Let's help Save Children in Japan!

I know it's Tuesday. I am supposed to be writing a recipe and post it here. But it all seems too trivial in the light of the images of the earthquake from Japan that have been rolling across computer and TV screens around the world. So please, forgive me for not posting a recipe this week.

On Sunday we prayed at our little church for the Nation of Japan. What else can one do? But maybe you are not religious. Maybe you can think of other ways to help. Are our governments helping and doing enough? No doubt one scary thought has entered the back of our minds from the get-go: What if this was us? California...


No matter how well prepared or rich a nation may be, there is no way to prepare for nature's wrath...Once a horrible force like this becomes unleashed, we are just helpless as anyone on earth.

Do you know anyone in Japan? Is the sight of these pictures less touching if there isn't a personal connection? I have a good friend from college who married a girl from Japan. Luckily they live in Germany. But I worry about her family. Will they be safe? How far away from this disaster do they live?

I remember too well when Chernobyl happened. I was out with some friends riding our bikes to a beautiful park in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Later they told us that the wind was blowing from the East that day. All of Western Europe was getting a not so healthy dose of radiation that day...Are we safe?

Why do they keep building more nuclear power plants? No matter what they tell us, it's not safe! Are there any of them near the coastline of California? I'm scared. Scared for the people in Japan - scared for our children and our future.

I look at all the pretty pieces of cloth I have collected in my stash that were made in Japan. Where are the people who created them? I pray they are safe!

I am not a rich person, and there is not much I can do to help. I did send some money via Save the Children yesterday hoping every little bit will help. I thought it seemed the best way to go since our shops are devoted to making children happy. I will also donate 10% of my sales of items made from Japanese fabrics to the disaster victims in Japan. So please check out the beautiful Kawaii section in my Etsyshop.

 Maybe there is something you can do to help today? Let's send a wave of love to Japan!