as i sit...

as i have watched the news the last few days and learned the extent of the horrific disaster in japan, i have been overcome with both compassion and fear.  compassion for those who have lost loved ones, for those that are scared, alone or suffering, for those parents who are doing their very best to keep their little ones safe.  but i especially feel for those mothers and fathers who watched their children being swept away with no way  to save them.  i can't even fathom how horribly painful it would feel to not be able to protect the one thing that you would give your life for in a second.  my heart breaks for them. 

i fear for what is to come next in this world. when will something happen here? not being able to keep my boys safe is my greatest fear on this earth.   i do my best to both keep my boys out of harm's way and to teach them that the world is not a scary place but a beautiful one that we are lucky to experience. it is difficult to teach sometimes when i am watching the devastation on tv that is happening all over.  but,  as i sit here listening to the little breaths of my sleeping, most beloved babies,  i realize that that is all i can do.  

my heart and prayers go out to everyone in japan during this tragic time.