Wedding Quake

Trolling around the web I came across these astonishing images of newlyweds getting pictures taken just as an earthquake measuring 7.9 hit Sichuan Province in China last week.








The earthquake has since left 80,000 people dead or missing. Pretty crazy to me that this and other natural disasters, like the cyclone in Mayanmar that left 134,000 dead or missing just 10 days earlier, give me statistics that I can't possibly imagine.

As individuals we commonly have just a handful of people in our lives that we consider close enough to us as family. It's distressing enough just thinking of losing those people in my life that when I see a number like "100,000 people dead" it becomes so much for my mind to wrap around and almost meaningless in its immensity.

Regardless of how we view stats, the pictures make me grateful for what I have, and who I have with me, as little as it may be! This memorial day weekend let's make sure we appreciate that we are fortunate to have our friends, family and health around us.

If you want to help the millions left homeless and in need, donate to the American Red Cross below:
China Earthquake
Myanmar Cyclone

The full series of pics HERE