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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 03:03 AM Nov 2015

A California mom saw Syrian refugees struggling to carry their babies, so she did something.

http://www.upworthy.com/a-california-mom-saw-syrian-refugees-struggling-to-carry-their-babies-so-she-did-something

California mom Cristal Logothetis noticed. After she saw the viral photo of the young Syrian boy who drowned as his family was trying to reach safety, she — like so many of us — was deeply moved.
"When I saw that picture, I didn't just see a little boy face-down on the sand," Logothetis told "Today." "I saw what could have been my son."

When we're so overwhelmed with emotion, it's easy to feel paralyzed. What can I possibly do in the face of so much tragedy?
So much! We can do so much.

Logothetis wasn't just moved emotionally; she was moved to do something. "It compelled me into action," she said. And action is what she took.
Logothetis started to collect baby carriers* to deliver to the Syrian families arriving in Greece with babies and young children.

At first, she didn't think her plans would go very far. But she was wrong. So. Very. Wrong.

Tons of people were more than happy to help. In fact, they were honored to do so, with many attaching notes of encouragement and love to the donated carriers.


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A California mom saw Syrian refugees struggling to carry their babies, so she did something. (Original Post) eridani Nov 2015 OP
Better to shine a light than to curse the darkness... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #1
lovely story. thanks for post riversedge Nov 2015 #2
A really beautiful heartfelt gesture that no doubt made lives a little easier. AtomicKitten Nov 2015 #3
A pebble in the water. brer cat Nov 2015 #4
Baby carriers, eh? I'll bet those are appreciated lots more than the prayers. Scuba Nov 2015 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,719 posts)
1. Better to shine a light than to curse the darkness...
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 03:10 AM
Nov 2015

This good-hearted woman is living proof of this.

Kudos to her, and to all like her!

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
3. A really beautiful heartfelt gesture that no doubt made lives a little easier.
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 05:58 AM
Nov 2015

My heart goes out to the refugees.

brer cat

(24,615 posts)
4. A pebble in the water.
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 08:39 AM
Nov 2015

Drop a pebble in the water:
just a splash, and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
Circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center,
flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling
where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water:
in a minute you forget,
But there's little waves a-flowing,
and there's ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing
to a great big wave have grown;
You've disturbed a mighty river
just by dropping in a stone.

snip

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
just a flash and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples
circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort
on each splashing, dashing wave
Till you wouldn't believe the volume
of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
in a minute you forget;
But there's gladness still a-swelling,
and there's joy circling yet,
And you've rolled a wave of comfort
whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water
just by dropping one kind word.

~By James W. Foley~

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