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I don’t know how to live in a world<\/strong><\/p>\n where my little girl skips past broken relics of violence<\/p>\n Where she asks me to hold her lollipop amid the echos of anger<\/p>\n and smiles in the sunshine knowing nothing of the pain, the desperate cries for help.\u00a0<\/p>\n I don’t know how to live<\/strong> in the dichotomy <\/strong><\/p>\n of helping versus hurting<\/p>\n tiptoeing the line and walking the fence<\/p>\n because any action I take is the wrong one<\/p>\n to someone who yells louder<\/p>\n than the whispers we so desperately need to hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n I don’t know how to live in a world <\/strong><\/p>\n where silence condemns you without knowing the heart<\/p>\n Where we act first and think later<\/p>\n and never stop to consider the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n I don’t know how to live in a world <\/strong><\/p>\n with so much hate<\/p>\n we don’t know where to aim it so we direct it at each other whenever convenient<\/p>\n voiding what we were designed for<\/p>\n opting out of compassion and decency<\/p>\n accidentally becoming just like those we vehemently deny<\/p>\n in our quest for justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n I don’t know how to live in a world<\/strong><\/p>\n where playgrounds might kill my children<\/p>\n and a mask becomes an article of war<\/p>\n a political statement about how much I care … or don’t.\u00a0<\/p>\n I don’t know how to live in a world<\/strong><\/p>\n where I have to explain why the color of someone’s skin is a reason why people hate<\/p>\n to wide, innocent eyes who’ve never considered the concept.<\/p>\n The chaos is paralyzing<\/p>\n How do I do better?<\/p>\n I don’t have answers<\/p>\n But I can choose to live in a world where I can still see my little girl in pink,<\/p>\n trusting,<\/p>\n dreaming,<\/p>\n loving,<\/p>\n free.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Kate Grasso<\/em><\/strong> is a MOPS ministry coach, graphic designer and homeschooling mom to three incredible kids who have taught her more than she\u2019s 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