Twenty young kids will not be returning to the home they left this morning for school. A number of parents will never see their child alive again. Instead, their child will never be returning home, ever again, they will be returning to the heavens above with the angels. Left are shattered dreams, lives and a sad reminder of grief stricken parents and classmates by their lost child and friend in this act of violence.
My heart is heavy with grief pouring out today as I stood in line at the bank after work. As I watched the news on CNN, I was faced with the harsh reality of yet again another senseless act of shooting in America, especially in school of all places. We think we send our kids to school to receive an education, a safe place and of higher learning, but we are faced with the sad reality of death.
My heart skipped a beat knowing I am a father of two and one of them is a ten year old elementary school child. This could have been her, I was too shocked and saddened by the news. As I got home and begin to read more of t he story online, I began to cry knowing how difficult it must be on the parents of these kids. The devastation of the surviving kids, this must ruined the life of these kids forever, knowing they were witness to such a horrific crime and seeing their classmate dying or being critically wounded. It is just too much for a child to experience at such a young age. My heart goes out to the surviving kids, they need help, such as therapy, counselling to help with this act of violence they have been a witness to on this sad day.
I grieve for the parents who will never hold their child again, who will never get to talk to her child, kiss her/him, tuck him in at night or to play a game or read a simple book. The parents will grieve forever over the loss of her child. This Christmas will never be the same. Imagine a gift already under the Christmas tree which will never be opened by that child. It's a sad reminder that he is gone and therefore, not able to open that gift. Christmas will not be the same for many of these parents. Words of comfort is what they need for a painful loss they have experienced by some disturbed individual who committed such mass casualty today.
My heart is heavy with grief pouring out today as I stood in line at the bank after work. As I watched the news on CNN, I was faced with the harsh reality of yet again another senseless act of shooting in America, especially in school of all places. We think we send our kids to school to receive an education, a safe place and of higher learning, but we are faced with the sad reality of death.
My heart skipped a beat knowing I am a father of two and one of them is a ten year old elementary school child. This could have been her, I was too shocked and saddened by the news. As I got home and begin to read more of t he story online, I began to cry knowing how difficult it must be on the parents of these kids. The devastation of the surviving kids, this must ruined the life of these kids forever, knowing they were witness to such a horrific crime and seeing their classmate dying or being critically wounded. It is just too much for a child to experience at such a young age. My heart goes out to the surviving kids, they need help, such as therapy, counselling to help with this act of violence they have been a witness to on this sad day.
I grieve for the parents who will never hold their child again, who will never get to talk to her child, kiss her/him, tuck him in at night or to play a game or read a simple book. The parents will grieve forever over the loss of her child. This Christmas will never be the same. Imagine a gift already under the Christmas tree which will never be opened by that child. It's a sad reminder that he is gone and therefore, not able to open that gift. Christmas will not be the same for many of these parents. Words of comfort is what they need for a painful loss they have experienced by some disturbed individual who committed such mass casualty today.
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