something you can do

My friend Sage shared this blog post,and I immediately wanted to share it with you all.  When such horrible things happen in the world, I  feel so incredibly helpless.  What a wonderful idea to vow to pray for the family of one of those sweet angels.  Maybe you will just think of them every night and send positive, healing thoughts to them or maybe you will get on your knees and pray to God to help them through this unimaginable tragedy, but I just ask that you do something.  We are all connected and I know that even something that seems so small can truly help.

I vow to pray for the family of Benjamin Wheeler.

Benjamin Wheeler, 6

Ben loved The Beatles, lighthouses and the No. 7 train to Sunnyside, Queens, his family said in a statement. He and his older brother Nate "filled the house with the noise of four children."

"Ben Wheeler was an irrepressibly bright and spirited boy whose love of fun and excitement at the wonders of life and the world could rarely be contained. His rush to experience life was headlong, creative and immediate," his family said. Ben loved soccer and swimming. Recently, he performed at a piano recital -- a major feat for a little boy who rarely sat still. Friday morning before school, he told him mom: "I still want to be an architect, but I also want to be a paleontologist, because that's what Nate is going to be and I want to do everything Nate does."

The family moved to Newtown in 2007. Francine Wheeler, Ben's mother, is a music teacher and performer. Francine Wheeler's band posted the following message on its Facebook page: "Francine Wheeler, a founding member of The Dream Jam Band, has lost her precious 6-year old son, Ben, to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Our prayers and love go out to Francine, David and Ben's big brother, Nate."