As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 comes to a close I reflect.....not on where I was or what I was doing. I can remember it as if I were still there. The fear, the shock, and the knowledge that life would never be the same.......
I reflect on the why we were attacked.....We were attacked because of our way of life, because of our freedoms.....two things that most of us take for granted every day. I remember being in high school and being asked what freedom meant to me......at 18 years old it meant being able to do what I wanted to, when I wanted to, how I wanted to.....As Americans we see freedom as an idea something we can not hold it in our hands. As a mother I hold freedom in my arms everyday!! When my little girls talk about being Doctors or nurses, when they ask how long it takes to work through college. When my son talks about being a fire guy (he is 4) or when he says he is going to be an Army man. When I hold those babies in my arms at night as they drift off to sleep, when they sit with me as they read their favorite book, I hold freedom, I see freedom and I believe in freedom a little bit more everyday.
Let's not forget the innocent lives that were cut short by those that fear the freedom we love. Let's not forget those that stood up and said NOT again! Let's pray for those that stand guard so that the same tragedy doesn't happen again.
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