Remembering Sandy Hook Four Years Later (And Dates)

"We remember. We honor. We never forget."

That is what I Tweeted this morning on the fourth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

We remember the 20 children and six adults who were killed that day. We honor them in various ways. We try to make the world a better place. We will never forget Dec. 14, 2012. It made an impact on everyone around the country, but especially those of us in CT.

We all have dates that bring up memories.

Both good and bad.

There are national, or public dates, like today, Sept. 11, and many more.

 There are also dates that matter to each person. We have many different reasons for certain dates. I know I have a few (which may be written about here).

We all talk about remembering where we were when these events happen. That may be important to us, but not to the bigger picture.