I've been trying all morning long to figure out what to say. I know I don't usually blog often (ok, so I'm pathetic about it) but I've
noticed how everyone has been putting up the "Never Forget" pictures on
facebook, around the web on websites and blogs, and all around the
social media spin. It is something I can agree with, but in between
them have been some truly incredible reminders of life. Pictures of
babies pulling goofy faces, stories of rough mornings, unlooked for
answers suddenly popping up, all in between the squeals and screams of
my own littles playing on the floor at my feet. It leaves me in awe of
how much life has to offer, in all it's roller coaster glory.
I
know I will never forget that moment when I turned on my car radio and
heard about the first attack on the World Trade Center, nor my horror as
I pulled off to the side of the road when they started talking of
another plane crashing into the towers. Moments such as that are seared
into your brain, and show in unexpected ways over the coming days
whenever you kiss a loved one, hug a friend, or feel a hot tear roll
down your cheeks. I know my children, even the ones who weren't born
yet, remember this day because of the sounds and images they get at
school and the curiosity they feel when they ask about that stray tear
on my cheek. I also know that they and their friends have given me some
of the very best answers for those memories, however, whenever they
move on from the quiet to the ordinary steps of the day (making messes
at the table, scribbling over coloring books, fighting and laughing with
their siblings, etc)...because they are reminder to me of how life
moves on. One moment to the next, with all of its horribly wonderful
twists, turns, ups, and downs we keep rattling along.
So
the best I can do at this point is simply to offer my prayers to those
who have daily reminders of the 9-11 attacks, my thanks to those who
have sacrificed so much to keep such from continuing on our shores and
others, and my gratitude for my blessings. I don't know how many people
will read this, but for those of you who do...God bless and keep you
and may you find yourself giggling, chasing, and remembering with a
heart of love.
