Remembering 9/11

It's been 11 years since I got the urgent phone call from my mom telling me to turn on the tv the twin towers had been hit by planes. I of course took my sweet time, remembering that we had lived through the first attack some years ago and thinking that she is overreacting. Little did I know that turning on the tv would change my life forever. As I sat glued to the tv with tears streaming down my face, I remember praying as I never had before, hoping that there would be tons of survivors. As we now know however, there weren't. My heart was broken that day and to some extent still is. It's hard to imagine that there is any good left in the world after that horrific day, and yet we saw and experienced just how much good there was when we came together not just as a country but as citizens of the world. I hope that you've taken a little time out of your busy schedule to remember all the victims of 9/11 and the men and women of our armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and safety.