Reflecting

9/11 is today....10 years ago seems like yesterday. It has been all over the news all week and Rory finally asked me what it was. Nothing hits you in the stomach more than having to explain such a horrible and evil event to your children. I think I tripped over my words more than my wedding vows....Trying not to scare her or put fear about planes, traveling etc., I explained about evil and then what took place and the outrage of Americans and what we did to stand up for our country...the patriotic spirit that took over the country and the love for country that sparkled all over our nation. It was so hard to talk about it in an educational sense and not from how I felt about it as it was happening before my eyes first hand.

I have reflected this past week more than once to my morning on 9/11/01.....before kids....I had to be at work early...I always put on the news while I was getting ready in the morning...I walked by the TV to get something and just froze....I screamed to Brian (who was still sleeping) to come and see the TV. We both just sat and could not believe it. Tears and fear were instant. Work was tough that day. I don't think anyone expected it to be more than one plane...but as the reports came of more planes my day got more foggy. I can not tell you what happened later that day or maybe even the next day. But I do know that Red White and Blue appeared everywhere I turned....and the sense of Patriotism could bring you to tears.

As I type this I have tears...not because of sadness or fear but because I love my country so much and something like the National Anthem brings me to tears every time I hear it so something like the amazing Americans who go and fight for us and protect us and the Americans who hang the flag outside their home and the Americans who wave flags....I just love it all....I am so blessed to be an American and to live in this wonderful country. I think sometimes we need to look past "administration issues" and know that we are all still Americans and we still have a wonderful and Blessed country and we should all be proud and we should all be waving Old Glory everyday!

May we never forget 9/11 and then what happened after that and how we felt as a people and what we did to stand for our freedom! But may we never let 9/11 define who we are...may we use it to help mold our character and faith. May we not fear or worry and let us trust in the Lord.