I don’t really do silence.
It doesn’t tend solve the problem and it sometimes gets misinterpreted as complacence leading people to believe that you’re okay with what’s happening.
I’m not okay. I don’t think any of us are okay.
I’m as morally outraged and sickened as the next human being mother. I’m as eager to find a solution to put an end to the madness as anyone else who has ever suffered an attack, especially an attack in a school (because I have actually), or lost a loved one, or even loved a loved one. And, I’m as fearful of the future and hopeful for change as the next American.
And, while I’m not going to even consider silence, I’m also not going to climb on my soap box to preach about what needs to happen or what I want to happen or what woulda-coulda-shoulda happened.
Because I don’t need to and I am as anti-whining complaining as I am anti-silence.
I’m for finding solutions.
And, until that can happen, I’m for love.
Showing it, spreading it, and rejoicing in the fact that I have it. That I got to wake up to it this morning. That I got to yell at it to stop fighting enjoy it throughout the day. That I got to hug it tight and smell its neck and tuck it into bed after 15 glasses of water, three trips to the bathroom, and just one more story.
So, take a moment to take a step back. To love your babies. To just be so very thankful that they are with you today because as we all know, no one is guaranteed tomorrow.
*Like every other family in America, our hearts go out to the families in Newton. No words can ease their suffering.
So well said about just taking a moment to love on our kids. We aren’t promised anything but thing moment, so holding it so dearly right now…
I have been struggling with a way to put this all in words myself. There has been such a lingering weight that has yet to lift…I can’t shake it.
Great post on focusing on what we can do and that’s to cherish each day and moment that we have.
Yes- time to love our babies.
Totally agree. There are no words for something like this. All you can do is love on your babies and teach them kindness and compassion.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures. Seeing your family and your boys always puts a big smile on my face and I need that. Thankful for the little things, the smiles and the love.
Perfectly said. Love on those babies. Hard.
You’re right; there are no words. I mean, I’ve said a whole heaping bunch of words on my blog today but I just keep finding myself staring. At nothing and everything and everyone and no one.
It’s one of those things. Where you want to do something, but you can’t come up with a thing of significance to even offer. You feel guilty for sitting at home and just living your normal life, because you know there are people who can’t. And, I hate it that it’s always during times like this when I think about all of the people who are going through this regularly; not people in America who are mostly sheltered from this, people in war torn countries, where babies are killed every day, for nothing they can ever understand. I have told myself I’m going to do better with this. And, I hope I remember that in a month, or a year, or 6. Right now, I just want to remember to be thankful everyday. To not let the little things be so annoying. To teach The Dudes how to make good choices and be good people. And, to advocate for the things I think are right: mostly better assistance for mentally ill patients.