My Heart Is Breaking.....

....for those affected by the hurricane. Especially for those who were taking refuge in the Superdome. I can't even fathom what these people are going through, despite the fact that we're seeing first hand via pictures.

You see, when you run a daycare inside your home, you don't get the chance to see a lot of what's going on outside the realms of Disney television. They just don't talk about these sorts of things on the Wiggles. I'm the last to know most EVERYTHING. What knowledge I do get is from those who are fortunate enough to catch some minutes away from screaming toddlers. Those toddlers whom I try to protect from sights such as those we're seeing right now on the news.

It amazes me that people can be dealt such harsh blows. All around me, people suffer. In varying degrees, yes, but they suffer all the same. People withstand things I couldn't even begin to imagine going through, and seem to always come out seeing a bright patch where there doesn't seem to be one. I know that I've gone through (and still do, I suppose) things that people SAY they couldn't do. But it amazes me how, when faced with a crisis, people step up to the plate and do what needs to be done to survive. And sometimes they even make the world a better place for those around them.

I wish that I could do more than send a small check to those in need....but that's all I can do right now. I suppose I could drop everything and hop in my car and go down to New Orleans and do what I can to help. But I would have to leave behind the four people in my life that matter the most, and that's not practical, is it? But I hate that about myself all the same. I hate that I can't help everyone who needs it.