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I hel\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ed her tight into \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Emy chest, and lamented t\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ehat those parents wh\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eo lost their babies could no longer feel that\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E wholeness.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe experience in telling her these things was a bit unreal, and perhaps some parents would disagree with me that I did it in the first place\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E--w\u003C\/span\u003Ehy expose a young, innocent mind to the evils of this world so early?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMy reasoning was two-fold: first, I wanted her to hear it from me before she had the chance to potentially hear it from busmates, classmates, or \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eher teacher\u003C\/span\u003E.\u0026nbsp; She is in fact only in first grade, but I cannot control the exposure she has outside of my care.\u0026nbsp; So I wanted to teach her a proper reaction, which leads to my second reason: I wanted her to see that it is okay to be sad about these sorts of things. The Bible says to \"mourn with those who mourn,\" and even though we don't personally know these people, we are still connected in many ways.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELittle did I know that she would stand up in class on Monday and make an announcement about the shooting.\u0026nbsp; I guess with her teacher's permission, Mercy gave about a five minute \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Esp\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eeech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E about \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESandy Hook \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EElementary\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.\u0026nbsp; I had her recount to me what she told them, a little afraid that I would be receiving angry phone calls from parents.\u0026nbsp; After what she told me, though, I must say she did a pretty good job.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EShe gave them a limited account of the event.\u0026nbsp; She talked about how the parents \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ewould be missing their children, and families would be missing their \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Efamily.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EShe reassured her peers, stating that the reason they have practice drills at school are to ensure that nothing like that would ever happen to them.\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003EShe also reassured them that the children who died are now in Heaven where God can protect them.\u0026nbsp; That last part there kinda made me gasp...oooh, talking about Heaven in school?\u0026nbsp; Well, \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eeven though we believe in Heaven in our house, I hope it doesn't \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eruffle any feathers\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E at a state institution.\u0026nbsp; But so far, I haven't gotten any feedback so I think that means we are in the clear.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter I told a friend about \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ewhat Mercy said, they \u003C\/span\u003Easked me what I believe Heaven to be.\u0026nbsp; So many people think of the fluffy white clouds, playing harps and the like.\u0026nbsp; I know there are plenty of Biblical references to Heaven, which can sometimes seem a bit cryptic\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E (although I did find Randy Alcorn's book \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E'Heaven' to be helpful in understanding some of these verses).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp; I think it is because Heaven is a place we haven't truly experienced here on earth.\u0026nbsp; The only way I can \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eaccurately\u003C\/span\u003E describe what I believe it to be is where everything is made right.\u0026nbsp; We all get the sense that something is off in this world, that there are hopes that need fulfillment, injustices that need retribution, and decay that needs restoration.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn an abridged exposure to this world's painful reality, my hope is for Mercy and my other children that they can be trained how to appropriately respond and love others during these strange tragedies.\u0026nbsp; My prayer is that they don't turn into cynics, but instead they turn into blossoming love machines who have eternity in mind.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAn\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ed w\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eith that, I leave you \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Ewith this, a few lyrics and a quote that have affected me as I long for Heaven and \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EJesus to make ev\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eerything new.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\"There’s a time for peace and there is a time for war\u003Cbr \/\u003E\na time to forgive and a time to settle the score\u003Cbr \/\u003E\na time for babies to lose their lives\u003Cbr \/\u003E\na time for hunger and genocide\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthis too shall be made right.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E-Derek Webb\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"quoteText\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\n    \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ch1 class=\"quoteText\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\n      “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can\n satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another\n world\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\u003Ch1 class=\"quoteText\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E―\n    C.S. Lewis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h1\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/feeds\/1733897118226001344\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2012\/12\/when-evil-visits.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/1733897118226001344"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/1733897118226001344"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2012\/12\/when-evil-visits.html","title":"When Evil Visits."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"meg"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09546619783461331433"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"29","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilQL7twZTeVtE2hJkjT88LZPQZSB1wEGnttPaiLX5oQi6DHVW6PZqsK_RqoE5he6wtRnoJ2sOFfSSvWC0JvjaPm7nZ_t83cfPF5OkdtPC8Q5BLSgPfSTDQJDAMTZrXcQ\/s220\/IMG_5218.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1YQxsdIRH9s\/UNKVLzX7cvI\/AAAAAAAAAOI\/7nAy75wIo2g\/s72-c\/DSC_0670.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992458009156144390.post-5947020796915704311"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-13T19:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-12-13T19:00:51.237-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"children"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giving"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"poverty"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Touchy Topic Tuesday:  The Gift of Life."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EThis week I was looking at pictures of the\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/the-most-powerful-photos-of-2011\" style=\"color: #990000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E45 Most Power Images of 2011\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; If you haven't seen them, you should.\u0026nbsp; It records a pretty tumultuous year, from natural disasters to social upheaval.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EWhen I got to number 30, my oldest daughter was looking over my shoulder and sort of half-laughed because she didn't know what it was.\u0026nbsp; I told her, \"That's a baby who is dying.\u0026nbsp; It doesn't have enough food or water to be healthy right now.\"\u0026nbsp; She then asked me something I don't think I will ever forget:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\"Is that for real?\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EYes.\u0026nbsp; Yes, it is, unfortunately for real.\u0026nbsp; How astounding it really is to think about that babies, and people of all ages for that matter, die because of lack of access to basic nutrition and clean drinking water.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EMy daughter asking me this also reminded me of a fellow blogger who recorded a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jonacuff.com\/stuffchristianslike\/2009\/11\/this-cant-be-real\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003Esimilar situation with his family\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; It moved him so much that his family, with the help of generous donations from his readers, are building two kindergartens in Vietnam.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EFrom the mouths of babes, right?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EMy husband and I have decided to participate in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adventconspiracy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003EAdvent Conspiracy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for the past four or five Christmases with our church.\u0026nbsp; The idea is to spend less, give more, worship fully, love all.\u0026nbsp; Now even though it's special during the Christmas season, we really should be doing this all the time, right?\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EI'll be honest.\u0026nbsp; I'm stingy.\u0026nbsp; My husband can attest to this.\u0026nbsp; He has like, this gift of giving.\u0026nbsp; I remember when I bought him two nice watches when we first got together, and he eventually gave them both away when people were admiring them.\u0026nbsp; I was so flipping mad, but I hid my anger because he was cute.\u0026nbsp; Thank God he hasn't given our kids away when people admire their cuteness! \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EBut pictures of dying children, man, they hit me right here (pointing to my heart).\u0026nbsp; All my walls crumble.\u0026nbsp; My greed dissipates at the thought of their tears, their shallow breaths, their limp limbs, their lack of hope.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EBut their story doesn't have to end there.\u0026nbsp; We who are fortunate can step into it in so many ways, in the same way that Jesus stepped into our story, in the incarnation of love.\u0026nbsp; We have so much to offer, so much compassion and resources to bring.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EThis is what I want to teach my children.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003EYes.\u0026nbsp; This is real.\u0026nbsp; But we can change that.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E(to learn about one of the charities our church family supports to provide clean drinking water to underprivileged communities, visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.water.cc\/advent\" style=\"color: #990000;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELiving Water International\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/feeds\/5947020796915704311\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2011\/12\/touchy-topic-tuesday-gift-of-life.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/5947020796915704311"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2992458009156144390\/posts\/default\/5947020796915704311"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.megancordell.com\/2011\/12\/touchy-topic-tuesday-gift-of-life.html","title":"Touchy Topic Tuesday:  The Gift of Life."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"meg"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09546619783461331433"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"29","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilQL7twZTeVtE2hJkjT88LZPQZSB1wEGnttPaiLX5oQi6DHVW6PZqsK_RqoE5he6wtRnoJ2sOFfSSvWC0JvjaPm7nZ_t83cfPF5OkdtPC8Q5BLSgPfSTDQJDAMTZrXcQ\/s220\/IMG_5218.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});