This morning I gave my mother and Gracie an extra I love you and hug after I read our morning devotions and said our prayers before I headed off to school. An hour and a half earlier my dad came into my room to kiss me good morning and to pray with me before it dawned on me the events that happened at Virginia Tech yesterday morning. So many times I have told my family I love them just as a force of habit without really stopping and thinking about the meaning behind those three little words. This morning those words meant a whole lot... more