RIP Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

Today, the world lost a bright little soul.

It's hard to imagine what kind of person could be so heartless. We want to believe the good in the world. But news like this...it breaks out hearts, it jades us a little bit more than the last tragedy. Tonight, my Facebook news feed was full of sadness about Hailey. It didn't matter that it had been shared so many times already, it didn't matter that everyone already knew - we shared anyway.

And then I was reminded of this quote:

"When I was a boy, I would see scary things in the news. My mother would say to me, "look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." - Fred Rogers

And that is what Hailey reminded me tonight.

That in the midst of evil, we all gathered the last 2 days to share the amber alert. We all shared the same hope in helping to find her. Not many of us knew how to help except by spreading the news. It seemed so trivial, only it brought thousands of people together.

We all held out hope in the last 2 days together, and we all grieved together tonight as the last hope extinguished. Strangers got together and loved this little girl that none of us knew, but knew too well. She represented our children, grand children, nieces, nephews, friends. She reminded us to hug our little ones tighter tonight. Hailey may have only been 2, but she brought all of us together. Our hearts all ached for a life lived too short.

You rest now little girl. We will remember you Hailey.

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