amazing grace.

is there ever anything that amazes you? very little amazes me anymore. but this evening, as i listened to coverage of the horrific school shooting, i was absolutely amazed and stricken by the words of one of the teachers recounting her experience, shepherding her little ones in a bathroom to keep them safe.

she had the presence of mind and the love in her heart to tell them "i want you all to know i love you." she says she wanted to tell them that- because she was afraid they were going to die and she wanted to make sure the last thing her babies would remember hearing was not the gunshots and horrible sounds, but that someone loved them.

seriously, how do you not want to just bundle this woman up in your arms and cradle her?

what grace. what presence of mind. what heart-touching soul.

yeah, i don't think there is a god really. i believe there is so much evil in the world. and stupidity. and hard-heartedness. and hate. and people who only care about themselves.

but oh my gosh, every once in awhile, you have to stand in awe at how utterly beautiful and caring, lovely, and amazing some people are.