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September 11, 2006
9/11 – We Remember
Unless you’re living in a cave somewhere, cut off from all forms of communication, you know that today marks the five-year anniversary of 9/11.
9/11 was one of those events where you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when it happened.
In the week before 9/11, Sheryl was getting ready to fly out to California to see her dad for perhaps the last time. He had been in declining health for some time and by September 2001 it looked as though the end was near.
She was scheduled to fly out on September 9th. During a layover in Denver, she learned that her father had passed away. He died while Sheryl was on the flight from Orlando to Denver.
She arrived in California to help her mother and family plan the memorial service.
My daughter Rose and I prepared to follow Sheryl out to California. We were scheduled to leave on September 12th.
We never made it.
There are of course, hundreds of thousands of stories similar to ours, concerning that dark day.
Today, many people marked the occasion by journeying to Ground Zero for a Memorial Ceremony, including a solemn reading of the name of every person who perished in the attacks.
Sheryl and I watched it on one channel, but the commentators insisted on talking over the reading of names! Not only that, but they were getting in some not-so-subtle digs at the Bush administration concerning his handling of, well, everything.
We switched to CBS, where they had the decency to show long portions of the ceremony without comment.
I don’t have anything truly profound to add after all that has been written and said today.
We’ll sit down tonight and watch the President’s speech, and we’ll thank God that we are still here, and able to serve those in our circle of influence.
We’ll remind ourselves that while evil men truly exist, there is still a lot of good in the world.
Posted by leon at September 11, 2006 02:25 PM
Comments
9-11 is a reminder of how precious life is... and how important it is to live each day as if it were your last... and to let the people in your life that you care about, know that you care. So that being said...I am grateful & blessed to have found you, Sheryl & Roseanne in my journey thru this life...
Posted by: Sandy at September 12, 2006 11:14 AM
And I can't forget about my favorite project studio dog "Buddy"! She too is a blessing!
Posted by: Sandy at September 12, 2006 11:16 AM