I’ve been wanting to get the kids involved in some sort of community project, so I thought I would start by crocheting some hearts while riding in the truck and having the kids hang them at various locations during our road trip. If you haven’t heard of the Peyton Heart Project, you can read about it here. The project is named after a 13 year old named Peyton who committed suicide after years of getting bullied. Here is part of the description on the site:
“These delicate yarn hearts, each one made by hand and each one representing the delicate heart of a life lost to suicide, have inspiring quotes attached to them. They are placed in public places around the world for people to find during their everyday lives. We hope the hearts cause people to stop for a moment and reflect on a young life lost to suicide, on bullying and on the fact that everyone’s life matters. We want to leave people with a feeling that there is still good out there in the world and we would like to inspire others to join us on this mission of kindness.”
The kids are enjoying leaving the hearts along the trails for people to find. Even Shaun has started reminding me to bring the hearts when we go somewhere. We hope it spreads a little bit of love and hope. Especially these days when there seems to be so much hate.
