Phly, Excellent work. You express yourself and the need in a way this engineer could never do. Thank you.
Bill
Phly.....that was a lovely post and very appropriate for this special day......and your actions at the cemetary were "top shelf".....but I'd expect nothing less from you.
Barbara - What a wonderful compliment! Thank you. :) Part of what made me turn back was a trip I took to Gettysburg, PA in 2004. I was shocked to see row upon row of numbered headstones and the monuments with just a number listed on the side, but no names. I felt like an emotional freight train had hit me when I realized that all those "numbers' were actually people. I tend to be the person with their head stuck in the clouds. I'm the classic happy-go-lucky and just take life as it comes my way sort, so it's good for me to come back down to earth once in a while and remember to be grateful for those that came before.
I simply try to be the best me I can and set a good example for my daughter, but sometimes nobility loses out. Things like eating pie for breakfast, occasionally reading the end of the book first and skipping church once in a while because I don't feel like wearing a dress that day. (I'll probably get struck by lightening for admitting to that last one!) ;) But happily today was one of those that I look back at and say "I can be proud of who I am, and what I did today." :)
Phyl, kudos to you for your contribution. And for your caring. And for sharing your story with us. I was a terrified 16 year-old when President Kennedy was assassinated, and a much older terrified woman on 9/11. Remembering, caring and learning - so all important.
What a beautiful and thoughtful post. I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday. I remember every moment, I remember the sadness I felt for the ones who lost loved loved ones, and I remember the heroes! God bless them all and may we never forget.
Phly.....A great way to honor those who have gone before. I will never forget the events of 9/11 and honor the memories of those who were lost!
Lottie, Amy and Carra - Thank You! :) What happened that day has changed our lives in so many ways. I always try to remember the Heroes of that day and to honor them by paying it forward.
How did I miss this one? Oh yeah, I was heading out to Austin and have been soooo crazy busy. But wow, I had to stop and think about what you were writing. Great job! :) So good.
I just wanted to stop by and say that I hope evrything is going alright with you and that your silence isn't the sign of anything bad..and if so we are all thinking of ya!!
Joe - Thanks for the check in! ;) I'm alive for the time being, though a summer cold and the dentist just might do me in! ;) Cutbacks at work are wreaking havoc with my blogging time, so I'm having to work around it and figure out a smarter way to blog. But never fear! I'm still blogging, and will be putting something up today. ;)
I had to come back and check out all your posts I missed. You are one of the best writers around these here parts. And, this one proves it.
I will never forget that day in New York. No one who lived through it ever can. My prayers go out to those who lost someone they loved.