By the Sea Shore

My heart hurts for Haiti. I am hugging my kids, my husband and all other loved ones a little tighter these days. I am thanking God for all the things he has provided me and my family with, instead of complaining that my house is too small, or even that it is messy. I am so thankful that I have a roof over my head and my family by my side, all safe and happy.

 I feel helpless, but I am praying for all the families and children and individuals affected by the quake.

If you feel helpless, there are ways that you can help too, you can pray for the people of Haiti, and you can donate.

There are many ways you can donate -

An easy way is to text "Haiti" to 90999 to give $10 to the Red Cross.

It will be on your next phone bill.

OR you can text "disaster" to 90999 to give $10 to Compassion's disaster relief program.

They will be working directly with the local churches who know where these families live and will be providing immediate relief to them.

 You could also visit HERE ( if you are from Canada) or HERE (if you are from the US) to donate.

Any donation made to Canadian charitable organizations between Jan. 12 and Feb. 12, 2010 will be matched by Ottawa through the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund -- which is managed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). CIDA will then allocate these funds to Canadian and international humanitarian and development organizations.

You can also check out this blogger who has set up the website : Hope for Haiti.

Also, Blogger Kelly Stamp over at Kelly's corner said this

 "for every person who leaves a comment on this post"( meaning hers)" and lets me know that you have donated (Please share where you have donated - I know there are other organizations helping besides compassion and Red Cross) - we will donate $1 to the compassion disaster relief to Haiti up to $1000."