09/02/2026
Please send love and prayers to our community today. There was an active shooter at one of our local elementary schools this morning.
Thankfully, no children were physically harmed. But I want to be very clear: harm was done.
Trauma was planted in those children. In those teachers and staff. In those families and parents who had to wait, wonder, and fear.
I spent much of the afternoon trying to calm my own nervous system before picking my children up from school. Even knowing they were safe, the weight of what happened so close to home was difficult to shake. I got some painting done, got to talk with other shaken locals at a coffee shop in the area, and process some through conversation.
Today, I’m holding that school community especially close. The children, the staff, the families, and everyone who had to experience something no one should ever have to experience.
No child should have to learn what an active shooter is. No parent should have to wonder if their child is safe at school.
