Still Processing the Suffering in Haiti

So I have tried a few times now to write something regarding the earthquake in Haiti. Each time I start I feel like no amount of words can truely convey the amount of sorrow I felt. Through the years I have seen the devastation mother nature can unleash and the devastation humans can inflict on each other but I don't know why this particular incident hit me so hard.

I did want to take a moment to acknowledge the incident and let people know that now is the time to show people in need that there is someone who cares. Whether it is the people in your own backyard who are needy or countries even continents away, if everyone gives something of themselves then the difference that could be made in the lives of so many would be enormous.

Heartfelt Condolences

I used to watch the news everyday but I stopped. It got to depressing. Especially when there was a story about a child. For some reason I think these things affect me more than most. I will go online and read every article and if there is an obituary and/or guest book I will read and follow that. Of course I always say some prayers for the families as well. While taking my daughter to soccer the other day her and her teammate were talking about a little boy who was killed at the nature center about 45 minutes away where they have a lot of camps and outdoor school. Since I don't watch the news I had heard nothing about it so once I dropped them off I hurried back home to my computer to find out more. Unfortunately what they were saying was true. The little boy, 9 years old, was attending a Christmas break nature camp. Apparently as the group of kids was preparing to go on a hike a 60 foot tree fell onto the young boy and another camper as well. The other camper, a little girl, was injured as well but not as seriously. The little boy died a few days after being injured. This story tugs at my heart in so many ways. Of course you always question why a child is taken but there are some things that we will never know. I then think about the parents of this child. The terrible heartache of losing a child in such way. Nine times out of ten the camp is set up so that children can go while there parents are back to work after the holidays. If that is the case surely the what-ifs and I-should-haves are running rampant through the parents minds. There is also the impact that this had on the people there to witness the tragic accident. Their lives are changed forever as well. I offer my heartfelt condolences to the parents of this child and will pray that they will somehow find some peace in their hearts. Cherish your parents, cherish your children, all day, everyday.