We hadn’t put up our outside lights
for Christmas this year. I meant to
bring them out with all the other Christmas decorations. I remember seeing them. But they must have gotten lost in the
shuffle. Just as well. There were a couple of days when the wind
blew hard. So hard that some actually
lost their decorations – which is NOTHING compared to what was lost in Newtown Connecticut
on December 14th.
Sandy, for me, was a lot easier to
deal with, as the disaster was a result of the elements – not some psycho on
the loose with a gun. If a gunman is
going to just turn the gun on himself – why not just start there? And it’s not like the world will ever KNOW
what became of this individual who’d gone on a shooting spree to wipe out
innocent children.
Whatever reasons are given will be
speculation – and even if we are given reasons that are sure knowledge, they
can NEVER justify the tragedy. It will
never make it better. It won’t bring
peace or comfort that thousands will need.
It’s not something that can be overcome.
27 souls were lost that day – from
earth. But so many more were destroyed –
many permanently. It will take some
decades to forgive, to heal, and to move on.
And some will remain bitter and do themselves more harm than the shooter
did. And that also is very tragic.
After I dropped Jenna off at school today,
I bawled. I’m still producing tears as I
attempt to create this post that will never express the emotions that all too
many of us have right now.
Twenty little angels never to be driven
anywhere again. Never to be dropped off
or to wave good-bye to. They have left
their earthly bodies – but they still exist.
I have every ounce of faith that they have made it to the highest kingdom
within heaven. They are pure. It will be they who will have to look out for
their families – to help them move on.
I was saddened by this post and feel for
the author who wishes it was the positive events that would put Newtown on the
map.
It is my prayer that the residence of
Newtown may find some kind of closure and return to the picturesque Norman
Rockwell town that they were less than a week ago. Don’t guess it will ever be that way. May your angels protect you always.
