I think, or at least I hope, we can all agree that hate begets evil.

What we all witnessed this past weekend in Charlottesville, to me was unspeakable tragedy. I simply do not see a place for hate for the sake of itself in our country. We need unity, not separateness; positive support, not hate-speak and certainly never violence.

I have tried to compile the right adjectives, but quite honestly, I have failed every time. You may know that I am not a stranger to expression, but this time I just can’t find the right words.

As the weekend progressed, I couldn’t help but think about the fact that my oldest child at one point had her heart set on attending the University of Virginia. Had she been in town, I know she would have been at the protest. That makes me both proud and very, very scared.

I don’t know that this blog is the right opportunity to share how disturbing I found the events of this past weekend. I do know that I could not bring myself to write about anything else.

We can’t miss the opportunity to speak out against hate.