Boston

Today I had planned to start my newest giveaway. But then, as I start typing, my heart is heavy. How could I just go on with my life without addressing Boston? I can't.

Yesterday was another senseless act from a human being. Not even a human being. A creature. A monster. Darkness. Straight evil.

I saw so many gruesome images yesterday. Some that will be ingrained in my memory forever.

Who knows who placed the bombs and for what reasons. But I do know that I witnessed so many brave individuals throughout the day on the news. People who, just seconds after the blasts, ran towards the blasts, to help strangers in need. They didn't know what was going on. They didn't think about their destiny. They were thinking about helping others. Something that should be instilled in every person on this earth. Compassion. Love. Goodness.

Not hate. Not violence. But for some effed up reason, we have so much of the latter two.

From the Oklahoma City bombing, to 9/11, to Aurora, to Sandy Hook, to now another one that we'll never forget, Boston, we have to stay strong. But then I think about all the other countries who live in daily fear of bombs going off. We aren't used to that fear.

A friend of mine pointed out, "Not to be callous, but drone bombings have been killing thousands of innocent civilians for a decade. "Be a Bostonian" today, then maybe think about being a Pakistani tomorrow and Yemenian the next day. That's how empathy works."

He's so true.

It's not just America. It's our whole world. Our world is has been broken for a long time. I don't know if it's too late to fix, but we really need to try. We need to try hard. For ourselves. For our kids. And for our kid's kids.

Even though it's so difficult not to, don't loose faith in our humanity. Don't give up.

Sending so many good vibes to Boston.

Enjoy Every Crumb

A few days ago Adrienne and I made Christmas cookies together. We made the dough, waited while it hardened in the fridge, rolled it out, cut it with our cookie cutters, baked them, and then decorated the delicious smelling treats with her daddy. I try not to take precious moments like these for granted. But sometimes I do. 

Like when Adrienne dumped a mound of sprinkles on her plate while we were "panking" the cookies, or when I looked at the icing drizzled floor. Each time I bit my tongue, reminding myself she will only be two for one more week. Just one. more. week. 

::sigh:: 

Time goes by so fast. And you never know what this beautifully scary world we live in has to offer. So, hug your babies, hold them so very tight, and remember to always soak each second in. 

Yesterday was one of those eye openers that I'll always remember. One that is making me loose more and more faith in this so called humanity. We live in a world that has more bullying, violence, and killing than love and compassion. And that is so very effed up. 

Stop all this hate. 

Sending all the positive vibes I can muster to everyone in Newtown, Connecticut, and around the world, who have lost people they love.