Not smiles and sunshine today

Below is a status that I shared on my facebook page. And you know what? After I posted it I simply started weeping, bawling really, asking God how this was possible. And praying, I prayed that he would give us the strength and the tools to stop this violence. My heart hurts, it makes me feel so helpless to think that there's nothing I can do to stop this except pray and hope to inspire love and kindness in even just one person's life. 

This blog is not intended to be a platform for religious of political leanings but I couldn't not share this little piece of my heart with you all. Soon the pretty pictures will be back and it will be smiles and sunshine but sadly, all of life is not that way and I hope you don't mind this little deviation from the norm. 

"My heart breaks for the church in Nigeria and the Sikh temple in Wisconsin that have recently been brutally attacked by gunfire. I am not one that often likes to bring facebook down in mood but I think that these deserve attention. It breaks my heart that any people of faith are unsafe in their place of worship, regardless of the religion. My prayers are with these communities, I pray for peace and comfort for the families and for an end to this senseless violence.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/08/2012875938705520.html

http://www.examiner.com/article/shooting-rampage-sikh-temple-leaves-7-dead-and-3-wounded-including-cop

Deadly church attack in central Nigeria

www.aljazeera.com

Gunmen shoot dead at least 19 people, including the pastor, in church in town near city of Okene, an army official says.

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