I don’t think I need to remind anyone what today is. So I won’t even go into it, at least not as much as some think I will. I will say this though, because of what happened today, only a few years ago, I got suspicious of every new person I saw in a hallway and had to take a deep breath every time someone walked into my classroom unannounced. And I’m not ashamed to admit it took me about a year and a half to get over those fears, I’m not ashamed to admit it, but I’m not exactly proud of it either.

I was watching Oprah the other day. The one thing I got out of it was what I think I already knew, I just needed someone to say it out loud, even if it did come out of the TV. Watching all the news on the killer is exactly what he would want. Why should we give him what he wants now? He killed how many people? I’ve been doing everything possible to avoid seeing his face, not to mention I get physically ill when I do see it. I know it’s not the most Christian thing to say, but it’s the truth. I’m not going to give the murderer of 30+ people his way.

Here’s my point: I remember the 2 boys responsible for Columbine. I can remember maybe 3 victims of Columbine, and that’s if I sit there and really think about it. I refuse to remember the name of the boy responsible for Virginia Tech if I can’t remember at least half of the names of the victims. The victims are who we need to remember, not the murderers.

We can’t give negativity and evil what it wants. If we do then it wins. Evil can not win. The good in this world needs to shine through in each and every one of us, especially when evil tries to shake us to the core. I’m going to focus more on the positive than on the negative. I encourage you all to do the same.