Ten years ago...

The day of infamy. That is what many have called the tragic day of September 11, 2001. My son  
was nearly 4 months old and I had just returned to work within a month when this day and all of
its horror was unleashed upon an unsuspecting America. We were stunned and sat in zombie-like silence; trying to understand the mind of anyone who would plot such a catastrophe and trying to wrap our minds around the horrific loss of so many lives and how it all would effect us forever. At that moment, it seemed to me that we knew we were Americans and we had lost some of "our own" in this tragedy that would change the course of our destiny. Our hearts and prayers go out to all who lost their lives; in the attack and in their rescue on that fateful day. We will hold a memorial on this day to remind ourselves of man's ultimate good as well as his most horrendous evil done in the "name of god".

Like this day of infamy which will forever be on our minds and in our hearts; we all have had
a day, a moment, that has changed the course of our lives forever. It might have not have been a tragedy of this sort or size but it was a character builder and life changer in ways that we might never had expected to experience.  I know that when I received the "clarity" that I was in an abusive marriage that it was like a"light-bulb" suddenly being switched on. There was no warning, no preparedness to up-gird me for such a drastic change in perspective and understanding. However unwelcome,  I needed to accept the fact that life would go on and I would survive and never be the same again. I felt alone in trying to make sense out of what did not seem to make sense and as blinding and frightening as the blazing fires that engulfed the Towers; I knew that the devastation and change to my life would be permanent; there was no turning back.

Over the next few days, we will be reminded of a horrible catastrophe; an attack against our Nation and we will weep for the souls who so horrifically died that day. We will mourn as a "family", A Nation who believes that "good will triumph over evil" and that we will have victory over the oppressors and those who have hurt and abused us as well. Hope lives on in our hearts because it cannot be taken away by those who desire to control us. As one scripture from the Bible says  "Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul." (New Living Translation). Our lives may change for ever but we will remain the people who we are; survivors.

My love and prayers are with you and yours as we mourn together...