Putting things in perspective...

Watching ABC tonight and seeing the events in Haiti sure puts things in perspective. Life has a way of doing that for us doesn't it? I was watching this sweet family with their 3 adopted children waiting to hear about their 3 babies that they were supposed to be adopting from Haiti and hoping they were safe when miraculously ABC was able to get SKYPE up and running and they were able to see their 3 babies safe and sound and I burst out crying for them because I realized how amazing that was for that family. Fights about apple juice, getting dressed, doing homework and going to bed just melt away when you are seeing families ripped apart, homes destroyed, children parentless and a country devastated by a natural disaster. I am so grateful that my son is tucked in his bed every night with his belly full, thirst quenched, parents with him, and in his home. He is so lucky and so are we and we do need reminders sometimes that life is so fragile and your world can be turned upside down at any moment.

I am left wondering tonight how to help these people in Haiti. Will my donation of chai, double-chai even matter? How would I know if my money got to them? Still struggling with this...so tonight I am thinking good thoughts and hoping for an easier tomorrow...