I grow weary of the bad men of the world killing children. Everyone’s politics be damned, I grow tired of the rapist, the killer, the men who commit themselves to sanely devised evil.

Because it is evil and there is evil in this world. It’s not one man’s perspective over another or another. Some men just want to do evil and they sleep every night free of guilt from it.

……..

So normally this is the part where I say “fight” give the bad men everything you have and leave them on the floor and not you.

But instead I would rather say “do good.”

Do good. Because the world is so absent of it at times. You want to be counter cultural. Do good.

— Matthew, Stepped Off A Train

I cannot imagine what it would be like to lose one of my children, especially when it comes out of the blue.  This family and those around them have been shattered, and for no good reason.  There is evil in the world, and we will always need men and women like Matthew, MattG, LawDog, and their brethren to stand watch for us.

Tonight, our family will be saying our prayers, and we will include Hailey Owen and her family in them.  I invite all of you to do the same, and while you’re at it, please pray for the protection of those who protect us.