To the families and friends of those lost in Newtown, CT--

It is hard to fathom the depth of despair you feel. As I sit here writing this my heart breaks for the loss that you all have experienced. I have found myself more than once fighting back tears as I see the faces of the children lost. One in particular sends chills up my spine because she looks so much like my 7 year old niece. There are no words that I have been able to find that make this make sense. Such loss. Such needless violence. Such heartbreak. My prayers are with each and every one of you. A lot of you have children who have lost siblings who can't understand where they have gone or why they won't be coming back. My prayer is that you are able to find the words to explain the terrible act that has left such a void in each of your hearts. I pray that anger soon gives way to forgiveness, that bitterness gives way to hope and that one day down the line, sadness gives way to joy. It is so easy to think that these little lives didn't get to meet their full potential. However, I believe their deaths have brought hundreds of thousands of families closer, raised questions that had never been addressed and brought to the forefront an issue that sorely needs to be dealt with. I am so so so extremely sorry for the loss you have experienced. My hope is that your little ones did not die in vain. Because of my belief in Christ, I can't fathom that they did. His ways are not always clear but they are always purposeful. 

 Your children's faces will forever be emblazoned in my mind and heart. I pray that you find peace and comfort. 


 My love, prayers, and support are with you always.


Heather--Wake Forest, NC

  

by Heather L. in Wake Forest