathy help these poor souls in this atrocity. I'm hoping God has his arms wrapped around this mourning community. I am heartbroken for them.
ReplyDeleteSue - this is perfect. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis was so well written. What happened yesterday was impossible to process, and I still find myself in tears each and every time I imagine those poor little children. It makes me want to grab my sweet girl in my arms and never let her go.
ReplyDeletexo
yeah, this has really hit hard. no more christmas, no more birthdays, no more little arms to wrap around them and whisper i love you. I always say i love you to my son after every phone call or walking out the door. He's 31 and those are the last words he hears me say. I can't imagine. The definition of living hell is what it is. great post.
ReplyDeleteI still can't stop crying! it's so very sad. I can;t allow myself to think of the details, the facts because it's just too heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these words - I so fell the same. Exactly the same. And I keep hoping for the healing to start. And wondering when it will start for the parents and families of those who lost their lives. I can not imagine the painful steps they will all be taking before their healing begins.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is so utterly amazing. I started to read it the other day, and didn't have time to finish it. However, I knew I was going to finish it the first chance I got. I was at a loss as to what to write. I did write something, but yours is so much better by far.
ReplyDeleteMy heart bleeds for those families. This is one situation that felt overly surreal for me.
Beautifully stated and what all moms are feeling. No one can heal that kind of heartbreak...... thank you for sharing your heart to other moms. My children are now young adults (can so relate to your blog), but they are still my precious babies; that never changes.... May God Bless you and your family this Holy Season!
ReplyDelete