Tragedy Remembered!

Today as I sat looking around me at others going about their daily lives, mothers taking children to school, an elderly woman shopping for groceries, children playing as if today others didn't remember those lost. It touched my heart and made me so sad that 6 years ago we were all tuned into the television and some afraid to even leave their houses. My, How things change and we loose focus so quickly about how hard things could be and the loss of loved ones. I was sitting there and watching these people I began to think about all those kids who were unaware of all that happened. I thought back to that fateful day when I was asleep in my nice warm bed and I heard my parents talking about what was going on. I didn't know where it was and it just had this sadness all day that I couldn't shake. I looked and watched as the twin towers started to fall and cause such destruction. I wanted today to just remember those children who lost their parents in such a tragic way. I wanted to pray for those kids and think of them often in prayer. I know growing up I was always listening to my parents, teachers, and my Grandparents telling me of things they remember and where they were when they heard the news. Most of them remembered either Pearl Harbor, or Vietnam, or Kennedy being shot. I remember only two real tragedies the Challenger blowing up as I was watching that teacher enter space and then September 11th. I just wanted to remind you that we need to think and pray for those children who were directly affected by this horrible tragedy. They are the future of this country and they will only make good choices if we live and teach them by example. Pray for them today as you watch your own kids and thank God you weren't standing in those stairwells or hallways that fateful day in September 2001.

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Sarah Markley said…
Thank you for the reminder, Tamara! I love you and we miss you. Sorry this week has been so busy. =)
September 13, 2007 at 6:56 PM
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