“One star in the sky leads sailors home. A butterfly can start a hurricane. A grain of sand starts a landslide. You are important, and the universe would be empty without you.”

This message sums up my anger, my disappointment, and my sadness about the recent tragedy. Over 100 beautiful lives have been lost. I am speechless. Not even writing can help me comprehend or even accept that this is our reality.

How do families and friends of lost loved ones even begin to find peace? I wish I had more to say, but it’s difficult to write about exactly how this is all so wrong. My heart goes out to France and to the world; may we somehow, by some miracle, see a better future, a better tomorrow.