Hello!
Above is a picture of the sunset on Friday night, July 20th. I woke up Friday morning at my sister's house, with Bev saying to me "LeAnn, turn on the news a terrible thing has happened". I went and sat down with her and watched the news unfold about the shooting in Colorado. I watched as this terrible tragedy unfolded. My heart was so heavy (and still is) and as I watched I kept asking why? It seems like that has been a question so many times in my life. Why me? Why us? Why Meghan? Why did Michael and Jordan have to go through this? Why God, why? I also know that the why's of this world are probably never answered, and sometimes I think maybe that is for the best.
As we drove back up north on Friday....we listened to the news and I shed some tears for all the families that have been touched by this tragedy.
I got into Portage Lake when we got here.....I walked around looking at the peaceful lake....at the sand that had made designs under the water....and I watched our resident momma, daddy and baby swans swim away.....wondering how we can live in such an evil world....when God has made so many things perfect. I thought about the evil in one man....that could bring such sadness into so many.
Could he have never been able to see God's beauty in baby swans following their momma? Was he never able to see a perfect sunset.....and know that God designed it to be just that! Or did Satan just take all the beauty out of this world for this man.....and he never was strong enough to see these things?
I don't know these answers and even if they find all kinds of information on this killer.....the why? will never be answered. It will never be answered in the way that will make us understand how someone can go into a theatre and just start killing people at random. The youngest, they say, was six. How does the mother and father of a six year old understand this? They don't....and they never will.
I just hope and pray that they all know the God that I know and love. For this God is the one that has been with me all the days of my life.....he has been with me through all the blessings of my life.....and he has been with me through all the sad things in my life. I had to admit that when my life has great blessings going on, I tend to forget about our God.....and when there is great sadness, I've leaned on him so much. I wish that wasn't the case.....it is really something I hope to improve on.
As this terrible story continues to unfold, please keep all the families in your prayers. Know that this is journey that noone in that theatre ever imagined they would be on. I also know that the family of this killer is also on a journey they never imagined.
Continue to remember the beauty in this world....and the beauty in each of these victims. We cannot let evil win in this world. God has intended so much more for all of us. How can we not see a sunset without realizing that God ends each day.....even terrible days....with his beauty and love?
Much love to everyone!
