"While I know after today some of us will cry for more gun control, some of us will cry for more need to defend ourselves, my prayer is that we all could unify and agree to cry out for more God in our schools, our homes and our nation," Midlothian, Texas, resident Casey Ballard posted on Facebook.

Her sentiment gathered 96 "likes."

"My point was not to be political," Ballard said."We can hope for some policy change, but we should all want and need some God."

Another Texas resident, former high school teacher Marianne Horton, admits that she mostly shares photos of her kids on social media and is sensitive about posting controversial views that some may not like.

"Any time it has to do with kids, as a parent, it outrages me," she said of the shooting.

So she broke from her normal habits and shared a strong message calling for more security at schools.

Horton advocated for schools to be on permanent lockdown and having outsiders not be able to even make it past the front door. Metal detectors, school uniforms, clear backpacks (or no backpacks) are worthwhile ideas, she wrote.

The Newtown shooting "was the most disgusting thing I have seen in my life. I couldn't help but post something about it," she said.

Like many others who jumped into the conversation, Horton was surprised by the large response she received.

"I feel that as a parent and teacher, it was something that needed to be said," she said.