Remember

Nine years ago I was fast asleep in my bed. It was four o'clock in the morning and my sister was calling me on my cell. All I remember thinking is "why on earth are you calling so early in the morning, you know there is a huge time difference". I answered the phone and she told me of the tragic events that were unfolding on the East coast. I said "ok" and got off the phone. Still not completely with it I laid in bed thinking terrorists had somehow crashed these planes just so in order to get important documents and information from the pentagon. Clearly not thinking straight. I kept thinking I should get up and wake my roommate Tex and tell her what had happened, her family had recently moved back east. I felt so scared though and couldn't get out of bed. I finally fell back asleep until it was time to get up for the day. When I got up most of the house was already up, the TV was on and we were all glued to it. I don't remember much else from that day.

It was so tragic, so unreal, so terrifying that people could be so awful and bring upon others such horrific tragedy. My heart goes out to those who lost and to those who continue today to fight to protect the freedoms we enjoy.

It is my prayer that we each can do our part in defending freedom, to stand up for what we believe and protect this precious land we live in.