praying

It seems that every time I have a newborn and settle into life with a new person all of the sudden I get terrified of the "outside world". Not that I don't take my kids out in public anymore or anything like that. Its just that all of the sudden I realize how truly evil a place the world can be, and how precious and innocent my children are. I am going through this right now...and this time around it seems a little worse than last time. Today I was walking Liam home from school and we were talking about his day (we have a mile and a quarter walk, so we have a good 20 minutes to discuss things). I guess today they had a "lock down" drill. This is where they practice what they will do if someone ever starts shooting people like crazy in the school! We never had these kinds of drills when I was in school. This coupled with the remembrance of the terrorist attacks 8 years ago, and my normal predisposition to freak out around this time post-partum has lead to many tears on my part today when ever I really stop and think.
I know that my children are a gift from God, and that my job is to train them in the faith so that I may see them again in heaven. I know that ultimately ALL things work together for the glory of God, weather His will or something as a result of our free will. I know that whatever happens that God will be with me. Its just that right now I am having a hard time "letting go and letting God". I am realizing that I cannot keep them safe their whole lives, as much as I may want to. All I can do is pray that God will keep them safe from harm. I all ready offer up Dominic every time he leaves, why is it so much more difficult to leave my children in the hands of God. The hands of their creator who loves them even more than I do.
Lord, please keep my children from harm. Please help me to trust in You. Please give me your wisdom as I try to teach them the truth of your love. May they always choose your truth over the mess of this world. May you keep them pure and chaste. Please give me the tools to teach them how to stay close to You, that they may choose You above all else. Please unite my heart to Your most perfect will.
Holy Mother, pray for us.
All of our Saints and Angels, pray for us.
All of you saints in the making here on earth, pray for us.