I continue to be captivated by the images of the Haiti earthquake.  This disaster that struck so far away from our community, and yet feels as though it was in our own neighborhood.  This invisible, but very palpable, thread of compassion is connecting us to the people in Haiti.  Their pain has come into our homes and we are reaching out … to hug them … to offer aid … to be there when their world has truly crumbled down around them.

The fundraising efforts, big & small, take my breath away.  The radio-thons, concerts, children donating their allowance … reaching out to people far away … people we’ve never met … without hesitation.  It is the best in the human spirit.  It is what … when the sadness, in time, begins to fade … will bring hope.  Hope.