Muddy Spring

I know I'm not alone in following the devastation in Japan.  My mind wanders North and though my family has not been directly affected and I know my brother is safe; I think of how very close they are.  Not truly physically close, but still connected.   My heart aches.  Then as I was visiting blogs I came across a slideshow of a dear but distant friends' nephew.  As I watched the images of this sweet baby and his interactions with his parents tears welled up in my eyes.  There is hope in devasation.  There is peace in calamity.  It does come.