September 11, 2010

Nine years ago today was a day that is forever remembered in the history of our country. Nine years ago today, I was sitting in my senior English class. I remember someone knocking on the door to tell Mrs. Ricks to turn on the TV. Watching what was unfolding on the news... Five short months before on April 11, 2001, I was spazzing out as we went up the elevator to the 107th floor observatory of one of the Twin Towers. Being that high in the sky, you could see all of New York and surrounding areas across the Hudson River. In the Observatory, you could sit on little benches that were in front of the floor to ceiling windows. There were beautiful murals painted on all of the walls of different areas of the city. It was a very memorable part of the trip. After riding the 13 minutes down the crowded elevator, we stood at the foot of the building. Some of our friends needed to use the restroom before our next adventure. I remember waiting outside near the biggest pot of bright red and yellow tulips and looking up to see the building. The building was all you saw, no sky, just building as far as you could see.
...I remember thinking about all of the men, women and children in the upper floors of that building. My heart broke for them and for their families. I remember how terrified I was being up that high and could not imagine how terrified I would be if I were them. Since then, I've been to NYC twice. Both times, I've insisted on stopping by the place where the Twin Towers once stood, where that giant pot of tulips was, where so many men, women and children lost their lives because of anger, hatred and terrorism. I am now thankful for our country who does not stand for that. We stand for PEACE, for FREEDOM, for PATRIOTISM, for LOVE... I admire the men and women who sacrificed their time and lives to fight for our country and who came to rescue so many that dreary day. Below are pics from 2007 when we went to NYC.

A Rockefellar Center memorial of some of the faces of the men, women and children who died in the attacks of the Twin Towers.


The Statue of Liberty- An NYC icon as well as a USA icon.


Where the two tallest buildings once stood. Where so many lost their lives. Where Hope is.


The NYC Skyline. Forever changed.

These words are on my heart today...
God of this City
You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are

You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

There is no one like our god
There is no one like our God

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done here

Love!