prayers for boston

i am still in shock from yesterday's bombings at the boston marathon. an AP breaking news alert popped up on my phone at work yesterday saying: "two explosions at boston marathon finish line." that is all it said, and it took the media 10 minutes to catch up and get details going. so for those 10 minutes i was frozen, refreshing every news page on my laptop, and calling my best friend to see if her family {who were in boston running the race} were okay. there's no sense in these types of attacks, and it can be so scary to get wrapped up in the horrible details. the only silver lining in an event like this is the refreshing outpouring of love, unity, and humanity that comes through. like so many have noted, when the explosions were heard, most people ran straight TOWARD them, instead of away from them. that is pretty amazing, and i hope i would have that same instinct. i wanted to share a few great links/ thoughts i've seen since yesterday to pay tribute to boston and the victims. i hope we can all join together, help the victims, and continue on without being scared. because we have to remember, that

 with every evil comes an army of good.

i love this, because in times of disaster it's so comforting to realize there are still so many helping & caring people in the world-- far more than any evil ones. i hope we can all honor the victims, while remembering that there is still good, and honoring

 those "helpers" and good people who proved that.

see stories of kindness in the aftermath here,

and see the heroes & helpers here and here.
...and, see how to help here.

sending prayers!

XO