Crazy World

Hello and I hope you are doing well. It's been weird here the last couple days where I find myself wondering about human nature and the meaning of it all. A couple of things have triggered this including a pipe bomb was found at a city park 4 miles from our home. This is a park where the boys have played soccer. Unbelievable but I have to believe it. I am so thankful no one was hurt, not the city maintenance worker who found the bomb or the Sheriffs who responded and detonated the bomb safely.

I am also so saddened by the senseless, preventable suicide of a 14 y/o boy who was bullied at an area high school. What a nightmare, my heart breaks for his family and friends and I want them to know they are not alone. My husband and I are going to talk to our sons about this to help them understand. Suicide is among the top 5 causes of death among boys aged 11 to 24 years old. What a crazy, f'ing world we live in.

I am going to hug my children, treat my family and friends, (neighbors and strangers too), with a fierce love that belies all the hatred and vitriol in the world. Thank you.