I've been meaning to post about Beau's one year check up and his birthday party from this past weekend, and I will, but something else is tugging on my heart strings. If you search the hashtag redballoonsforryan you will know what I'm talking about. Prepare for tear filled eyes. Jacqui and Dan lost there 3 year old little boy in an accident this past weekend. You can read more about the story here. I don't know this family personally. I didn't even know about Jacqui's blog or instagram until a few days ago. All of the days since have been filled with love from other instagram mommas, or bloggers. My feed filled with a little red haired boy, or a red balloon. With captions of prayer, of heartache for a mother who will never hold her child again. Something I can't even fathom happening to us. The thing about it though, I don't know if I have ever seen a community rally around someone so much, so quickly, and with so much passion. Family, friends, and total strangers alike. There are auctions, go fund me accounts, and products in Etsy shops with 100% of the proceeds going to the family, among other things. The support and the love that are surrounding this family is indescribable, and while it's a terrible situation, it's nice to know that there is good in the world and you can still count on a stranger to lift you up.
Say a prayer, hug your loved ones a little tighter, show your support.
#redballoonsforrayn
