“No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” Virgil
As I approached today, as always, I feel the melancholy coming on. It always arrives. I think it always should arrive, truthfully. It has been interesting this year in that my youngest son has been studying the events of 9/11 in his government class and so it was a way to really talk to him about my experiences of the day. My stories have been told here over the years but very different when explaining it to my son. Harder, more personal. So I spent yesterday coloring, as I tend to do. I’m flying today, the first time in a long time that I have flown on the anniversary.
I used the beautiful new image from WPlus9 and stamped the extra full flower to color. Blues of course. I added a pretty script sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps and a few pearls.
If you would like to read more about my ponderings: 9th Anniversary, 10th Anniversary, 11th Anniversary, 12th Anniversary, 13th Anniversary, 14th Anniversary, 15th Anniversary, 18th Anniversary and 19th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary and 21st Anniversary.
In this time of great polarization and “other-ism”, I simply ask that you choose differently. Choose joy, choose kindness, choose love.
In memory of:
United 93: Jason Dahl, LeRoy Homer Jr., Lorraine Bay, Sandra Bradshaw, Wanda Green, CeeCee Lyles, Deborah Welsh
United 175: Victor Saracini, Michael Horrocks, Robert Fangman, Amy Jarret, Amy King, Kathryn Laborie, Alfred Marchand, Michael Tarrou, Alicia Titus, Marianne McFarlane, Jesus Sanchez
American 11: John Ogonowski, Thomas McGuinness, Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean D. Roger, Dianne Snyder, Madeline Sweeney
American 77: Charles Burlingame III, David Charlebois, Michele Heidenberger, Jennifer Lewis, Kenneth Lewis, Renee May
6 Comments
Beautiful tribute. I have a ton of respect and admiration for you
My son is also studying 9-11 and in fact, his class took an overnight trip to Shanksville PA. He also had to come up with 8 unique questions to ask us and others. Driving home last night he and I actually talked about you ..I told him about your posts and he was very interested in reading them. Hope all is good for you guys..Saw your oldest the other day when he and mine were in town. We took them to lunch before they end back to school
XXOO
Sending love and hugs! Stay safe!
Your card is lovely as are your words of remembrance. One of those days that we will always remember where we were and what we were doing when our national sense of safety and security was shattered.
It is weird that after discovering your blog and your experience, I gravitate to your blog on this say. For it is the survivors that we want to comfort. Those that experienced the loss of family, friends, and co-workers that wake up on this day and I once again are impacted by the emotions. I cried on my way to work as I listened to the names being read. And no truer words than to show kindness. Thank you for sharing with us.
Your card is stunning as always and a lovely way to honour your flying family x