Thursday, January 14, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and with the people providing assistance. This is so tragic.

My husband asked why I was crying when the pictures of Haiti were shown on last night's newscast. I tried to explain to him that I am a tad on the intuitive side and things like this are absorbed into my soul. I know this is hard for him to understand. I am like this during any tragic event. I have the feeling of extreme sadness and helplessness as do a lot of others.

Even though I am unemployed and times seem hard, these times will never be as hard as the people that struggle everyday just to survive. I have a supportive husband, a roof over my head, food and wine in my pantry, and family and friends that I can turn to in a time of need.

I wish I had the means to be in Haiti, I wish I had a pack of search and rescue dogs, I wish I had medical training. I could go on and on, but I do have the ability to pray and you have the ability to pray. Do what you can, it doesn't have to be monetary. Help your church or community center with food, blankets, clothes, etc., see what they are asking for. News channels are telling us where to donate or where help is needed most.

It is sad that even in a time like this you have to be aware of frauds, criminals, and just plain scum of the earth jumping on the bandwagon to use this disaster to their benefit. Make sure your donations are going to a legitimate entity. Be suspicious if you have never heard of a certain relief fund. And keep your fingers crossed that these people get a good knock in the head and realize they are doing the wrong thing. Unfortunately, I think that would only be in a perfect world.

This disaster is first in our minds right now, but please remember our soldiers and their families also.

Ciao!

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