Boston Marathon bombing

I've been debating whether to post anything about this event or not.  I wanted to mark it somehow in my own timeline, so I will.

I keep thinking over and over again that if we had been there it might have been me and my kids that were injured. 

When Jer runs marathons we try to be right at the finish line or right before it to see Daddy run in and cheer for him as well as we can with a 5, 3, and 1 year old in tow.  Jer wants to qualify for the Boston Marathon, let's admit that that would be pretty cool.  What if we had been there?  Would we have lost one of our kids?  I don't generally let fear rule my life.  It's easier for me to say, "I'm not afraid, I'd rather experience life than not." when it's just me and Jer.  When it includes my kids... I get anxious.  I want them to have fun, learn, experience... safely.  I am less afraid of something happing to me than I am my kids.  Maybe I need to have more faith in God, to truly trust Him with the safety of my family.  I still need to think things through and be safe, but I think that by trusting God I'd be able to get rid of any and all fear of events like this happening in my life.  That would leave our family free to live life and lead my kids to live in faith instead of fear.