I Weep For The Children...

Tonight when I lit the Shabbat candles, I said an extra prayer for those brave students and teachers who lost their lives a week ago in Connecticut. In all the other recent shootings I was heartsick, but this time I am heartbroken. I just can't seem to recover from the loss of those precious innocent children. Perhaps it is because for 36 years I got up each and every morning and walked into an elementary school only to see the beautiful shining faces of little children ready to start their day. I witnessed their sweet smiles, their delight when they discovered something new, and their total ability to bring joy to even the simplest of tasks. I was the lucky recipient of their hugs, their love, and their exuberant laughter. This horrific tragedy has devastated me and awakened a warrior inside the heart of a pacifist. I will fight the NRA and our representatives in Washington to make changes. I WON'T let this go. And I WON'T do it with violence or with guns. I am not a coward who has to stand behind a killing machine to make a point. I will do it with words, with wisdom, and with common sense. I will undertake this task for all the children who died and for all those who live. I will do it with education, and with the help of every teacher and mother who never wants to see another child fall pray to a madman who was able to gain access to an assault weapon. WE THE PEOPLE have to stop the madness. We HAVE to because the children of this nation need to know that they are safe!!! If we LOVE out children, we have no other option. We MUST fight for their rights. Our children and grandchildren have a right to be safe in their schools. We must DEMAND this!!!! As long as I live I will never stop fighting for the children. NEVER!!!!!!