Tell me something good

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone heal.
-Jalaluddin Rumi, poet and mystic (1207-1273)

This is such a wonderful quote, almost a manifesto. And perfect to have read this today while I'm contemplating this story in our local paper, the Post Standard, about 2 men raising 4 children together after the mother of 3 of the children was murdered by her boyfriend (these men aren't rich, they're truck drivers). Sad and inspiring at the same time. Below is a link to the story and to a slideshow of photos of the family.

http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1190797079150710.xml&coll=1

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Post Standard
A Hole in a Full House
By Kathy Coffta Sims

Stephen Holowczenko (30) and Don Hooper (32) are young and single. The two friends share a common interest in chatting online and playing video games. Both drive 18-wheel trucks for Land Air Express.

In the aftermath of the death of a woman they both had children with, they'll share something else. The two have decided that the best thing for Karen Jones' three children would be to work together as a parenting team to raise them.

Slideshow:

http://www.syracuse.com/slideshows/070925_family.ssf