today.
my heart breaks.
in light of the recent events that have happened i am at a loss for words.
as for myself and for all of the parents in my life and for all of those out there,
my child is my world.
i do not have the answers to stop these unthinkable tragedies.
i know that what my heart as a parent and as an active member of my community
i can only continue to try and make a difference in the lives of the children in my community.
i however have had the blessed opportunity
and cannot wait to continue this opportunity
to volunteer.
to share in the lives of other children in my community.
i do not know if gun control is the answer.
i do not know that it can be.
i know that education
can and will foster change.
and i do not mean just the education that we find in books and lessons.
i mean the education that we give one another.
in the uplifiting of souls
the fostering of dreams
the listening that we can offer
the love that we can give.
i am only one woman.
but if i can help just one child see the beauty within them.
so can you.
i in my life have lost.
i lost a parent.
i was a child.
not to violent tragedy.
but it is a loss none the less.
and i was a lucky child to be able to process my grief.
the dougy center
it saved my life.
i hope that the children who lived through this day.
this heartbreak
are offered these same resources
so as adults
please care for all the children in your community
they need you.
we need you.
as communities
we must band together
we all live in small communities of our own
we are all also a part of a larger community
we are a nation
rise up.
band together.
for the sake of our children.
what can we do.
how can we help.
how can we facilitate the change
for a safer
better life for our children
for their children
for ourselves.
we watch these things unfold before our eyes.
we render ourselves helpless
we are left without words
without answers.
i want nothing more than to rescue all of the children of the world
to keep them safe from harm.
i cannot solve all the worlds problems
all that i can come up with is
love.
love the children in your community
cherish the things that
make them special
make them unusal
make them sparkle
make them shine
they are all special creatures
and we know not what they live through in their own worlds
so in the places that we come into contact with their worlds
be kind.
be understanding.
each child has the right to be loved.
and be cherished.
i too as all parents will tonight
hug my daughter a little tighter
kiss her face a few more times
listen even harder.
i know not if gun control can change these tragedies
or if we as a community can change them
i hope that we as a community can rally together and do what we can to ensure that things of this nature do not occur.
that no more lives are to be lost
my heart aches
my eyes cry
i want to find answers
i want to find reasons
i cannot.
nor can you.
all we can do is unravel ourselves a little bit more from the threads that entangle our everyday lives
open our hearts and our minds
open up our schedules to spend a little extra time with the children in our communities
so that we can make a difference in just one childs life.
so that we can pick one child up
help raise them up to the heights in which they dream.
so that we know that there is one more child who knows they are loved beyond any measure.
