For Maddie

Little Maddie Spohr's funeral is beginning right now. I've spent much of today thinking of her parents and wondering how on earth you get up on the day you're going to bury your child.

Like everyone else, I feel so helpless. If only the collective power of caring felt around the world could be harnessed somehow.

And so, in Maddie's honor, I'm posting this photo, as are scores of bloggers all over the world at this exact moment.