Dear Restoration Parents,
Know that I am praying for you in the aftermath of the devastating event at Annunciation yesterday. If you, like me, would benefit from practical resources on talking with your child about violence, please see the compilation of links below.
Video (6 mins): How to talk to your kids after a school shooting
Sissy Goff, M. Ed., Lpc-MHSP Sissy is located in Nashville and she made this video after the tragedy at the Covenant School.
Her main points are: Stay Calm // Be the Source // Let them lead // Give them space to feel // It's okay to feel with them, not to process with them //
My family benefited from the practical ideas for children going to school—you can hear them at 3:42.
From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (PDF): Talking with Children When Scary Things Happen
Spiritual First Aid & Humanitarian Disaster Ins. (PDF): Helping Children Cope With Traumatic Events
Pray in Color: Ways to Pray in Color
For when words escape you, you feel antsy, your mind wanders and your body complains.
I am available, along with other pastors at Restoration, to sit with you or pray if that is something you desire. Click here to see our office hours.
“Jesus said if I am weak
I should come to Him
No one else can be my strength
I should come to Him
For the Lord is good and faithful
He will keep us day and night
We can always run to Jesus
Jesus strong and kind
Jesus said if I am lost
He will come to me
And He showed me on that cross
He will come to me”
In Jesus,
Emily
