10/12/2026
This story really hit home for me 🫶🏼
I was so blessed to meet Tina and hear her story of the strong women she is, creating something for others from such tragedy.
The Starfish Story
While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer. he noticed that the figure was that of a young boy. picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water.
He came closer still and called out, "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?" The boy paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
The old man smiled, and said, "I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"
To this, the boy replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die." Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented.
"But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!" The boy listened politely. Then he bent down. picked up another starfish, threw it back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said.
"It made a difference for that one."
She got this tattoo in memory of her son Tyler,
read thier story with the link below🫶🏼
https://esw1.org
You can make a difference for that one 🫶🏼
