"Terrorism and Deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak." - Mahatma Gandhi

Up until yesterday, France was getting ready to lift the State of Emergency they have been placed under for so long. Up until yesterday the people of France had hope that they wouldn't have to be afraid to go outside or go have fun without a terrorist attack happening. Complete grief is all that I could feel when I read about a terrorist, who just got into a truck, and mowed through a crowd of people without even an ounce of remorse. 70 people died. All because someone decided they hated such a wonderful place so much that they needed to KILL innocent people. It is truly saddening. Every time I turn on the news, all I see is hate crime, racism, both domestic and international terrorism. Terrorism makes me sick to my stomach every time I read about it. Knowing that someone, hates our country, and other countries so much that they need to terrorize them and make them feel unsafe in their own streets is sickening to me.

Every time I get out of the bed, go to work, or school I am faced with the fear that another set of innocent lives will be taken at the hands of a terrorist domestic or international, I am faced with the fear that my own country could be hit with another terror attack and that scares me. We should NOT have to live in a world where we are AFRAID of terrorism and the heartbreak it can cause. We should not have to raise a family in a world like this one either. Growing up seeing all of these things on the television makes me realize that, raising a child in this kind of world is NOT something I could ever be okay with, and some of us are raising children in a world like this one, and even though it is not okay that some are left to decide if they want to raise a child in this world or not, it is what's happening. All I can say is this, if I ever am left with the decision to raise a child in this world that we live in right now, It will be the responsibility of me, my spouse, and all the other people surrounding my children to teach them what is right and what is wrong in this world today. It is left up to all of us to be an example of what happens when you do the right thing. I am going to start with terrorism, terrorism NEEDS to be stopped. It needs to be controlled so we can live without fear! So we can teach our children no to be afraid of their religion, or their heritage. It is up to us to be the change we wish to see. And I hope that we all can make a difference not just in our town but, in our state, country, and world. God Bless You All and Prayers for Nice, France.