“Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.” - Plautus
Stuff happens!
Friday, December 14, 2012 will long be remembered for another needless tragedy involving innocent students, teachers, and administrators. We all mourn but our tears are in vain without action.
How will we respond? What action can we take in the rural districts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, or any other school district for that matter? We can prepare for the worst as we hope for the best.
That is what the Principal did at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A message must have immediately been dispatched to police even as the she ran to defend her students resulting in the speedy arrival of police and the end of an unimaginable terror. We all need to be just as prepared for the unthinkable.
I discovered an app this morning I’d like to share with you.
Simple ideas are the best and the 911 app proves the axiom. It consists of three phones numbers. The first of which is 911. We select the other two from our contacts. These may the school nurse, psychologist, police, fire department, or whatever we wish. Once configured, place the icon can sit on your dock so it is only a click away no matter what you may happen to be doing when an emergency arises.
Click twice in an emergency. Once for the app and once again to select the emergency contact desired. That is it!
911 is a free app from Zodiac Interactive LLC and is available at the Apple Apps Store. It only requires 0.1MB of memory and iOS version 2.0 or later. Install it today!
Android users have similar apps.
Be a good scout and get prepared.
I pray all the children safely return home at the end of each day just as we all do. Perhaps Bob Dylan expressed our best hopes in his song Forver Young.
May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
Sent from my MacBook Air ;-)
