Twenty sets of parents were told today that their young children were killed.
I can't breathe. I can't think about anything else. I have a headache. I have heart ache.
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I loved teaching. I never felt unsafe in any of the schools where I worked.
Oh, God, please hear my prayers for all of these sweet families.
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Gun control has never been a issue for me. I believe that hunters should be able to hunt. I believe that people should be able to protect themselves. Guns don't kill people; people kill people.
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I believe the Ten Commandments. Thou shalt not kill. Thous shalt not kill.
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Why do criminals think the way they think? A wise judge told me that criminals are not
NORPS-- Normal, Ordinary, Responsible People. Is it mental illness, is it a sense of entitlement, is it a deformity in the brain? I don't know.
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I have read the book, "When Bad things happen to Good People." And I have read it again. And I have read it again. It will be started again tonight.
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I keep thinking about the school secretary. She would have known everyone. School secretaries are the "point" people in a school. A great school secretary is the "top of the key"-- she sees the plays and makes sure the team follows through. Secretaries keep track of everything and everyone. Please pray for the secretary.
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There's been lots in the news about the fiscal cliff. I'm more concerned about the moral cliff that we have obviously have not only gone over--we are free falling into the abyss of extremism. The individuals that I meet that have the "I'm right- you're not because you don't have the same _________(values, beliefs, religion, race, gender, sexuality) as I do. I am right....because I'm me. AND I'm always right" seem to be growing in number.
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Please pray for all of the people who were at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School today. Please pray for our world. Your prayers got my family through the nightmare-- now, we have more people to help. I know that your love and kindness made us get up in the morning, put one foot in front of the other, and kept us living. Proverbs 17:17
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Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
I was able to send my 18 precious babies home to their families today. You know that the weeks before Christmas are hectic, and this week was no different, but it all means nothing compared to the events today. I hope that I can be as brave as the kids and teachers/faculty were today.
ReplyDeleteI thought about all of you today. God Bless You.
ReplyDeleteToday's tragedy is unfathomable…I agree with you in regards to the “moral cliff”.
ReplyDeleteIf my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
We must love one another. The golden rule works well.
ReplyDeleteThis story has haunted me since it happened. As you think about all the responsibilities you have as a teacher...it is so daunting to have to add "nutcase with a gun" to the list. I know I would go down protecting my children, I just would, I can't imagine anyone doing anything differently. We now keep our classroom door locked when we are in class...tough times but we will keep going as we always have.
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