Connecticut.

My heart is heavy today after watching hours of coverage of the massacre in Connecticut. You never know when your life will be rocked with tragedy, and I am painfully saddened for these families. Christmas is just around the corner, and as a parent I imagine the gifts are all purchased, the tree is up and decorated, the stockings are hung awaiting Christmas morning treats, and now they will all just represent what never will be. It's heartbreaking, to say the least. There aren't definitive words for how sad and horrible something like this is.

I am often times stricken with panic over the "what-ifs" about my family and our future, but I thank GOD today that we are healthy and alive and that no matter how many gifts are under our tree there is love in our hearts. I am so very sorry for these losses.