Remembering...
I'm not having much luck counting my blessings against the onslaught of images. Michelle Malkin posted a very disturbing video that knocked my legs out from under me. It's a taped 9/11 call to 911 and video of the towers burning, and its timed together, so that when the 2nd tower fell...
I had no warning that this was what was on this video. I have emailed Michelle and asked that she label this video, because it is true that I want to remember and I'm not shying away from some of the sadness of that day, but I do not want to relive every horror. That video is horrible. I can not get it out of my mind.
So I am here, seeking comfort, and I'm going to number all of the blessings in my life, and while they may seem small and insignificant in contrast to what I have seen, they are what make up the essence of our lives. They are what make us human.
.5 My faith in God and the gift of Jesus Christ
1. I live in the United States of America
2. Lewis
3. Mavvy
4. My Mom and Dad and my new Mom and Dad
5. Megan and Brian
6. Jack, Abby and Sam - the 3 stooges :)
7. My grandmother and my grandfather, though he is not with us, his memory lives on through us.
8. My 13 nieces and nephews
9. Brownie
10. These pictures:
11. All of my friends in Texas
12. All of my friends in Boston
13. All of my friends in Denver
14. All of my friends in Florida
15. All of my friends in New Mexico
16. All my friends all over
17. Texas Tech and the Red Raiders! Fight Raiders Fight!
18. The Houston Astros! Go 'Stros
19. My family in Kansas
20. Moe and Porter
21. Kenda's Cats whose names I can't recall!
22. Our Trip to Boston in October
23. My work trip to San Antonio next week
24. Thanksgiving in Houston
25. Christmas in Pittsburg
26. The pictures I've put in my cubicle, the one of Lew and Victoria at Jason's home, Victoria having drawn marks on Lew's face so he looks like a cat. It's cute!
27. My job provides me with food and shelter
28. Lew's job provides me with food and shelter, and food and shelter for Mavvy!
29. Our cars run
30. We are all happy and healthy - we are not perishing under the weight of our worries
31. Whatever doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.
And I feel better, so I won't list them all anymore. I have to say my family and those pictures warmed me up. I have continued to live and thrive in a post 9/11 world. Even with the terrorist threat still out there, I have continued to strive for success in this country and to live my best life. They have not stopped me or the others like me. They have not stopped the intrepid American Spirit.
I remember all that perished that day, and know they are safe and happy in heaven, looking down on us all. God Bless America and the 2,997 victims of 9/11.
I had no warning that this was what was on this video. I have emailed Michelle and asked that she label this video, because it is true that I want to remember and I'm not shying away from some of the sadness of that day, but I do not want to relive every horror. That video is horrible. I can not get it out of my mind.
So I am here, seeking comfort, and I'm going to number all of the blessings in my life, and while they may seem small and insignificant in contrast to what I have seen, they are what make up the essence of our lives. They are what make us human.
.5 My faith in God and the gift of Jesus Christ
1. I live in the United States of America
2. Lewis
3. Mavvy
4. My Mom and Dad and my new Mom and Dad
5. Megan and Brian
6. Jack, Abby and Sam - the 3 stooges :)
7. My grandmother and my grandfather, though he is not with us, his memory lives on through us.
8. My 13 nieces and nephews
9. Brownie
10. These pictures:
11. All of my friends in Texas
12. All of my friends in Boston
13. All of my friends in Denver
14. All of my friends in Florida
15. All of my friends in New Mexico
16. All my friends all over
17. Texas Tech and the Red Raiders! Fight Raiders Fight!
18. The Houston Astros! Go 'Stros
19. My family in Kansas
20. Moe and Porter
21. Kenda's Cats whose names I can't recall!
22. Our Trip to Boston in October
23. My work trip to San Antonio next week
24. Thanksgiving in Houston
25. Christmas in Pittsburg
26. The pictures I've put in my cubicle, the one of Lew and Victoria at Jason's home, Victoria having drawn marks on Lew's face so he looks like a cat. It's cute!
27. My job provides me with food and shelter
28. Lew's job provides me with food and shelter, and food and shelter for Mavvy!
29. Our cars run
30. We are all happy and healthy - we are not perishing under the weight of our worries
31. Whatever doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.
And I feel better, so I won't list them all anymore. I have to say my family and those pictures warmed me up. I have continued to live and thrive in a post 9/11 world. Even with the terrorist threat still out there, I have continued to strive for success in this country and to live my best life. They have not stopped me or the others like me. They have not stopped the intrepid American Spirit.
I remember all that perished that day, and know they are safe and happy in heaven, looking down on us all. God Bless America and the 2,997 victims of 9/11.
I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:20-23
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