I wish, first of all as a person but definitely as a parent, that there was only goodness and beauty in the world my innocent daughter (and all our innocent children) lives in: such is not the cass, of course. Yesterday was the day of the mass shooting at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut where 18 children and 9 adults lost their lives suddenly and terrifyingly. Yesterday was a day when so many parents didn't get the privelege that I did: picking my baby up and snuggling her and hearing her sweet voice and giggles...and so, we had a lot extra of that last night...even then, it's never enough when I imagine "what if".
May Heaven open it's gates wide for those new angels...but thank the LORD I still have mine.
