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"The devil led the vilest form of evil down our driveway and he smiled at me before driving Tim away."  This is what a grieving widow said at a funeral for her dear husband who sought to sell his truck and paid for it with his life.  Such is the senseless of this crime.  Read more about it from Tim Challies' blog By now you have heard of the story of the British soldier who was killed in a vicious, broad daylight attack on a London street.  The details are very familiar but if you haven't heard them, you can find them here .  I saw a picture of his young widow with grief overflowing and I hurt for her and my eyes brimmed with tears as well.  These two stories horrify us because they strike at one of our greatest fears that somehow doing the most mundane of things we can find ourselves or those we love cruelly taken away by those bent on evil.  We could add the Boston Marathon bombings as an American tradition that was stained with the blood of ...

There are plenty of resources online, on your television and radio to get you upset.  However, there are also ones to help you process this awful tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.  I would urge you to take in the news updates in small doses, get a break from it every now and then and let your loved ones know how much you love them in some tangible way without freaking them out ;)  Also, enjoy Christmas, it is what these children would've wanted us to do. How Can I Help My Child Deal with Disaster and Trauma by Focus on the Family Parenting in the Midst of Tragedy is a free 11 page pdf by Glenn Lutjens and brought to our attention by Focus on the Family Grief:  Finding Hope Again  is a 25 page booklet that you can view online.  It is also available from the  Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation God's care is our Comfort in Fear and Tragedy , a sermon on Exodus 16 by Alasdair Groves New Life Live: December 17, 2012: ...