As a teacher and mother of a li'l one and soon to be second...the events that occured this past Friday in Connecticut shocked, angered and quite honestly, frightened me. This morning's drive to work was one of apprehension and sadness - not sure how many students at my elementary school would be aware of the events and much less, able to fully comprehend/process it.
I only found out via text message from my grandmother (a fellow teacher) as I was driving home from school on Friday afternoon. I am thankful I had not checked the news during the school day as I'm sure it would have affected my focus and my ability to focus/teach the rest of the school day. As someone who remembers the Columbine shootings during my freshman year of high school and the subsequent school shootings to date, it is still heartbreaking when such events occur. There are never any words that can fully describe the horror of a school shooting nor are there any answers that can be given at this time.
I would like to take a moment for all the victims (young and old), their families, friends and members of the Newtown school community and lift them up in prayer. To all my fellow teachers and their families - I am thinking of all of us today and praying we never experience what occured firsthand, but that we are also prepared in the event that it too, could happen to any of us.
To anyone reading this - I hope you and your families are safe today and that you take a moment - to listen a little longer, smile even bigger, hug a little harder and longer and cherish every moment you have with one another. And while time will pass and we will move along in our lives, we never forget.
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