We are safe

Thank you for your emails, skype calls, and facebook messages.

We are all safe, as we were nowhere near the central bus station when the bomb went off.

Kevin and Jacob were, however, 2-3 minutes away from the bus station the day before.

Honestly, it melts my brain and freezes my blood to think about losing my boys, to think about how quickly our lives can change from one moment to the next.  The comfort and stability we nestle ourselves in, whether here in Israel or smack dab in the US, can disappear and times like this make us grateful for our health and safety.

As I posted on facebook, this is the first civilian attack like this in years, so I'm hoping and praying it's isolated. Kevin and I feel safe staying right now, but we are open and ready to leave if needed. We trust it will be very clear either from ND or the embassy as to the need to evacuate.

As of now, no group has taken responsibility for the attack, the news of which has been conveniently left out of much US news.  There have been no new travel warnings submitted by the state department, and defense secretary Gates' conveniently timed visit and message of work towards peace will hopefully settle some of the rising tensions.

We pray for those who were injured and for their families.  We pray for the British tourist who died in the attack.  We pray for continued work toward peace between Israel and Palestine, and between all warring countries.