9/11/01 ~ NEVER FORGET

[Michelle Hines]

Get your tissue box ~ and please never forget those who lost their lives
and are still continuing the fight
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> Until recently I lived nearly all my life in a suburb 40 minutes
> north of New York City. I remember calling my phone company about
> 9am, on 9/11/01 since I kept getting busy circuits, and I had no
> idea what was wrong with the phone system. A few minutes later I
> found out the news, and life changed forever.
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> Since that fateful morning that her husband went to work at Cantor
> Fitzgerald, my neighbor has been a widow raising four children on
> her own.
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> We could see and hear the F-16's flying overhead for several weeks
> after the attacks.
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> Back in 1998, my husband and I got engaged at the World Trade
> Center. The years I spent working in Manhattan, the Twin Towers
> were my guide, I could see them from any vantage point, and I could
> count the street and avenue blocks and know which way was south.
> (Since I completely lack an inborn sense of direction.)
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> Watching this 9/11 tribute, I had to turn away from the screen a
> few times; be prepared for graphic photos:
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> http://attacked911.tripod.com/
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> I'm not ashamed to admit that tears came to my eyes as I watched
> it, and a huge lump developed in my throat. At the end of the
> movie, I was left with an overwhelming feeling of gratitude:
> Thankfulness for the life that I have in sharp contrast to the
> terrifying image of the person who jumped out of the World Trade
> Center to his death.
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> How can we teach our children to feel gratitude?
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> Find out here: http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/gratitude/
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> To our children's success,
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> Ellen
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