Freaky!

Dad just came over a few minutes ago. I opened the door and he looked at me and said, "I'm glad you're alright." I was confused and asked what? He told me to turn on the news. I don't know if you all already know, but there was a shooting at Von Maur in Westroads Mall around 2:00 this afternoon. Yesterday we went to the mall and for the first time entered that same department store. It gave me chills to think we were there just a day before a shooting! Luckily the guy shot himself(sorry I know it's bad to like people killing themselves but in my opinion if they have the nerve to deliberately kill someone else, they deserve it). My aunt just called and is on the phone with my mom right now. Uncle TJ heard about the shooting and told her to call to make sure we are okay. Ahhh... it just freaks me out! Okay, I'm alright now. As soon as I saw it on the news and realized it, I remembered what Pastor said on Sunday night... how God is protecting us even when we don't realize it. What if Dad had come home last night instead of Monday night... and we went to the mall today? What if the guy suddenly got the urge to go the the mall on Tuesday instead of Wednesday? It just amazes me how God has His strong hand on my family and I.