Sept 11th is a tough day for me.
I have a brother in the military and because of man's hate he is serving our country in Afghanistan. (he has a great shirt he wears. It says "in God we trust, all others we monitor" it's so true in more ways than one!) Anyway ...
Sept 11th is also my sisters birthday and anniversary. (I know who gets married on their birthday? My sister that's who, she thoght it would be a good way for Kal to remember. To bad Kal is a mighty hunter and spends her birthday and their anniversary hunting. Oh well she gets to go shopping and he isn't there to tell her no.)
I am easily side tracked.
Sept 11th is a tough day because I spend a lot of time remembering the gratitude I have for a loving Heavenly Father, who was there to comfort us all on a tough day in US history.
My prayers go to all who lost family members on that day. They also go out to those who serve our country, and their families. I am grateful for the sacrifice of the soldiers and their families.
I can still remember the morning of the attack. We had just knelt down for prayer, I had been watching the local news, and the national news was just breaking the news of the first plane crash. As my young family knelt on the floor the TV showed the second plane fly right into the 2nd tower.It didn't register until after we finished prayer what we had actually seen on the TV. We turned it back on for just a moment. We had to hurry off to get kids to school, and us to work. It is a great comfort to know that when the world was turing in turmoil we were turning to Father.
I truly believe he comforted us all thru out that day.
Now the inner turmoil... I spend so much time remembering the feeling of gratitude for safe keepings of all my famliy that I forget to remember my sister is old today and all alone. My brother is also away from his family today and alone, and my sister in law is alone.
The one thing we all have in come our faith in Jesus Christ. Today if you are remebering loss, or comfort, separation or "older sisters, and anniversaries" ....
Remember, Remember, that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation:.. a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. Helaman 5:12
13 years ago
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"Remember" is one of the most important words in the B of M. Remembering helps us with our mortal perspective, and keeps us humble and realizing we have to rely on the Lord to help us through challenges and horrors like 9/11.
We remember 9/11 not only for those who lost their lives and loved ones, but as the day Jeff was released from the hospital after his emergency appendectomy. It was a long 11 day ordeal full of fears and miracles. His appendix had burst and his stomach was a mess, but he wasn't septic (in the bloodstream). After that experience, we were so glad to have him home again! So there are lots of mixed emotions about that day for us...
Beautiful, Tash.
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