Love Your Neighbor

My heart has been heavy for the last two weeks as I've taken a hard look at the racial inequality in my country. Seeing so many people, so many children of God, treated like they're not even human because of the color of their skin is horrendous. Bryan and I have stayed up much too late several nights talking about the protests and the riots and the underlying causes. And I've asked myself over and over, "What can I do? How can I help?"

Tonight as a family we watched Remember the Titans. I got the idea from a friend who did the same with her boys. We paused the film several times to explain and discuss the racism that was portrayed. We connected that back to what's happening now and how we can make better choices than some of the characters in the movie did.

We have always taught our children to be inclusive and kind, but being direct and talking about these hard things tonight was important. It was a good beginning.