Today I awoke with a heavy heart. The past several weeks, I’ve watched friends and families divided on social media over politics & coronavirus – anti-Republican vs. anti-Democrat, COVID’s a hoax vs. Fauci is my hero; masks vs. no masks, and more. Then, as if someone upstairs recognized that we weren’t figuring things out, more pain piled on. Over the past few days, one incident after another of violence against black Americans have hit the news. In Seattle, an uptick in violence and hate crimes against Asians has been on the rise. And in the midst of all of this is a cry for things to return to normal.
But I’ve decided. I don’t want to go back to normal. I want better. I want a world where all little kids can trust police officers the way I did growing up. I want a world where we can discuss politics and have differences of opinion without the threat of being unfriended/blocked on Facebook. I want a world where we value friendships and relationships over our partisan politics or differences in faith. I don’t want normal – it’s too painful for all of us & it’s time to grow. I want better.
Musings of a Mom 