Update

     This week I have been reading more of "Columbine". It's really an interesting book! I find myself having to go back and reread chapters to understand the chapter I would currently be reading. So it has been hard to keep track of where I am in the story. There was so much more to know about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold than what we already knew, which was the terror they brought upon Columbine High School April 20th, 1999. I find it chilling how freakishly good Dylan and Eric were at covering up their rage and anger at the world. On the outside, they lived completely normal teenage boy lives. They both had "plans" after they graduated high school (which was less than two months away). They both attended Columbine's prom the weekend before, and both had exceptional grades in school. No one really took the time to put the pieces together to realize how angry these two boys were at the world. There was so much evidence that could have prevented the tragic outcome of the Columbine Massacre. Dylan Klebold's father for years kept note of Dylan's behavior and actions, Eric and Dylan were both arrested in 1998 theft, and one of Eric's teachers reported one of Eric's violent and disturbing essays he wrote for his composition class, and both of their Bipolar, on edge and explosive tempers. All of the evidence was there, no one took the time to get help for those boys. It led to the worst school shooting in United States history (pre Virginia Tech ca. 2007). We all know that Kelly Fleming, Steven Curnrow, Rachel Scott, Isaiah Shoels, Lauren Townsend, Dave Sanders, Cassie Bernall, Daniel Mauser, Corey DePooter, John Tomlin, Kyle Velasquez, Daniel Rohrbough, and Matt Kechter might be alive today if it weren't for Eric and Dylan's deadly massacre. But the tragedy had some good come out of it. New laws were put in place to increase external and internal security at schools around the nation, Rachel's Challenge a program created by Rachel's older brother that tours the country to different schools spreading the importance of kindness might not have been created, and we were able to get better evidence and create more resources for kids like Dylan and Eric to help get psychological help. From reading this book, I can't help but feel that there is always some good that comes from these devistating tragedies. R.I.P.- Lauren, Kelly, Daniel R., Isaiah, Dave, Daniel M., Rachel, Kyle, Steven, John, Corey, Matt, and Cassie. Your legacies live on forever. Always Remember, Never Forget. 4/20/99.

"She said yes"- Cassie Bernall's mother. Cassie's mother wrote a book about how her daughter was a true martyr and stood up for her faith in Jesus.