Sad News

This morning I received news that one of our kids had been shot. Apparently gang bangers shot into his home. This was the fifth shooting in the area in the last few weeks or so. Lili, Cheryl and I went to visit the mom at the hospital. She was happy and appreciative to see us. Of course we offered our support and resources. Lili is going back to the hospital tonight to see if he made it out of surgery ok (second surgery since last night). No matter how hard we work to nurture the kids and keep them safe at school, we have absolutely no control over what happens outside in the neighborhood. It's very depressing. And infuriating. And heartbreaking.