Doing our part..

Over 2900 miles away from Newtown, CT.  I organized and put together a candlelight vigil for the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary school.  It was a last-minute thing and it turned out great.  A huge thank you to Raleys in Lincoln for donating the 27 balloons that we released one at a time in honor of each victim.   Thank you to my wonderful husband for doing the speaking,  I am NOT good at speaking in front of crowds.   Thank you to those that showed up and paid your respects as well.  It was small but perfect. 

We lit a candle for each victim and placed it in a heart shape.  It was beautiful and brought a tear to my eye. 

We sang along to Amazing Grace, sang by Rhemia a 7-year-old little girl with an amazing voice.  We stood for a moment of silence and then the girls read off the names of each victim as my friend Krystal set the balloons free as the names were read.  I got it all on video and it turned out amazing.  I was so glad the girls were involved.  It teaches them compassion, respect and to care for others even though we never met them.   It was a sad moment and I was in tears for these victims.  Still to this day my heart is heavy for those family members that will never see their babies again or their loved ones.  :(  Sooooo heart breaking.  My girls have also made a card for each kid and adult that was a victim and we mailed them to the school. 

The balloons we chose were white balloons,  white signifies "innocence" and "purity"

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="403"] A white balloon for each victim[/caption]

I bought some white candles and Dixie cups to catch the wax, and gave one to everyone that showed up without a candle one to hold and pay their respects to the victims as well.



My prayers and thoughts will continue to go out the families, friends, co-workers, police officers,  firefighters, EMS crews and all involved.  May you angels RIP!