So with all of that being said I would like to reflect. If you choose not to for your own reasons that is fine.
Seven years ago my first born was almost 3 months old when the terrorists attacked our great nation. I had actually just gone back to bed for a quick nap after waking up early to nurse, when I got a call from my mom. She told me to turn on my TV and that is when I sat and watched. I remember not being able to figure out what was happening. It looked like some action movie.
At this point only one plane had hit a tower. As I sat their with my mom on the phone I saw the second plane hit the tower on live TV. It was so surreal. A few minutes later (it was probably more like 30 minutes) my sweet little baby woke up. I went and got her up, changed her diaper and came back out to the TV. As I sat their holding my daughter, I cried as I watched people run for safety as the Towers fell. I held her tight and kissed her. I couldn't believe what I was watching.
As the news of what happened with the four planes that day surfaced and who was behind it came to light I felt fear but also so proud. I am so proud to be an American and to live in this country. To have a choice of what to believe and who to worship. I'm proud that our country didn't sit back and take it. I'm proud of all the men and women who fight for my freedom and my daughters freedom.
To all the people who were there and had to evacuate the Towers or the Pentagon and for all of the families from all the flights that day, I pray for you and pray for your continued healing. To all the men and women who fight for this Nation I also pray for you and thank you!
This is Liberty - I'll explain later for those who don't know her yet. 
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I know, I was surprised too. I obviously didn't post anything on here yesterday..I just spend more time on Myspace so posted there. But, I was the only one. It was strange. Even last year there were tons of bulletins on it, but this year nothing. Maybe with all the controversy people's compassion has lessened. Which is sad b/c WHY it happened doesn't change the fact that our country and the people who live in its lives were forever changed that day. I remember exactly where I was when it happened, I was at the stoplight on Curtis & Mountainview. Taking Ash down to school at Foundations..when I got there everyone was outside laughing and talking as if life was normal. I was offended at first and then realized, they didn't know. By the time I picked her up from school, everything was different.
Thanks for sharing Sarah! I think you have a good point that there is a lot of controversy and there are a lot of other things going right now - like the election. Maybe people rather not deal with all of it at once?
I was at HP at the time working for Manpower and people started asking if I knew what was happening. We started watching news online and just kept refreshing the page, I think it was CNN. We caught some video and it was so surreal to see all that happening. I was amazed at how they were able to pull off such a coordinated attack.
I just wish that we weren't asleep at the wheel but am thankful that we became wide awake. I see our country going back into a lull and a stupor which could have grave consequences. That is why I like Bush, for all his failings, he has never slept on his watch in keeping the country as safe as he knows how.
After 7 years some have definitely forgotten what it is that invaded our soil and has invaded many other countries along the way as well.
If you have seen the beheading videos of innocent civilians and members of the media you would never forget the enemy that we are fighting. An enemy that rejects any foreign thought, oppresses women as second class citizens and beheads people for drawing cartoons they deem offensive.
You can't reason with someone who declares war on you every time you offend them, then behead you if they can catch you.
I have not forgotten.
Interesting. I haven't forgotten. BUT, I do think what happened that day happens in other countries all the time, there is so much awful happening RIGHT now. So, I have a hard time with the fact that some dwell in it and that we ignore all the atrocities happening today.
Do you know how many are starving today, how many car bombs will go off, how many people will be raped or murdered today?
I guess that is where I am.
Feeling sad about an event in our history is not the same as not caring about other world issues. The remembrance of pain in our lives helps us to understand pain in others lives. So just because we are not currently suffering does not mean that we cannot understand and care about the suffering of others. The remembrance is not abject ignorance of what is going on in other peoples lives.
So in no way should anyone feel bad about how they feel about a particular horrific event in their lives or in the lives of others. Just marking the occasion, whatever the occasion may be, is a solemn moment and should not be made to seem less important in light of other tragic events in others lives. Should a person be made to feel bad that they are sorry their father died just because peoples fathers die all the time all around the world?
Hopefully you know I didn't mean you shouldn't feel this way. By "dwell in it" I meant that people who really live in a hole because of it, maybe need help. Sorry, I was a little fryed by all the talk that day. Some people never move on.
:) I know this isn't you. It is nice of you to remember.
Hey Mike,
nice of you to stand up for Andi. :)
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