9-11-09

9-11-09

First a pause in silent reflection for those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack of 9/11/01.



I was teaching band at Wheeler High School at the time. Our student teacher came in and had heard the news on the radio. We turned on the TV and gathered all the kids around. After I figured out what was going on I went and got the kids out of the practice rooms if they weren't already by the TV. I told them that this is something they would remember for the rest of their lives. I knew it was big. I remember my mom and dad used to always tell me what they were doing when Kennedy was shot and I felt that this was the same. We watched the footage together and saw the second tower fall. One kid was adamant that the plane had flown into the towers by accident. I was telling him that the planes wouldn't fly into the towers on accident on a bright sunny day. I kept calling my husband because he didn't have access to a TV and wasn't sure of what was going on. Everything was cancelled that night. Everything was silent.

The stories that poured out of the television and Internet all about that one day were amazing. There are truly some amazing people in this world. Would you have been able to do the same thing? Could you have saved someone else not knowing your what your own fate would be? There was a documentary of that day that I highly recommend. There were two French brothers that were doing a story on the fire stations. There were at ground zero. They followed the firemen and rescue crews everywhere. At one point they didn't know where the other was or if he had even survived. It was a gripping documentary and I cried all the way through it. I don't remember the name but I am sure with all the power of the Internet you can find it somewhere. Just Google French Brothers 9-11. You need to see it.

I am thankful everyday for the gift of life. You should be too. Take a moment and tell a loved one how much they mean to you today. You just never know.

I am going to tell my husband. He is my best friend and we are spending the weekend together with friends. I won't be here tomorrow. Try not to miss me. I will be enjoying my family and friends.

Have a blessed evening and thanks for being my friend. I know you are my friend because no one else would read this but thanks anyway for reading my 20th blog.