finding the words..

Followed a tweet from Max Lucado this morning to a fabulous bunch of encouragements from a bevvy of people who have their eyes and thoughts on God...in how to respond to the oil spill -- and more importantly -- how to uplift and encourage our little ones, who no doubt have seen and heard things about the spill that may make them ache.  I know that Bugga is completely mindful of what's happened and we have tried to share with her what is happening in an age appropriate way.  She has seen images of birds and of our beaches that I'm sure have made an imprint on her.  She feels the mood in the air.  And since she's such an animal lover and nature lover, her response is in personification of the birds and beaches: "Oh the poor bird.  He is so sad."  or "The beach is crying because it's dirty."  So I've often thought about and prayed for the words to say to her.  And this collection of tidbits from leading authors about responding to disaster was uplifting to read today as we're seeing the worst evidence of impact yet.

Responding to Disaster