Its hard to believe that tomorrow marks the 9 year anniversary of 911. I remember it all so well. I was at HSN as a buyer and we had a "Todays Special" for a brand I had at the time ALOETTE and it started at 7am. I was siting at the producers desk with him and the brand launched. We recieved a call saying that a plane had crashed into a building which is why our sales where down. It was breaking news. The original report to us was that it was a small plane which did not turn out to be the case. Soon after, we heard another plane crashed and I remember running to the dreen room to see the news. I walked in to see the horrific replay of what was going on. It was a moment of silence. As the day went on and we returned to the office everyone's life was on hold. Where we being attacked? What about our children. Should we stay on the air. Those with children left as I would have too. All I really wanted to do was to hug my family. I remember my Father had just passed away and I wondered what would he do. What would he say. I felt lost as sooooo many others did.
My future husband deployed to Iraq as many did. It was a time that no one knew what the outcome would be. All we knew was that you came to my house and killed my so many innocent people. You came to my house to create fear. To scare us....Well, we didn't lay down. Today, my sister is still deployed to Iraq and my husband went again in 2006.
Saying all that, the one thing that comes to mind to me today is my Father. He was an incredible man. The recent news of a Pastor in Florida I just find so disturbing. I am glad he backed away. So many have lost lives, fought for life and this just created such undo tension in an AMERICAN society where Muslims do and should have a free right of religion. They are American and because they live here, they have the choice to practice whatever denomination they believe in. As ALL AMERICANS do. This is what we fight for.
My Father once said to me that a church is wherever you choose to believe. God hears you no matter where you are. My God may not be your God and you may not believe in everything I believe in. The one consistant is the greater good. Please love and huge your neighbors AND REMEMBER AND PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE DEPLOYED AND THOSE WHOM HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE CAN...be free to choose.
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