Love love LOVE this version of Hallelujah by Jeff Bickley.  And the photos and then the soladarity of the crowd at the Red Sox game are just incredible.

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The best thing about today, for me, is that it was normal.  And I needed normal.  I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the news stories about the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt and the aftermath.  Seeing the images of the aftermath everywhere has overwhelmed me – I’ve been reliving the sound of the explosions and seeing the awful plumes of smoke – over and over and over.  And I’ve had enough.  So to get the kids and Norah back today and to go for a MUCH needed run – it all felt so wonderfully normal.