I don't watch the news. Ever really. It leaves me feeling sad, scared, angry or depressed so I avoid it 99.9% of the time. In a way I know that's bad, as a human being I need to know what is going on in the world but sometimes its just to hard. My heart feels so heavy most days as is feeling sad for Faith's birth mom or having compassion for the homeless woman on the corner so watching the devastation around the world is just to much for my little heart to take.
But today I couldn't help but stare at the coverage of Haiti. Honestly I needed to so I could better pray for this people and again realize how incredible fortunate I am for all that I have.
I don't really have a good post, or anything positive to blog about right now except how much I realize what an incredibly blessed woman I am. As a mom I think my heart feels extra for the mothers in Haiti who themselves are hurting and starving but I am sure they are more concerned about how they are going to care for their children.
I also found numerous blogs today of families waiting for their son or daughter in Haiti thru adoption. These families have already waited years all the while knowing their child in Haiti, visiting them, seeing pictures and never being able to bring them home. And now what? It was 2 hours between the time we learned of Faith's birth and when we got to see her, these families have waited YEARS and now who knows what will be from here.
I also found blogs of a woman visiting her Haitian son ( still awaiting the day they could bring him home) when the earthquake happened. Now her and her daughter are in Haiti unable to come home. There were so many blogs I Just kept jumping to today each one breaking my heart more and more.
So now I am turning on I Love Lucy re-runs. My mind and heart are full of grief and I know that today that affected my ability to be the best mom I can be. So while I will pray constantly for the people of Haiti I can't watch anymore the devastation. I will do what I can do best for them and pray for them all and hope you do the same.
But today I couldn't help but stare at the coverage of Haiti. Honestly I needed to so I could better pray for this people and again realize how incredible fortunate I am for all that I have.
I don't really have a good post, or anything positive to blog about right now except how much I realize what an incredibly blessed woman I am. As a mom I think my heart feels extra for the mothers in Haiti who themselves are hurting and starving but I am sure they are more concerned about how they are going to care for their children.
I also found numerous blogs today of families waiting for their son or daughter in Haiti thru adoption. These families have already waited years all the while knowing their child in Haiti, visiting them, seeing pictures and never being able to bring them home. And now what? It was 2 hours between the time we learned of Faith's birth and when we got to see her, these families have waited YEARS and now who knows what will be from here.
I also found blogs of a woman visiting her Haitian son ( still awaiting the day they could bring him home) when the earthquake happened. Now her and her daughter are in Haiti unable to come home. There were so many blogs I Just kept jumping to today each one breaking my heart more and more.
So now I am turning on I Love Lucy re-runs. My mind and heart are full of grief and I know that today that affected my ability to be the best mom I can be. So while I will pray constantly for the people of Haiti I can't watch anymore the devastation. I will do what I can do best for them and pray for them all and hope you do the same.
3 comments:
I know what you mean. The heart can only take so much. As I watch the news I wonder when will their suffering end?
But all we can really do at the moment is donate to relieft efforts & pray. Especially those who are waiting for loved ones over there.
My prayers are with all of the people in Haiti. This is a true tragedy and all we can do is pray and try to help the people in need and the people who have lost loved ones.
Its just terrible.
I can't watch it, either. I donate all the money we could to the relief efforts and, after all, my knowing more details and seeing more sad pictures, won't help me do anything to help.
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