Surreal, saddened,  and surprised.

After events like the shooting at Sandy Hook, I find it hard to find the words to write here. I feel as though my trivial posts about what seems like almost nothing at this point, shouldn't even be typed. But then I realize that the reason I decided to start doing this was to be my sounding board, my scrapbook, and my "public" diary. The reason I have found I love to blog is mainly because of my children and family, the same exact things that were lost the sad, painful day in Connecticut.

My heart aches deeply for those parents, students, police officers, teachers, and all others that were and will be forever impacted by that day. I can't begin to imagine the surprise that they faced when their day turned from an "average" school day to a bloody massacre. Since the day it happened, I have scrolled through my Facebook feed with a heavy heart, often times in tears, reading the sad stories and remembrances of those precious lives were lost. I pray deeply for them and will never forget this tragic event. Those poor little children's lives were lost before they had barely even started, bedrooms are left empty, houses left silent except for the sounds of sadness. I just can't even grasp it. I wish I could take it all away.

I know that the only thing that I can do in this scenario is just to hold closely onto my own family and cherish every single second I have. So today, tomorrow, and every day forward cherish the time you have with the ones you love. Listen to the laughter, the joy, the love, and the peace that fills your house, even in the worst moments. Live hard, love harder. 

Tomorrow is not promised.