As I wake up this morning to the news of last night’s shooting in Dallas, I am yet again saddened. I am saddened for the loss of life. I am saddened for the families. I am saddened that there will be a void in the lives of some, a vacancy once occupied by a dear loved one…a husband, a wife, a sister, a brother, a friend, a neighbor, a mother, a father. I am saddened by the state of our country. I am saddened that this story has repeated itself so often. I am saddened that I must once again sit down with my children and forcibly pry their eyes open just a bit more to show them the reality of the world. I steal a bit of their innocence every single time we have these talks.
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