I'm reluctant to post about 9/11 despite the ten year anniversary. It isn't that I feel such a distance from that day that I have nothing to say. It is that I wonder what is so important about what I have to say regarding that day. I'm glad it is on a Sunday this year when people will not have to be at work but can do what they wish with the day. Spend it however they need to and not be tied to as much responsibility. All this week I step out my front door and realize each day has a brilliant blue sky. Cloud free and calm. I am reminded of September 11. I don't need any commemorative coin or magazine in my mailbox. I just have to look at the sky. That sky will forever remain in my memory. We had gotten married just days before and arrived home late the night of the tenth. We threw … [Read more...]
Let’s Achieve Something Great Today. Lives Depend On It.
Here's the thing about me. I'm am not a nurturer. In fact, my family calls me "Nurse Ratchett". When my husband is hurt he asks for my help only out of desperation. I don't like pain and suffering. I'm more of the 'suck it up' 'your legs aren't broken' type of person. I think I've actually told my kids that. OK. I confess. I have told my kids that. Yet, I'm oddly empathetic to total strangers and those in need. I still get choked up about the Titantic, people. When I read a blog post, "It's Getting Real Bad" from Virginia, a Pittsburgh blogger, I got choked up. Then motivated. She has friends Jamie and Ali McMutrie in Haiti who run an orphanage there. If you didn't read the link I just posted here's the brief … [Read more...]